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Massage Technician,
Massage Therapist/Asian
Bodywork and Associate degrees

Candidates are accepted for entry each semester beginning in January, May, or September of each year. Students may enroll up to the first day of classes in any semester, but should apply at least three months in advance. Classes are subject to closure or cancellation.

Admission is open to the following individuals:

• Students possessing a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Transfers from accredited colleges or universities, or acceptable massage training programs.
• International students who meet academic, financial, health, and English language requirements. Students whose first language is other than English must take a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and achieve a score of 500 or computer-based test equivalent of 173.

Applicants must submit a completed application form with all supporting documentation and fees required on that form.

Applications are accepted continually throughout the year. An interview with a college counselor may be scheduled before or after submission of the application. Accepted students will be notified within 30 days.

Students in Pacific's Master of Science (Traditional Oriental Medicine) program in San Diego may earn a Massage Technician certificate following the completion of the Foundations class, Anatomy I, Tui Na Hand and Structural Techniques, Circulatory Massage, and Public Safety, Business, and Ethics. Other M,S. classes may count for credit toward other massage certificates. Please see part two of the catalog.

Bachelor of Health Science (Asian Holistic Health and Massage) San Diego

Bachelor of Professional Studies (Asian Holistic Health and Massage) New York

Applicants for admission to these bachelor degree completion programs must have earned an associate degree or higher. Additionally, they must complete 13.5 units (for BPS) or 14.5 units (for BHS) of coursework preparing them for entrance into the upper division courses in the bachelor degree completion program. These courses may be and typically are taken at Pacific College. Prior to graduation, the student must demonstrate that they have completed thirty units of general education with at least one course in each of the following five categories: written and oral communication; quantitative principles; natural and physical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and humanities and fine arts. The remainder of the required general education courses must provide an appropriate balance of natural and physical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and humanities and fine arts which are designed to develop essential academic skills for enhanced and continued learning. Most students with an academic associate degree will have earned these credits. However, if they have not, they must be completed before the bachelor's degree can be awarded.

Master of Science (Traditional Oriental Medicine) (San Diego), Bachelor of Professional Studies/Master of Science (Traditional Oriental Medicine) (New York), and Bachelor of Professional Studies/ Master of Science (Acupuncture) (New York)

Applicants for admission to these Master's degree programs must have satisfactorily completed an associate degree or its equivalent or higher, defined as at least 60 semester credits/90 quarter credits.

Applicants who have not completed a Bachelor degree, an Associate of Science, or an Associate of Arts must demonstrate completion of 30 units of general education prior to semester 5 of the Master degree program, with at least one course in each of the following five categories: written and oral communication; quantitative principles; natural and physical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and humanities and fine arts. Most applicants will have earned all or most of these credits within their prerequisite, academic courses. Any remaining may be taken while completing the first four semesters at Pacific College. Required courses will be determined during the admissions process. CLEP exams may be used toward fulfilling these G.E, requirements. A college counselor will describe these for you.

Applicants with an undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or greater will be considered for full acceptance to the program. Applicants with lower grade point averages will be considered for full acceptance or acceptance with requirements to the program with evidence of recent, significant academic success, or professional achievement. Students who are accepted with requirements are assigned a course of study at Pacific, and academic goals to fulfill the conditions for continued acceptance into the program.

Master of Science (Traditional Oriental Medicine) (Chicago)

Applicants to the Chicago campus that have not earned at least an Associate's degree must have completed, within their 60-unit prerequisites, at least 37-41 credits in the following general education categories (minimum credits indicated in parentheses);

• Natural, or Physical and Life Science (7-8 units, these may be completed at Pacific College)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 units)
• Humanities and Fine Arts (9 units)
• Math (3-6 units)
• Oral Communication (3 units)
• Written Communication (6 units)

Equivalency for Prerequisite Requirements (Master's degree applicants)

As much as 30 semester units of the 60 units of prerequisites may be earned through prior learning assessment using a combination of the following assessment techniques;

• College Board Advanced Placement (AP)
• College Board College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• American College Testing Proficiency Examination Program (ACT/PEP)
• U.S. Armed Forces Institute (USAFl) program
• Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) tests

For a complete subject listing of the CLEP examinations, information on study guides, important limits to granting of credit, and the location of examination sites, please contact the Pacific Admissions office.

Equivalency credit for corporate and military training may be assigned according to the recommendations established by the American Council on Education in The National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs and The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experience in the Armed Forces.

PEP, USAFI, DANTES and corporate training credit requires a passing score reference.

Students who present a score of 3, 4, or 5 on a College Scholarship Service AP (Advanced Placement) Examination will be granted three semester units of credit per subject toward the general education requirements and may be granted transfer credit toward the corresponding Pacific course. Unit credit will be granted for passing these exams as indicated, but no letter grade will be assigned or computed in a student's grade point average.

College Board College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

Credit granted for certain CLEP subject Examinations and General Examinations in Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and English composition may be used to fulfill General Education requirements.