Therapeutic Massage: Diploma Requirements

52 Credits

Offered at Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Minnetonka, Roseville, and Sioux Falls.

Therapeutic Massage Major Core

Credit Hours

(All 18 credits must be earned at NAU.)

TH1021*	Ethics and Personal Growth with Lab#	3
TH1031*	Fundamentals of Massage Therapy with Lab#	3
TH1041*	Massage Standards and Business Practice with Lab#	3
TH2021*	Specialty Massage Techniques with Lab#	3
TH2081*	Special Populations Massage with Lab#	3
TH2500*	Student Clinic	3
		18

Support Core

ME1150*	Medical Terminology	4
ME1240	First Aid and Safety #	1
ME2530*	Pathology for Massage Therapists	4
		9

General Education Core (25)

Communications

EN1150	Composition I	4.5
		4.5

Science

SC1221* or SC1222D	Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology with Lab or Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology	6
SC2050*	Clinical Kinesiology	4
SC2061*	Palpation of Anatomy with Lab#	3
		13

Behavioral/Social Science

PS1050	Introduction to Psychology	4.5
		4.5

General Education

CS2080	Career Management	3
		3

All courses must be scheduled for the full required contact hours.

* Professional course (minimum "C" grade required)

Students attending any Minnesota campus:

# must take this course at the Brooklyn Center or Roseville campus

Graduation Requirement- A minimum 2.0 GPA is required overall and in the Therapeutic Massage Major Core.

See the "Graduation Requirements" section of the catalog for additional requirements.

(The university reserves the right to correct clerical errors.)