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FLCC /
ACADEMICS
/ A.A.S.
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. The
student is 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 |
Credit
Hours
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- ENG 101
Freshman English OR
- ENG 104
Freshman English I Honors
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3
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BIO 171
Human anatomy & Physiology I
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4
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PSY 100
Introduction to Psychology
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3 |
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MAS 110
Swedish Massage
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4
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PE 212 Health
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3 |
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PE
166 Biofield Therapy |
1
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18
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| Second
Semester |
Credit
Hours
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- ENG 102
Intro to Lit OR
- ENG 105
Freshman English II Honors
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3
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BIO 172
Human anatomy & Physiology II
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4
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BIO 165
Kinesiology & Myology I
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4 |
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MAS 210
Shiatsu I
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4
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PE 165 Oriental
Healing Arts I
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1
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16
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| Third
Semester |
Credit
Hours
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- BIO 265
Kinesiology & Myology II
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4
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MAS
211 Shiatsu II |
4 |
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MAS
215 Connective Tissue/Neuromuscular Massage |
4 |
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MAS
225 Alternative Therapies
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3
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15 |
| Fourth
Semester |
Credit
Hours
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| MAS
205 Medical Massage |
5 |
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MAS 220
Law and Ethics
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2
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MAS 245 Massage Therapy Research |
2 |
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MAS 250
Practicum
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2 |
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PE 112 Yoga
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1
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PE 214 First
Aid - RTE
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3
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15 |
Pre Massage sequence
| Fall Semester |
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 |
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14 |
| Spring Semester |
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 |
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13-14 |
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