Regina Cobb
Director, Therapeutic Massage Program,
website Content Manager
rmcobb@ccri.edu
Tel: 401-851-1681

Adam Moreau, Office of Enrollment Services

Curriculum Outline

Prerequisite Courses
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
BIOL 1070 Human Anatomy & Physiology	3	-	-	3
TMSG 1000 Intro to Therapeutic Massage	2	-	-	2
RHAB 1010 Medical Terminology (online option)	1	-	-	1
RHAB 1100 Foundational Kinesiology (online)	2	-	-	2
ENGL 1010 Composition I	3	-	-	3
Total Prerequisite Credits				11

Second Semester (Fall)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
RHAB 1110 Kinesiology	3	2	-	3
RHAB 1030 Pathophysiology for Rehab Health Practitioners	3	-	-	3
TMSG 1020 TM 1 Swedish Massage	3	3	-	4
PSYC 2010 General Psychology (online option)	3	-	-	3
Total	12	5	-	13

Third Semester (Spring)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
TMSG 1030 TM 2 Deep Tissue Massage	3	3	-	4
TMSG 1040 TM 3 Practice of Shiatsu	3	3	-	4
MATH 1420 Intro to College Math (online option)	3	-	-	3
SPCH 1100 Oral Communication I	3	-	-	3
Total	12	6	-	14

Fourth Semester (Summer)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
TMSG 2010 TM 4 Sports Massage	3	3	-	4
*TMSG 2020 Therapeutic Massage Fieldwork I	-	-	100	3
TMSG 2021 Massage Practice Building	2	-	-	2
Total	5	3	100	9

Fifth Semester (Fall)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
**TMSG 2030 Therapeutic Massage Fieldwork II	-	-	120	3
TMSG 2040 Foundation of Evidence-Based Outcomes for Massage Therapist	3	-	-	3
TMSG 2031 Therapeutic Massage Career Dev.	2	-	-	2
PSYC 2030 Developmental Psychology	3	-	-	3
Free Elective	3	-	-	3
Total	11	-	120	14

Total Credits for the Degree Program = 61

*TMSG 2020 includes 50 hours of student/faculty clinic on-site & 50 hours of externship for a total of 100 hours

**TMSG 2030 includes 120 hours of externship.

First Semester (Summer)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
†BIOL 1070 Human Anatomy & Physiology Total	3	-	-	3
†TMSG 1000 Intro to Therapeutic Massage	2	-	-	2
†RHAB 1100 Foundational Kinesiology (online)	2	-	-	2
Total Prerequisite Credits				7
† Prerequisites to admission can be taken in any semester prior to application to the program.

Second Semester†† (Fall)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
RHAB 1110 Kinesiology	3	2	-	3
TMSG 1020 TM 1 Swedish Massage	3	3	-	4
†††ENGL1010 Composition I	3	-	-	3
Totals	9	5	-	10
†† Official acceptance into the program would not occur until the fall semester.
††† If ENGL 1010 is taken prior to official acceptance into the program, the Accuplacer test will be waived.

Third Semester (Spring)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
RHAB 1010 Medical Terminology (online option)	1	-	-	1
RHAB 1030 Pathophysiology for Rehab	3	-	-	3
TMSG 1030 TM 2 Deep Tissue Massage	3	3	-	4
TMSG 1040 TM 3 Shiats	6	3	-	4
Totals	13	6	-	12

Fourth Semester (Summer)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
*TMSG 2020 Therapeutic Massage Fieldwork I	-	-	100	3
TMSG 2021 Massage Practice Building	2	-	-	2
TMSG 2010 TM 4 Sports Massage	3	3	-	4
TMSG 2031 Therapeutic Massage Career Dev.	2	-	-	2
Totals	7	3	100	11
*TMSG 2020 includes 50 hours of student/faculty clinic on-site & 50 of externship for a total of 100 hours

Total Credits for the Certificate Program = 40

Fifth Semester (Fall)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
**TMSG 2030 Therapeutic Massage Fieldwork II	-	-	120	3
TMSG 2040 Foundation of Evidence-Based Outcomes for Massage Therapist	3	-	-	4
***SPCH 1100 Oral Communication I	3	-	-	3
***PSYC 2010 General Psychology (online option)	3	-	-	2
Totals	9	-	120	12
TMSG 2030 includes 120 hours of externship. *General education courses can be taken on any campus during any semester.

Sixth Semester (Spring)
Course	Lecture	Lab	Clinic	Credits
***MATH 1420 Intro to College Math (online option)	3	-	-	3
***PSYC 2030 Developmental Psychology	3	-	-	4
**General Education Elective	3		-	3
Totals	9	-	-	9
***General education courses can be taken on any campus during any semester.

Additional Credit for Associate Degree = 21

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