Therapeutic Massage
Sample Schedule
This program is designed to prepare students for the New York State massage license examination. The following schedule shows how the requirements for this A.A.S. degree program may be met in four semesters. It is included here only as an illustration of the type of schedule that might be followed by a full-time student. Students are required to complete a minimum of 64 semester hours with a grade point average of not less than C (2.00) with a minimum of 150 hours of general theory and techniques in the fundamentals of western massage therapy and oriental massage therapy, with an additional 325 hours of instruction and student practice in massage therapy techniques for a total of 475 hours.
First Semester (18 Credit hours)
- ENG 101 Freshman English OR ENG 104 Freshman English I Honors (3)
- BIO 171 Human anatomy & Physiology I (4)
- PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
- MAS 110 Swedish Massage (4)
- PE 212 Health (3)
- PE 166 Biofield Therapy (1)
Second Semester (17 Credit hours)
- ENG 102 Intro to Lit OR ENG 105 Freshman English II Honors (3)
- BIO 172 Human anatomy & Physiology II (4)
- BIO 165 Kinesiology & Myology I (4)
- MAS 210 Shiatsu I (4)
- MAS 245 Massage Therapy Research (2)
Third Semester (15 Credit hours)
- BIO 265 Kinesiology & Myology II (4)
- MAS 211 Shiatsu II (4)
- MAS 215 Connective Tissue/Neuromuscular Massage (4)
- MAS 225 Alternative Therapies (3)
Fourth Semester (14 Credit hours)
- MAS 205 Medical Massage (5)
- MAS 220 Law and Ethics (2)
- MAS 250 Practicum (2)
- PE 112 Yoga (1)
- PE 165 Oriental Healing Arts I (1)
- PE 214 First Aid - RTE (3)
Pre Massage sequence
Fall Semester (14 Credit Hours)
- ENG 101 Freshman English (3)
- PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
- BIO Biology Elective (Biology of Man I or Human Anatomy & Physiology I) (4)
- PE 212 Health (3)
- PE 112 Yoga (1)
Spring Semester (13-14 Credit Hours)
- ENG 102 Introduction to Literature (3)
- PE 165 Oriental Healing Arts (1)
- BIO Biology Elective (Human Anatomy & Physiology I or II) (4)
- General Elective (2-3)
- PE 214 Responding to Emergencies (3)
