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The dual diplomas in Phytotherapy and Holistic Nutrition is a world-first opportunity that allows students to earn diplomas in both of these holistic disciplines. Both 3-year (6-semester) programs can be completed within 5 academic years (10 semesters). By electing a year-round study option, a student can complete both programs in 3.5 years.

Graduates of the Diploma of Phytotherapy are eligible to apply for membership into the UK-based College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy, which is one of the world's leading professional herbal practitioner registers. Graduates are also eligible for membership into the BC Herbalists Association (CHA of BC), the American Herbalists Guild (AHG), and the Modern and Traditional Herbalists Guild of BC. Please see Post-Graduation below for more information.

Please see Post-Graduation below for more information.

Below is a list of all courses that must be completed for a student to be eligible for graduation with dual diplomas in Phytotherapy and Holistic Nutrition. Some course prerequisites do exist, and it is the responsibility of students to ensure that they are eligible to enrol in any particular course. The Course Descriptions page indicates course prerequisites. Please see Study Options below for more information on course selection.

Ayurveda		Total Requirements
AYU101/102 AYU201 AYU211	Foundations of Ayurveda Ayurvedic Nutrition Ayurvedic Herbs and Spices	6 credits 3 credits 3 credits	90 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		12 credits	180 hours

Biomedical/Biological Sciences		Total Requirements
BMS101/102 BMS111 BMS112 BMS201/202 BMS211 BMS212 BMS221 BMS222 BMS231 BMS331 BMS431 BMS	Anatomy and Physiology I/II Ethnobotany Botany/Horticulture Pathophysiology I/II Biochemistry Phytochemistry CPR and First Aid Natural Emergency Medicine Western Diagnosis/Laboratory Tests Advanced Western Diagnosis Western Pharmacology Biomedical/Biological Sciences Elective	6 credits 3 credits 3 credits 6 credits 3 credits 3 credits 1 credit 1 credit 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits	90 hours 45 hours 45 hours 90 hours 45 hours 45 hours 15 hours 15 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		38 credits	570 hours

Cooking		Total Requirements
CO101 CO201	Basic Holistic Nutrition Cooking Advanced Holistic Nutrition Cooking	3 credits 3 credits	45 hours 45 hours



Total		6 credits	90 hours

Nutrition		Total Requirements
NU201 NU202 NU211 NU212 NU213 NU214 NU301 NU302 NU312	Holistic Nutrition/Healing Foods Western Nutrition Nutrients and Diet Therapeutics I Nutrients and Diet Therapeutics II Nutrients and Diet Therapeutics III Nutrients and Diet Therapeutics IV Vegetarianism Intro to Supplements Toxicity of Food	3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits	45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		27 credits	405 hours

Oriental Medicine		Total Requirements
OM101/102 OM231 OM401	TCM Foundations I/II Five Elements Shi Liao: Chinese Diet Therapy	6 credits 3 credits 3 credits	90 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		12 credits	180 hours

Professional Development		Total Requirements
PD101 PD201 PD202 PD211 PD301 PD302 PD304	Professional Writing Development Fundamentals of Public Speaking Business of Food Patient Communication Phytotherapy Ethics Business Development & Practice Management Research Project	3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 1 credit 3 credits 3 credits	45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 15 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		19 credits	285 hours

Western Herbal Sciences		Total Requirements
WHS101 WHS102 WHS103 WHS111 WHS151 WHS201 WHS202 WHS203 WHS204 WHS301 WHS302 WHS303 WHS305 WHS306 WHS WHS WHS	Intro to Herbal Medicine Materia Medica I Materia Medica II Practical Herbal Pharmacy Energetics of Herbal Medicine Materia Medica III Herbal Therapeutics I Materia Medica IV Herbal Therapeutics II Materia Medica V Materia Medica VI Herbal Therapeutics III Herbal Therapeutics IV Herbal Case Studies Western Herbal Science Elective Western Herbal Science Elective Western Herbal Science Elective	3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits 3 credits	45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours



Total		51 credits	765 hours

Phytotherapy Clinical Practice		Total Requirements
PCP101 PCP200 PCP300	Phytotherapy Clinical Observation Phytotherapy Supervised Clinical Practice Phytotherapy Independent Clinical Practice	6 credits 3 credits 11 credits	90 hours 90 hours 330 hours



Total		20 credits	510 hours

Nutrition Clinical Practice		Total Requirements
NCP101 NCP200 NCP300	Nutrition Clinical Observation Nutrition Supervised Clinical Practice Nutrition Independent Clinical Practice	6 credits 3 credits 6 credits	90 hours 90 hours 180 hours



Total		15 credits	360 hours

Total Requirements: Dual Diplomas of Phytotherapy and Holistic Nutrition		Total Requirements
	Ayurveda Biomedical/Biological Sciences Cooking Nutrition Oriental Medicine Professional Development Western Herbal Sciences Phytotherapy Clinical Practice Nutrition Clinical Practice	12 credits 38 credits 6 credits 27 credits 12 credits 19 credits 51 credits 20 credits 15 credits	180 hours 570 hours 90 hours 405 hours 180 hours 285 hours 765 hours 510 hours 360 hours



Total		200 credits	3345 hours

Both the School of Western Herbal Medicine and the School of Holistic Nutrition offer year-round educational opportunities with an academic calendar based on 3 semesters per year. New students may enrol every January, May and September and students may either choose to pursue year-round studies or to take a semester or more off at their discretion. By choosing their course load each semester, students may complete any semester on a part-time or a full-time basis.

Students who wish not to enrol in any program are also eligible to take individual courses for personal enrichment provided that applicable course prerequisites have been met. Please see Non-Matriculating students below for more information.

Students in the Diploma of Phytotherapy and Diploma of Holistic Nutrition programs can complete all clinical training in PRC's on-campus Student Clinic or can participate in our Clinical Externship Program. Full-time students generally begin clinical training via observation during the very first week of studies.

Please click here for more information on clinical training at PRC.

Graduates of the Diploma of Phytotherapy are eligible to apply for membership into the UK-based College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy, which is one of the world's leading professional herbal practitioner registers.

Graduates are also eligible for membership into the Canadian Herbalist's Association of British Columbia (CHA of BC), the American Herbalists Guild (AHG), and the Modern and Traditional Herbalists Guild of BC.

The following chart compares PRC's Diploma of Phytotherapy with the requirements for professional membership into the American Herbalists Guild.

Admission into both the Diploma of Phytotherapy and the Diploma of Holistic Nutrition at Pacific Rim College is on a competitive basis. Entering students must have a high school diploma or an equivalency test and all non-native English speaking applicants must demonstrate a mastery of written and spoken English. Any foreign applicant may be required to submit an official score report from an English proficiency exam such as TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Test System).

Pacific Rim College is determined to produce only the highest quality health practitioners. As a result, we reserve the right to admit and to retain only students who demonstrate the potential to achieve at the upper-most level. Applicants will be evaluated based on merits such as high academic achievement, emotional maturity, humanitarian activities, morality, community involvement and health-related experience.

To apply for admission the dual diplomas study option, please click on the link below. An applicant may choose to begin by applying for one program only, or can apply for admission into both programs. Separate applications are not necessary. Applicants are encouraged to apply apply no less than 6 weeks prior to the start date of the semester. Applications will still be accepted beyond this point, and will be evaluated, but enrolment space may not be available until the next semester. Upon favourable review of your application by our admissions committee, you may be contacted for an interview, which can be carried out via telephone if a person-to-person interview is not possible.

All successful applicants must submit a non-refundable enrolment deposit of $200, which is credited toward tuition fees. Should a student decide not to enrol for the specific semester of study as stated in the application or registration form, the fee is forfeited and cannot be used to offset any charges that the student may incur. All accepted applicants must submit this deposit within 60 days of the published semester start date, or within 7 days of notice of acceptance if accepted within this time. Enrolment space will not be reserved without this deposit.

International students are welcome to attend Pacific Rim College and are encouraged to apply. Canadian law requires foreign students to have a valid study permit to study in Canada. Pacific Rim College provides international students with the necessary documentation to receive a valid study permit. In some cases students can apply for and obtain a permit upon entering Canada.

Students who wish to take courses at PRC without enrolling in any particular program are welcome to do so as non-matriculating students. Any student who pursues this study route must complete a Program/Course Registration Form. Provided that a student has satisfied course prerequisites, he or she is eligible to enrol in virtually any diploma program course. Enrolment priority is given to program students, and full course tuition is due at time of course registration. Any student who has previously been denied admission into any program at PRC must receive written permission from PRC Administration before enrolling as a non-matriculating student. PRC reserves the right to academically dismiss any non-matriculating student who knowingly or blatantly interferes with the learning of program students.

	Winter 2012	Summer 2012	Fall 2012
Orientation	January 2	TBA	TBA
First Day of Class	January 3	April 30	September 4
Reading Break	February 27-March 1	July 2-6	October 8-12
Holidays	April 6 (Easter Friday)	May 21 (Victoria Day) July 2 (Canada Day) August 6 (BC Day)	October 8 (Thanksgiving) November 11 (Remembrance Day)
Last Day of Class	April 23	August 20	December 21

Please click below for the course schedule for the Diploma of Phytotherapy and Diploma of Holistic Nutrition.

Tuition is based on a per credit system. Although the college provides a template for course completion within each program, ultimately each student determines his or her course load and schedule and thus per semester tuition. Audited credits do not apply towards graduation requirements. All prices listed are in Canadian dollars. For each semester, full tuition payment is due on the first day of class.

CREDITS	$210/credit

AUDITING	$150*/credit

*plus tax

Please click here for a description of Academic Fees in PDF format.

American Herbalists Guild Requirements
vs.
PRC's Diploma of Phytotherapy

AHG
(in hours)

Diploma of Phytotherapy
(in hours)

Basic Human Sciences
Botany and Plant Identification
Materia Medica/Therapeutic Herbalism
Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy/Dispensing
Clinical Skills
Career Preparation/Practice Development/Ethics
History and Philosophy/Introduction to Research
Nutrition
Counselling
Ethnobotany

200
60
400
80
400
20
40
0
0
0

510
90
585
112.5
510
120
90
45
45
45

These programs are approved for Canada Student Loans. British Columbia residents can apply for student loans online through StudentAid BC by clicking here. Students can also pick up a paper application from PRC or any other academic institution registered with Canada Student Loans. For non-British Columbia residents, please visit www.hrsdc.gc.ca for information about Canada Student Loans.

For a list of all financial aid programs available to PRC students, please visit our Financial Aid page.