Living Earth School of Herbalism

SCHEDULING

The following sections include PDF course and program schedules that can be viewed or downloaded with Adobe Acrobat Reader .

General Scheduling Information

To ensure the quality of the educational experience of students, there is a maximum and minimum limit to the number of students that can register for Healing With Herbs and the Holistic Herbal Studies and Traditional Herbalist programs in the fall of each year. As a result, it is very important that prospective students register early to ensure that they will be able to attend the course or program of their choice. Enrollment can vary a fair bit from year to year. Some years the number of registrations exceeds the upper limit allowable. When this occurs, students are admitted on a first-come-first-served basis with priority going to students who wish to enroll in the Traditional Herbalist program.

General Interest and Holistic Herbal Studies Courses
Schedule 2010/2011

With the exception of Herbal Field Studies and The Spirit of Herbs, all general interest courses are scheduled on Wednesdays from September to June in alternating years.

The Holistic Herbal Studies program includes all of our general interest courses except The Spirit of Herbs workshops. Students may begin this program either in September with Healing With Herbs, or in April with Herbal Field Studies. The latter course is scheduled yearly. The remainder of the courses are scheduled in alternating years. For information on the current year please see below.

For more information on the Holistic Herbal Studies program, please see the Program & Curriculum section of our website. For information on how to register, please see the Registration section of our website.

The following is a list of our general interest courses and their schedules for the 2010/2011 school year:

Note: The end of weekly classes on June 1st can not be guaranteed. If any classes need to be cancelled due to weather or for any other reason, the weekly class schedule will end later in June. Classes could end as late as June 29th.

Healing With Herbs
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, October 27 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: None.

Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
October 27 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 1, 8, 17, 22, January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 23

March 2, 9, 16 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: Healing With Herbs.

Complementary Herbal Therapies
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
March 16 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), 23, 30, April 6, 13 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: Healing With Herbs.

Herbal Materia Medica
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

April 13 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25

June 1 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica.

Herbal Field Studies
Field workshops in 2010:
Saturdays 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
April 10, May 8, June 5, July 3, 24, August 28, October 2
Final exam October 23 (10:30 am to 12 pm)
Prerequisite: None.

The Spirit of Herbs*
Sunday July 10 to Friday July 15, 2011.

The scheduling of this workshop is tentative. The exact dates in July will be confirmed by the end of February 2011.
Prerequisite: None.
This workshop is not part of the Holistic Herbal Studies program.

Advanced Spirit of Herbs*
Sunday July 25 to Friday July 30, 2010.
Prerequisite: The Spirit of Herbs.
This workshop is not part of the Holistic Herbal Studies program.

Applied Spirit of Herbs*
This workshop is not scheduled in 2010.
Prerequisite: The Spirit of Herbs.
This workshop is not part of the Holistic Herbal Studies program.

(*) Note on the scheduling of The Spirit of Herbs workshops:
These workshops are not scheduled every year. There is also a minimum number of students required in order for them to be held in any given year. Some years they may be cancelled due to low enrollment. A decision about whether to run the course will be made in mid April for Applied Spirit of Herbs and mid June for The Spirit of Herbs and Advanced Spirit of Herbs. Please see the Current Courses section of our website in April and May for updates on the scheduling of these workshops for the current school year.

Download General Interest 2010/2011 Schedule (PDF file)

Download Holistic Herbal Studies 2010/2011 Schedule (PDF file)

Traditional Herbalist Schedule, General Information

Much of the science portion of the curriculum of the Traditional Herbalist program consists of courses that are available at George Brown College (for more details, see the specific information below). Alternatives to most of these courses are available in an online distance format from various colleges through Ontario Learn. Students must enroll in these courses directly with George Brown College or through Ontario Learn. It is the students' responsibility to ensure that they enroll in the appropriate courses to meet the requirements of the Traditional Herbalist program. They will also be required to provide transcripts indicating their attendance at these courses and their final grades.

Four of the George Brown courses (Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Pathology and Therapeutics I & II) are only offered as part of the part-time Practical Nursing program. Students of the Traditional Herbalist program are allowed to enroll in these courses based on an agreement with the Nursing program at George Brown College. In order to enroll in Anatomy and Physiology I, students must contact the director of the part-time Practical Nursing program at George Brown and indicate that you are a student of the Traditional Herbalist program at Living Earth School of Herbalism. They will probably require an official letter from Living Earth (which we will provide) as proof that you are a Living Earth student.

In the 2010/2011 school year, George Brown College is not offering the Practical Nursing program as a part-time program. Living Earth students are not eligible to enroll in these courses in the full-time Practical Nursing program. Therefore the alternative online distance learning courses offered through Ontario Learn are the only options available at this time unless students are able to find equivalent courses at other colleges in their area.

Students who live outside the Toronto area may apply to have courses from other community colleges and universities accepted as a substitution for any of the George Brown courses that are required for the Traditional Herbalist program. In order to be accepted as a substitution, the course must have a similar curriculum and be of a depth and length that is at least that of the George Brown course. Acceptance of any courses as equivalents to courses in Level 1b or 2b of the Traditional Herbalist program requires the approval of the program director. It is not possible for Living Earth to research all of the courses that might be acceptable substitutions from the many educational institutions outside of the Toronto area. It is the responsibility of the student to research courses and provide the information to Living Earth for approval. For students who are comfortable with distance learning, there are also online course options available from Ontario Learn that are suitable substitutions for most of the George Brown courses.

Full-time Students
Students who enroll full-time in the Traditional Herbalist program take Level 1a courses at Living Earth and Level 1b courses at George Brown College in their first year, Level 2a courses at Living Earth and Level 2b courses at George Brown in their second year, and Level 3 courses (including Supervised Clinic) at Living Earth in their third year. Full-time students complete the Traditional herbalist program in approximately 3.5 years.

Part-time Students
Students who wish to enroll part-time in the Traditional Herbalist program have two options:

Part-time Option 1*
Students take Level 1a courses at Living Earth in their first year, Level 1b courses at George Brown College and/or through Ontario Learn in their second year, Level 2a courses at Living Earth in their third year, Level 2b courses at George Brown and/or through Ontario Learn in their fourth year, and Level 3 courses (including Supervised Clinic) at Living Earth in their fifth year. Part-time students complete the Traditional herbalist program in approximately 5.5 years.

Part-time Option 2*
Students take Level 1b courses at George Brown College and/or through Ontario Learn in their first year, Level 1a courses at Living Earth in their second year, Level 2b courses at George Brown and/or through Ontario Learn in their third year, Level 2a courses at Living Earth in their fourth year, and Level 3 courses (including Supervised Clinic) at Living Earth in their fifth year. Part-time students complete the Traditional herbalist program in approximately 5.5 years.

*Note on part-time scheduling: The above part-time scheduling options are only suggestions. Students may take any combination of Living Earth and George Brown or Ontario Learn courses in any year that they are enrolled according to their individual needs as long as they ensure that they take the appropriate prerequisites for the courses that they wish to attend.

Students who decide to begin taking one or more Level 1b courses at George Brown College or through Ontario Learn before taking any of the Level 1a courses at Living Earth are required to enroll in the Traditional Herbalist program to ensure their acceptance into the program before enrolling in any of the George Brown or Ontario Learn courses. Having completed and passed any of the George Brown or Ontario Learn courses does not guarantee your acceptance into the Traditional Herbalist program.

Changing Course Load
Students may change their course load from full-time to part-time or from part-time to full-time according to their individual needs.

Traditional Herbalist, Level 1a Schedule 2010/2011

Weekly courses are scheduled on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm from September to June in alternating years. In addition, Herbal Field Studies is scheduled every year on seven Saturdays from April to October. The Spirit of Herbs is scheduled for six days running from Sunday to Friday in July on alternating years. Although The Spirit of Herbs is a Level 1a course, this workshop may be taken at any time before beginning Level 2a of the program. As a result, full-time students are required to take this workshop before beginning the second year of their program (i.e. they must take it at the beginning or end of their first year of studies).

Students who wish to enroll in the Traditional Herbalist program in years when the weekly Level 1a courses are not scheduled can begin with the Level 1b courses. They may also attend Herbal Field Studies, which is scheduled every year, and The Spirit of Herbs in years when it is scheduled. Students who wish to enroll in the Level 1b courses at George Brown College and/or through Ontario Learn are required to first register in the Traditional Herbalist program to ensure your acceptance into the program, as the successful completion of any of the George Brown or Ontario Learn courses does not guarantee your acceptance into the Traditional Herbalist program.

Note: The end of weekly classes on June 1st can not be guaranteed. If any classes need to be cancelled due to weather or for any other reason, the weekly class schedule will end later in June. Classes could end as late as June 29th.

Healing With Herbs
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, October 27 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: None.

Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

October 27 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), November 3, 10, 17, 24

December 1, 8, 17, 22, January 5, 12, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 23

April 13 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25

June 1 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica.

Herbal Field Studies*
Field workshops 2010:
Saturdays 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
April 10, May 8, June 5, July 3, 24, August 28

October 2, 23 (final exam 10:30 am to 12 pm)

Prerequisite: None.

The Spirit of Herbs**
Sunday July 10 to Friday July 15, 2011.

The scheduling of this workshop is tentative. The exact dates in July will be confirmed by the end of February 2011.

Prerequisite: None.

(*) In addition to the five Herbal Field Studies field workshops that must be attended in order to fulfill the requirements of this course, Traditional Herbalist students are required to attend an additional five field workshops in order to meet the academic requirements of the program (i.e. the academic requirements of the Traditional Herbalist program requires students to attend a total of ten Herbal Field Studies field workshops, even though only five field workshops need to be attended to meet the requirements of the course). This must include all seven of regularly scheduled Herbal Field Studies workshops and three additional repeats. Students are expected to attend all ten Herbal Field Studies workshops in the first two years that they are enrolled in the program.

(**) Note on the scheduling of The Spirit of Herbs:
This workshop is not scheduled every year. There is also a minimum number of students required in order for it to be held in any given year. Some years it may be cancelled due to low enrollment. A decision about whether to run the course will be made in mid June. Please see the Current Courses section of our website for updates on the scheduling of this course in the current school year.

Download Traditional Herbalist Level 1a 2010/2011 Schedule (PDF file)

Traditional Herbalist, Level 1b Schedule 2010/2011

All of the Traditional Herbalist, Level 1b courses are offered by George Brown College or, if available, alternative online distance learning courses may be taken from other colleges through Ontario Learn. Students must enroll in these courses directly with George Brown or through Ontario Learn. It is the students' responsibility to make sure that they enroll in the appropriate courses to meet the requirements of the Traditional Herbalist program. They will also be required to provide transcripts indicating their attendance at these courses and their final grades.

CHEM 9004 Chemistry for Health Sciences (George Brown College)
This course is not currently offered by George Brown College and there is no distance equivalent available from Ontario Learn. The following alternative is therefore recommended:
CHM198 Advanced Chemistry (Seneca College)
Prerequisites: Grade 11U Chemistry or CHM091.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Arts & Sciences courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the College/University Prep section of the Part-Time Programs Calendar at the Part-Time Programs section of the Seneca College website.

ANAT 1054 Anatomy and Physiology I (George Brown College)
This course is not currently offered by George Brown College as part of their Continuing Education program. The following alternative is therefore recommended:
Anatomy and Physiology I for RPN (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Nursing courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

ANAT 1056 Anatomy and Physiology II (George Brown College)
This course is not currently offered by George Brown College as part of their Continuing Education program. The following alternative is therefore recommended:
Anatomy and Physiology II for RPN (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology I for RPN .
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Nursing courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

GSCI 1002 Basic Botany (George Brown College or Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Distance Education courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

GSCI 1019 Health and Wellness (George Brown College)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
The following online distance learning course may be taken as an alternative:
Stress, Wellness and Nutrition (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Arts & Sciences courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

GSCI 1120 Nutrition (George Brown College)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
The following online distance learning course may be taken as an alternative:
Introduction to Nutrition (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Arts & Sciences courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

Download Traditional Herbalist Level 1b Schedule (PDF file)

Traditional Herbalist, Level 2a Schedule 2010/2011

Weekly courses are scheduled on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm from September to June in alternating years.

Diet and Nutrition
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This course is not scheduled in the 2010/2011 school year.
Prerequisites: Nutrition [or Introduction to Nutrition], Health and Wellness, [or Stress, Wellness and Nutrition], Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica.

Pharmacology
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

This course is not scheduled in the 2010/2011 school year.
Prerequisites: Chemistry for Health Sciences, Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica, Health and Wellness, [or Stress, Wellness and Nutrition].

Advanced Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This course is not scheduled in the 2010/2011 school year.
Prerequisites: Herbal Materia Medica, Anatomy and Physiology II, Diet and Nutrition, Pharmacology.

Bach Flower Therapy
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This course is not scheduled in the 2010/2011 school year.
Prerequisites: Complementary Herbal Therapies, The Spirit of Herbs.

Advanced Herbal Field Studies
Wednesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
This course is not scheduled in the 2010/2011 school year.
Prerequisites: Herbal Field Studies, Basic Botany, Herbal Materia Medica, The Spirit of Herbs.

Traditional Herbalist, Level 2b Schedule 2009/2010

All of the Traditional Herbalist, Level 2b courses are offered by George Brown College or, if available, alternative online distance learning courses may be taken from other colleges through Ontario Learn. Students must enroll in these courses directly with George Brown or through Ontario Learn. It is the students' responsibility to make sure that they enroll in the appropriate courses to meet the requirements of the Traditional Herbalist program. They will also be required to provide transcripts indicating their attendance at these courses and their final grades.

PATH 1018 Pathology and Therapeutics I (George Brown College)
This course is not currently offered by George Brown College as part of their Continuing Education program. The following alternative is therefore recommended:
Pathophysiology I for RPN (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology II for RPN.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Nursing courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

PATH 1017 Pathology and Therapeutics II (George Brown College)
This course is not currently offered by George Brown College as part of their Continuing Education program. The following alternative is therefore recommended:
Pathophysiology II for RPN (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Pathophysiology I for RPN.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Nursing courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Health Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

GSSC 1116 Interpersonal Psychology (George Brown College)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
The following online distance learning course may be taken as an alternative:
Dealing With Difficult People (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Arts & Sciences courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Social Sciences section of the Ontario Learn website.

GSSC 1117 Lifespan Development (George Brown College)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
The following online distance learning courses may be taken as an alternative:
Developmental Psychology (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
-or-
Personality Psychology (Ontario Learn)
Prerequisite: Grade 12 English.
For scheduling options and additional course information, please see the Arts & Sciences courses in the Continuing Education section of the George Brown website or the Social Sciences and General Education sections of the Ontario Learn website.

Download Traditional Herbalist Level 2b Schedule (PDF file)

Traditional Herbalist, Level 3 Schedule 2010/2011

Herbal Practice Issues
Tuesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
September 14, 21, 28, October 5 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)

Corequisite: Supervised Clinic.

Case Studies
Tuesdays 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
October 5 (11:30 am to 5:00 pm), 12, October 26, November 2, 9, 16 (exam 10 to 11:30 am)
Prerequisite: Advanced Herbal Therapeutics & Materia Medica.

Supervised Clinic
Beginning mid September 2010. Clinic hours are generally scheduled on Fridays and/or Saturdays. However, there is some flexibility depending on the needs of different groups of students from year to year. Traditional Herbalist students are required to complete 250 hours of Supervised Clinic.
Prerequisites: In order to be eligible to begin Supervised Clinic in September, students must have completed and received a passing grade on all of the level 1a, 1b, 2a and 2b courses. Herbal Practice Issues and Case Studies are scheduled concurrently with first few months of Supervised Clinic. Students must complete and receive a passing grade for these two courses by the Christmas break of the fall in which they are scheduled in order to be eligible to continue Supervised Clinic in January after the break.

Clinical Apprenticeship
Clinical Apprenticeship hours vary and are scheduled according to the availability of the student's mentor. Traditional Herbalist students are required to complete 100 hours of Clinical Apprenticeship with an experienced herbalist who has been approved by the Director of Living Earth.
Corequisite: Supervised Clinic.