Admission & Enrollment

Full Program Admissions

Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age and have graduated high school or hold a Graduate Equivalency Diploma (GED) by the time of enrollment. Applicants must be citizens or legal residents of the United States or its territories. AIM does not accept international students and does not qualify as an institution for such students. Application for each program is open, and there is no application deadline prior to each program start date, although applicants are encouraged to begin their process several months in advance in order to ensure a place in the program they wish to attend. Late applications (received after a program has started) will be considered through the first full week of a program so long as student positions are still available. Late applicants are not guaranteed acceptance into the current program; factors such as a student’s ability to make up missed coursework will be considered.

Applications are considered complete when we have received:

• Application form, including essays (preferable handwritten)
• One letter of reference
• Completed health statement (provided by AIM) from a licensed health care practitioner
• Current photograph
• Official transcripts:

• High school or
• GED and transcript of high school/college courses taken or
• College transcripts if a minimum of bachelor’s degree has been earned

• Copy of driver’s license or government-issued ID (for age verification purposes)
• $25 nonrefundable application fee (except as designated by the VA cancellation policy)

Once all materials have been received and an application is complete, an appointment will be scheduled for an admissions interview and the administration of the forty-minute Career Program Skills Assessment Test (CPAT), which tests for high school graduation competency levels in language usage and reading comprehension. The CPAT is administered at AIM prior to the admissions interview at no charge. A score of 70 percent in reading comprehension is required for admission to the program. The admissions interview is used to evaluate sufficient interpersonal skills to be a successful massage therapist, help determine the most appropriate support plan for an individual to complete the program, and identify any potential barriers to student success. Candidates will be considered for admission after receipt of all admissions material, a 70-percent or above rate on the CPAT reading comprehension section, and a successful admissions interview. Applicants will be notified by email or phone within two business days whether they have been admitted. At that time all accepted applicants will be provided with a letter of acceptance along with an enrollment contract and withdrawal/refund policy statement to sign. All enrollment documents will be sent via email or USPS, as directed by applicant. When these documents have been signed, returned, and the tuition deposit received, a student is officially enrolled at AIM.

If denied admission to AIM for any reason, applicants may reapply for a subsequent term.

Admission to the program is granted by either or both directors. Ashland Institute of Massage does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age, or disability.

Partial Program and Audit Admissions

Partial program and audit applications include but may not be limited to:

1) Application form

2)   Copy of driver’s license or government-issued ID
(for age verification purposes)

3)   $25 nonrefundable application fee (except as
designated by the VA cancellation policy)

If applicants require only human science courses, they may enroll in those courses without further application. If applicants need any hands-on coursework, Ethics, or Professional Development, they must complete an admissions interview. If applicants are required to complete a clinical experience, they may also be required to take Swedish Massage, even if the requisite massage coursework has been completed at another institution. Any courses taken as a partial program student will be charged at the partial program rate of $23/hour. See page 7.

Prior Training Assessment

Massage therapists who have moved to Oregon may become partial program students to complete the coursework they require for Oregon licensure.

If you require only human science courses, you may enroll in those courses without further application.

If you need any hands-on coursework, Ethics, or Professional Development, you must complete an application interview. If you are required to complete clinical experience, you may also be required to take Swedish Massage, even if you have completed the requisite massage coursework at another institution. Any courses taken as a partial program student will be charged at the partial program rate of $23/hour. See page 7.

Transfer of Credit

Applicants who have received previous education and training may be exempt from taking a course in the program if the course duplicates the previous training from a state-approved school. To be exempted from the course, applicants must submit proof (in the form of official transcripts) of the previous training. Transfer coursework must have been completed within the previous five years with a grade of 70% or better. Applicants will also be required to pass (with at least a 70% grade) the competency test (written, oral, or practical) given by AIM for the course. There is only one opportunity to take the test; without a passing grade, the course must be taken as part of the program. There is a $50 fee for each competency test taken. Applicants will be notified within seventy-two hours as to the results of any such testing. Veterans receiving(GI Bill®) benefits while attending the Ashland Institute of Massage are required to submit transcripts for any previous education or training for evaluation and granting of prior credit and shortening of the length of the program. Our educational institution will not impose any penalty due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapters 31 or 33.

If exempted from a course based on previous training or successful testing, students may not sit in on the class and will not pay tuition for that portion of the program. We request that all questions related to previous training be addressed to the school in writing. We do not guarantee transferability of our credits to another institution without a written agreement between that institution and AIM. Transfer students will be considered “partial program” students in terms of tuition costs. Partial program tuition is $23/course hour.

Enrollment

Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis guaranteed by submitting a signed Enrollment Agreement and a deposit of $3,000. This deposit includes the $125 registration fee; $700 textbooks and printed materials fee; $65 student liability insurance; and tuition deposit of $2,110. Enrollment will continue until classes are full or enrollment dates have passed, whichever comes first. Students accepted for enrollment after a course or program is filled will be placed on a waiting list for the desired session and given preferential listing for subsequent sessions. The directors will consider late enrollment on an individual basis. Late enrollments will be allowed only if it can be determined that the student can make up work in a timely fashion.

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