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Requirements

to Become a Licensed Massage Therapist

According to the North Carolina Massage and Bodywork Therapy Practice Act G.S. 90-629 Requirements for licensure…
   Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as a massage and bodywork therapist if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:

1. Has obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
2. Is 18 years of age or older.
3. Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.
4. Has successfully completed a training program consisting of a minimum of 500 in-class hours of supervised instruction at a Board-approved school.
5. Has passed a competency assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards and is approved by the Board.
6. Has submitted fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Board at the time the license application is filed and consented to a criminal history record check by the North Carolina Department of Justice.
7. Completed the Jurisprudence Learning Exercise (http://www.bmbt.org/pages/jurisprudence_learning _exercise.html)

To enroll in Coastal Carolina Community College’s Massage Therapy Program

1. You must be 18 years of age or older.
2. Have obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
3. Take the TABE test for reading comprehension in the Academic Studies Center Room 200 in the Kenneth B. Hurst Continuing Education Building.  Students who score a 10.0 or better are eligible for enrollment into the program.
4. Purchase all required insurance through the Continuing Education Office.
5. Pay registration fee and required insurance at the time of registration.