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 curriculum is designed to teach the lecture portion of your studies online, while clinicals are done live, both online and in person. This makes the course accessible to more people while ensuring students get the hands-on experience and direct mentorship they need to be successful practitioners.
Where is your school located?
The Eclectic School Of Herbal Medicine is primarily an online school. When not in a pandemic there are a few live in-person classes or weekend clinics each year: Each in-person event takes place over one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in Lowgap NC. We have live weekly zoom case review once a week for students doing clinicals.
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 three tiered program, with two years of additional case review and mentoring post graduation, 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 a certificate of completion. Since certificates in herbalism are only worth the paper they are printed on, and the reputation of the school issuing the certificate, we use very fancy paper, and mantain unparraleled clinical education standards. 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 over purchasing individual classes.
How much time is spent in class each week? How much homework?
To complete the coursework within three years you should plan on an average of two hours a week of class and two hours a week of homework.
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.
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. Please email [email protected] for an application.
What is your refund policy?
1. A full refund of tuition will be paid to the student if they withdraw (in writing) within 30 days of class or program purchase.
What are the graduation requirements?
1. Satisfactory completion of all assignments and homework and a 80% 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.
Please send any questions to [email protected]