COMPARISON OF EAST WEST HERB COURSES
| CONTENTS | HOME HERBALIST COURSE | PROFESSIONAL HERBALIST COURSE | CLINICAL HERBALIST COURSE | |
| ENROLLMENT | Open (enroll any time) | Open (enroll any time) | Only open after completion of Professional Course* | |
| STUDY | Distance learning | Distance learning | Distance learning and on site seminars | |
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| # lessons | 6 | 36 | 36 | |
| # course books | Online only lessons | Online lessons or mailed 3 course books and 1 Index book (258 pages) | Online or mailed 3
course books and 1 Index book (258 pages) |
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| # pages | 177 | 2300+ pages | 2300+ pages | |
| Planetary Herbalism
(Western, Chinese, Ayurvedic) |
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| LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE | 3-6 months | 2 years | 3 years | |
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| materia medica | Simple | Extensive: Over 600 herbs in 18 lessons & 44 herbal categories | Extensive: Over 600 herbs in 18 lessons & 44 herbal categories | |
| preparations,
remedies & therapies |
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| herbal energetics | |
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| herbal fundamentals | |
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| herbal formulary | Simple | Extensive: 264+ | Extensive: 264+ | |
| food energetics | |
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| disease
assessment |
Simple | Extensive: 944+ health conditions | Extensive: 944+ health conditions | |
| treatment of specific
conditions |
Simple | Extensive | Extensive | |
| science courses | |
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| LESSON TESTS | Self-graded tests with personally graded essays & projects for all 36 Lessons | Self-graded tests with personally graded essays & projects for all 36 Lessons | ||
| HANDS ON TEACHING | Optional annual week-long seminar –recommended: Therapies Track | Optional annual week-long seminar –recommended: Therapies, Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced Tracks | Required: 3 annual week-long seminars – Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced Tracks;
Optional Therapies & Practitioner Tracks |
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| REQUIREMENTS | Complete 6 lessons | Complete 36 lessons, all lesson tests and final exam | ||
| Anatomy & physiology | ||||
| Pathology & disease | ||||
| 400+ clinical mentoring hours | ||||
| Attendance at Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced seminar tracks | ||||
| Admittance is by the East West School | ||||
| CERTIFICATE AWARDED | |
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Endorsement by Michael & Lesley Tierra;
Advertising on School website |
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| ALSO INCLUDED: | ||||
| Learning Center | 1 year | 5 years | lifetime | |
| 3 different weekly
chats |
1 year | 5 years | lifetime | |
| private student forum | 1 year | 5 years | lifetime | |
| webinars | 1 year | 5 years | lifetime | |
| PAYMENT PLAN | |
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| Home Herbalist | Professional Course | Clinical Herbalist |
*East West Clinical Herbalist Course: Students work on the Professional Course while completing two of the three seminars and attend the third seminar after completion of the Professional Course. Other requirements are done after completion of the Professional Course.