Licensed and certified massage therapists, licensed and certified acupuncturists, graduates of the Institute, and certain other health care professionals are invited to attend classes in our Professional Continuing Education Department. Some classes are open to all who are interested and have no prerequisites.

Check our online catalog for current class information.

Advanced Personal Training
Most Personal Training workshops are approved by:

• American Council on Exercise (ACE).
• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
• National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
• National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).

Acupuncture
The field’s leading national certification organization, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), has approved the Swedish Institute as a provider for continuing education. These approved classes are identified at the end of each course description.

Massage Therapy
Our massage therapy Continuing Education classes are accepted for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the leading professional organizations. The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) accepts all classes for CEUs. Swedish Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider. These approved classes are identified at the end of each course description.

(Please check the individual course descriptions).

CEU Verification
Most of the Professional Continuing Education classes fulfill requirements for Continuing Education Units (CEU's) required by various organizations.

For Further Information
The Continuing Education Office can provide verification of attendance for students seeking CEU's for a professional organization.

Students may request a Letter of Verification up to six months from the date of a class they attended.



The short courses and workshops offered through the school of Professional Continuing Education are for continuing education or avocational purposes and do not prepare students for a specific career objective. As such, they do not fall within the scope of Swedish Institute accreditation agencies, Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) or the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM).

Modules
Five-week introductory classes (modules) in different massage modalities are offered in the Massage Therapy Program and may be taken through the Continuing Education Department. Each module, meeting once a week for five weeks, offers a twenty-hour overview of specialties such as Thai massage, Polarity, Tuina and CranioSacral Therapy.

Career Enhancement Program
Our Career Enhancement Program was created to allow graduates who completed our Massage Therapy Program prior to December 1999, when it was a diploma-granting program, to take additional courses in order to obtain an Associate in Occupational Studies (A.O.S.) degree. This is a 30 credit-hour program that full-time students can complete in 12 months.

Graduates and licensed massage therapists who do not wish to obtain a degree can also take some classes within the Massage Therapy Program on a non-matriculated basis.

Modules and Career Enhancement classes are offered through the Massage Therapy Program. Please contact an Admissions Advisor at (212) 924-5900 x139 for more information.