Academic calendar
Winter Start 2027 runs Jan 1, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Start 2026
- Winter Start 2027Relevant now
- Summer Start 2027
- Fall Start 2027
Campus language
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Showing 6 of 6 terms
A
- ABMP
- Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals; a professional association providing resources and liability insurance to students.
- AMTA
- American Massage Therapy Association; the professional body students often join for insurance and networking.
B
- Bodywork
- A broad term used by students and faculty to describe any therapeutic or personal development technique involving touch or energetic work.
D
- Draping
- The specific technique of using sheets to maintain client modesty and warmth during a massage session, a core skill tested in class.
F
- FSMTB
- Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards; the organization that administers the MBLEx licensing exam.
M
- Modality
- A specific type or method of massage therapy (e.g., Swedish, Deep Tissue, or Sports massage) taught within the curriculum.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Clinicals
- The mandatory practical hours students must perform in the school's clinic to meet graduation and state licensing requirements.
- MBLEx
- Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination; the essential national exam students must pass after graduation to become licensed.
- Practical
- Hands-on exams where students must demonstrate specific massage techniques on an instructor or peer for a grade.
- SOAP notes
- Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan; the standard format students must use to document every clinical session.
- The Clinic
- The on-site student massage clinic where students complete their required hands-on practical hours with the public.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Winter Start 2027 runs Jan 1, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 6 approved campus terms and 5 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.