Admission Requirements

1. Attendance at a program information session is recommended or call 410-777-7310 for schedule. Detailed information regarding profession and academic requirements will be discussed.
2. Submit a completed program application to Florestano Building Room 100.
3. Eligibility for ENG 111  or ENG 115  or ENG 121 .
4. Completion of prerequisite course MAS 100 with a grade of C or better before submitting program application. If this requirement is not met, application will not be reviewed.
5. 18 years of age or older on the first day of class (MAS 110 - Fundamentals of Massage Therapy ).
6. Must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college.
7. Foreign educated students must have college transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators: ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators) at www.ece.org  or at WES (World Eduction Services) at www.wes.org.  
8. Foreign educated students whose native language is not English must successfully pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550 (213 is the equivalent computer score and 79 is the equivalent Internet based score) OR must have completed the ENG 111 /ENG 112 , ENG 115 /ENG 116 , or ENG 121  course sequence with grades of “C” or better prior to applying to the Massage Therapy program. Anne Arundel Community College’s code for TOEFL is 5019.

Transfer from other Massage Therapy Programs

Students who have successfully completed massage therapy courses within the past two years in an accredited massage therapy program may qualify for the second or third term of the massage therapy course sequence. Eligibility for second and third term courses is based on the criteria described in the transfer requirements available in the massage therapy department.

Selection Criteria

Students will be admitted to the Massage Therapy course sequence on a rolling admission basis. Students will apply for the Massage Therapy program only after meeting all academic and admission criteria. Once the applicant’s admission criteria have been verified, that student receives conditional acceptance for the next available seat. Applications will be rejected if incomplete. Incomplete applications will be sent back to the student and can be resubmitted once they are complete. Students need only apply once to the program, providing their application is complete. A future seat will be slotted for them once the student meets the criteria for admission.

To be considered for conditional acceptance, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Must satisfactorily complete all academic and admission requirements.
• Final acceptance into the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and satisfactory completion of a Health Examination Record.
• Information and deadline for completion will be sent in applicant’s conditional acceptance packet. These are not to be completed prior to acceptance notification.

Technical Standards

Students who are conditionally accepted to this program of study will be required to submit a Health Examination Record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences, and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.

Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening

This program requires the satisfactory completion of a criminal background check and possible drug screening. For complete details, see the Health Sciences  section of this catalog.

First Year - Term 1

• BIO 230 - Structure and Function of the Human Body 4 credit hours

• The BIO 231 -BIO 232  sequence or the BIO 233 -BIO 234  sequence with a grade of C or better is an option if students prefer to take them in lieu of passing BIO 230 with a grade of C or better.

• MAS 100 - Introduction to Massage 1 credit hour

• MAS 100 must be completed with a grade of C or better before submitting program application.

First Year - Term 2

• MAS 110 - Fundamentals of Massage Therapy 7 credit hours
• MDA 113 - Medical Terminology 3 credit hours
• PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credit hours

Second Year - Term 1

• EMT 104 - Emergency Medical Responder 3 credit hours
• MAS 111 - Intermediate Massage Therapy 6 credit hours
• MAS 117 - Kinesiology for Massage Therapists 4 credit hours
• MAS 118 - Business for Bodyworkers 2 credit hours
• MAS 120 - Massage Therapy Clinic 1 1 credit hour

Second Year - Term 2

• MAS 113 - Advanced Massage Therapy 6 credit hours
• SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours
• MAS 121 - Massage Therapy Clinic 2 1 credit hour