Distance Education Study Flow and Evaluation

• Distance Education Study Flow
• Continuous Assessment
• Case Studies: Real Life Examination
• Doctorate Program: Thesis Paper and Internship

As with any serious demanding training, distance education requires rigorous follow-up and testing of knowledge gained in order to guarantee the validity of the certification and therefore of the skills. The reputation of the active practitioners is at stake, as well as that of the Alternative Medicine College of Canada.

Distance Education Study Flow

Once your registration is confirmed, you can start your studies.

1. Contact with your tutor and first course

• Course materials sent either by mail or Internet
• Supplemental information by phone or email
• Futur contacts scheduling
• Follow-up card set up by tutor

2. Study the first course

• Start studying the first chapiter, then the next chapiters
• Contact your tutor when needed

3. Carry out the assignments

• Do the assignments for each chapiter
• Self-correction
• Perform the graded assignment at the end of the course

4. Send in evaluation forms to the tutor

• Start the next course
• Get corrections from the tutor
• Get your report card
• Receive the next planned course in the program

5. Same steps for the next course, according to the program

• Each course has assignments and graded work to hand in

6. Final assignment  for a program

• Hand in an outline of final assignment
• Prepare and write final assignment
• Hand in final assignment for correction by tutor

7. Get your certification

• Receive your report card
• Receive your certification or diploma
• On demand, receive a reference letter for the professional association of your choice

Continuous Assessment

In addition to the revision at the end of each chapiter, each course ends with a written assignment, a questionnaire, that must be completed and send back to the College for correction (only if you are registered under the "Professional" status).

Case Studies: Real Life Examination

For the Health Practitioner program, doctorates in Naturopathy, Homeopathy or Oriental Medicine, as well as the Holistic Nutritionist program, the student finishes his/her curriculum with a "Clinical Studies" course. It featured a few well documented clinical study cases and is directly related to the subject studied, giving the student the opportunity to prepare for consultation work. The student must answer questions, perform three clinical study cases, according to the model provided, and then write a report.

These courses allows the student to connect knowledge with know-how, while developing mental reflexes necessary to clinical practice.

Doctorate Program: Thesis Paper and Internship

For doctorate programs in  Naturopathy, Homeopathy or Oriental Medicine, the student must choose his/her research subject, submit it for validation and write a thesis paper. There is also an internship that is required: 36 hours at a College accepted active practitioner's office, which is completed by submitting a summary report.