What is herbal medicine?
What is an herbalist?
How do herbalists practice?
How does your school differ from others in the field?
Where is your school located?
What does your certification mean?
Do I have to take all three programs?
How much time is spent in class each week? How much homework?
Can I have a full- or part-time job while going to school?
What are the tuition costs of the program?
Is your school eligible for student loans?
Do you offer scholarships or work-study?
What is your refund policy?
What are the graduation requirements?
How do I join your school?
What is herbal medicine?
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using herbs for promoting health and preventing and treating illness. Herbal medicine has a written history more than 5,000 years old. Before the 1920’s in America, herbal medicine was used by Allopathic doctors, as well as Eclectic, Physiomedicalist and Homeopathic Physicians. Since World War II, when penicillin became popular, the use of herbs in America began to decline. However, a 2008 report by the United Nations found that 75% of the world’s population still relies primarily upon traditional healing practices, most of which is herbal medicine. Herbal medicine is making a comeback in America as people look for safe ways to heal chronic diseases that modern medicine has no cure for.
What is an herbalist?
Herbalists are people who use plant-based medicine to help treat and prevent illness. Herbalists include native healers, scientists, naturopaths, holistic medical doctors, researchers, writers, herbal pharmacists, medicine makers, wild crafters, harvesters and herbal farmers to name a few. While herbalists wear many hats, they are united by their love and respect for life and the relationship between nature and humans.
How do herbalists practice?
Herbalists normally practice as adjunctive or complementary health care providers, but occasionally as primary health care providers. Most visits to an herbalist begin with a consultation about your past and current health history, your dietary and lifestyle practices, and other factors related to your health issues. Herbalists then develop an herbal program, along with a dietary and nutritional program, that addresses your specific health needs.
How does your school differ from others in the field?
Our focus is on clinical herbalism, diet, and nutrition. Some herb schools focus on gardening, botany and medicine making. We teach some of this, but our primary focus is clinical, teaching how disease arises and how to treat it naturally. Our program is unique because it is a combination of online and in-person learning. Our curriculum is designed to teach the lecture portion of your studies online, while the practicum is done primarily in person. This makes the course accessible to more people while ensuring students get the hands-on experience they need to be successful practitioners.
Where is your school located?
The Eclectic School Of Herbal Medicine is primarily an online school. There are a few live classes each year: Two for the Family Herbalism program and four each for the Community and Clinical Herbalism programs. Each live class takes place over one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Lowgap NC.
What does your certification mean?
“Certification” in herbalism is different than in most professions. Herbalists are not recognized by any national or state licensing body. One organization, the American Herbalists Guild, issues certificates for professional herbalists, but they are not recognized by any government body. The AHG does have minimum educational requirement guidelines, to which our school adheres. Our three year program, with two years of additional small group mentoring, is designed to meet all the requirements to becoming an AHG Registered Herbalist. After successful completion of each of our three levels of training you will receive an educational certificate. You do not receive any college credits for our program.
Do I have to take all of the classes?
No. Enrollment in each of the classes is entirely separate. You can enroll in a series and save 10%
How much time is spent in class each week? How much homework?
Classes average two hours a week. Homework is normally two hours a week.
Can I have a full- or part-time job while going to school?
Most of the students in our part time online studies have full- or part-time jobs. Our full-time program is a heavy work load of 20+ hours a week of class time, plus homework and projects.
What are the tuition costs of the program?
See each program page for cost.
Is your school eligible for student loans?
No. At this time government programs don’t offer loans for our programs.
Do you offer scholarships or work-study?
We do offer limited work-study and scholarship opportunities. However at this time all scholarships and work-study positions are full.
What is your refund policy?
1. A full refund of tuition will be paid to the student if she/he withdraws (in writing) within 14 days of the first day of class.
3. After the 14 day drop date students are committed to the course.
What are the graduation requirements?
1. Satisfactory completion of all assignments and homework and a 70% or higher grade on all tests.
2. Maintain at least an 80% attendance in online classes and 100% attendance in live classes.
How do I join your school?
Sign up for part time online classes here.
To apply to our full-time online or in person program please email our program director Lindsey for an application: [email protected]
334-357-7090