Botanical Studies

First Year Field Program

April to June: Apprenticeship Field Program, Spring Term, 10 field trips, 1 overnight field trip, and 20 lectures. No pre-requisite required. Instructors: Brounstein, Yeager.

July to September: Apprenticeship Field Program, Summer Term, 4 overnight field trips and 6 lectures. Successful completion of Spring Term required. Instructors: Brounstein, Yeager.

September to October: Fall Field Elective, Fall Term, 3 field trips. Not required for successful completion of the first year Apprenticeship Field Program. Successful completion of Summer Term required. Instructor: Yeager.

First Year Lecture Program

April to June: Herbal Concepts and Northwest Materia Medica, Spring Term, 10 lectures, 25 hours. No pre-requisite required. Instructors: Brounstein, Yeager.

July to September: Herbal Concepts and Northwest Materia Medica, Summer Term, 6 lectures, 18 hours. Completion of spring term required. Instructors: Brounstein, Yeager.

September to November: Physiology for the Herbalist, Fall Term Elective, 18 lectures, 36 hours. Completion of Herbal Concepts or one-year of herbal study required. Instructor: Brounstein.

Second Year Program

March to August: Second Year Apprenticeship Field Program, 8 one day field trips, 1 overnight field trip, 1 three day field trip, 18 lectures. Successful completion of the first year Apprenticeship Field Program is required. Instructors: Brounstein, Yeager.

April to October: Second Year Lecture Series, 18 lectures, 54 hours. Completion of Herbal Concepts or one-year of herbal study required. Instructor: Brounstein.

December: Physical Assessment Skills. Fall Term Elective, 6 lectures, 18 hours. Enrollment or completion of the Second Year Lecture Series, or comparable experience required. Instructor: Brounstein.

March: Springtime in the Sonoran Desert, Spring Term Elective, 1 week field trip consisting of 5 teaching days in Arizona and Mexico. Successful completion of the first year Apprenticeship Field Program is required. Instructor: Brounstein.

March: Southern California Botanical Adventure, Spring Term Elective, 1 week field trip consisting of 5 teaching days. Successful completion of the first year Apprenticeship Field Program is required. Instructor: Brounstein.

March: Chasing Spring Option, Both March trips back to back, 2 week field trip consisting of 10 teaching days. Successful completion of the first year Apprenticeship Field Program is required. Instructor: Brounstein.

Third Year Program

One on one Clinical Internship hours available to qualified students. Instructor: Brounstein.

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