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Student Handbook Welcome to MUHH. You are now well on your way to uncovering the mysteries of healthy living and communing with the Divine. It is our goal to make the journey as fulfilling and spiritually rewarding as possible. This handbook contains information about how your program will work. It will answer many questions that you may have about what to expect and how to approach your courses. Please read this booklet thoroughly and carefully. Once you read and understand the information found in this handbook, you will need to sign the Independent Study Policy/Handbook consent form and return it to us through the mail, as we need a hard copy for your transcripts. Should you have any questions, we'll be glad to answer them. What is a Holistic Health, and how does it differ from Modern Medicine? A holistic health or natural wellness consultant is, in many respects, an educator and coach. If you decide to practice in this field, you will not be a diagnostician or physician. As a natural wellness educator and facilitator, you will ultimately help people help themselves by making them aware of options they might have not known were possible, therefore allowing them to make the best decision for them and their families. While we encourage MD’s and other traditional practitioners to enroll at Midwest University of Holistic Health, our focus is on empowering individuals with information that can improve health and well-being, and not to prepare individuals for a career in medicine. When you receive the box containing your course materials, you will also find a packing list. Please check everything carefully. Occasionally one or two of our books may be on back order. If this is the case, there should be a memo advising you of the delay. You will receive the missing book(s) as soon as possible. It is the student’s responsibility to report any discrepancies with textbooks or materials to the student records office within 30 days of enrollment. Any requests for textbooks or materials made after that period will be honored by allowing the student to obtain them at the school’s price. Please note that if you are accepted into a payment plan, materials will only be sent on courses that have been paid for. At the top of the packing list will be the name of the program you have been sent. We want our students to invest their time and energy toward their chosen degree program. Please check to make sure that the program you received is the one in which you enrolled. If you have any questions, call 785-331-3929 and ask to speak to a MUHH representative, or email your admissions advisor. While we make every effort to be accurate in our work, mix-ups can happen. Our distance learning format is designed to provide intellectual challenge as well as concrete information for the beginner and experienced student alike. Our global format was selected in order to help people in many different circumstances acquire an education, we have not set any specific deadlines for completion. Your success depends completely on your dedication to the learning. While we prefer to allow the student to pace their own studies, your advisor can help you create a study schedule that best suits your needs, so feel free to contact him or her for assistance. While it is important not to rush, we also encourage you not to proceed too slowly. The average time of completion for a degree program is approximately 12 to 32 months. This is based on an average of about 10 hours per week, or completion of one course a month. Some courses are more in depth, and require memorization and/or hands on case studies, so those programs may take longer. Requirements As our University expands, so do our course offerings available. Our course requirements and electives are subject to change without notice, but you are obligated to complete the course requirements that were set forth on the day of your enrollment. We do not expect you to modify your studies should we modify a program. Many students wonder whether they should send exams one at a time, or whether they should complete all the course work before sending material to us for grading. You may send in each test as you complete it, or you may send in all the tests for one course together. Whatever you decide, please make a photocopy of all tests and assignments. Should your package get damaged or lost in the mail, you will have to repeat the work to receive full credit. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please print your name as you will like for it to appear on your certificate on each exam that you submit to the school, Otherwise we will use the name used at time of enrollment to place on all diplomas. You will probably find it helpful to purchase some additional reference material or to find it at your local public library. Items we suggest are:
For those seeking one of our degree programs we highly suggest:
Advanced Standing and Waived Courses If you have enrolled at advanced standing level or will be waiving any courses, you must provide us with official transcripts or a letter of recommendation within six (6) weeks of enrollment. Students are responsible for requesting that an official transcript from any previous school be sent directly to us for evaluation. If we do not receive the official transcripts and Healers U finds that previous course work does not meet the school's standards, additional coursework and fees may be required. Transferring Credits From MUHH Midwest U credits may be transferable to other schools. Just as we have certain requirements for accepting transfer credits earned elsewhere, other institutions have their own requirements. Each individual credit from one school must be evaluated by the receiving school. Read the textbook thoroughly, highlighting important material as you go along. A second reading and perhaps some note taking will help focus your attention on the material. Some course materials contain specific educational objectives. These may be used as an outline for study and learning. If you are enrolled in a Ph.D. program, your final requirement will be the completion of a 25-30 page dissertation. This paper is to be on a natural healing or spiritual health topic and must be agreed upon by your advisor. Your paper should be a topic of interest but not an area of existing expertise, so that the process will be a true learning experience for you. The Internship/Experience Project All PhD candidates of our degree programs must do an internship/experience project and a 10+ page paper summarizing the experience, including any research or case studies you may have obtained. You should contact your advisor to give them the name, address, and telephone number of the person with which you have chosen to study. MUHH will contact the mentor and verify the arrangement, sending them a form to fill out and return to the school. This form will pledge that the student did the internship with them. They will be asked to send this form directly back to us at the end of the internship. You should select a person involved in an area in which you are particularly interested and obtain permission to observe them in their area of expertise for a period of 15-20 hours. A few examples of this type of mentor could be (but is not limited to) a counselor, minister, yoga master, Reiki master, massage therapist, etc. The school will not be held responsible for obtaining positions for the student internship nor for any non-cooperation of the mentor in returning the required form to the school. You should keep a personal journal of these day-to-day experiences that can be referred to when you are doing the paper which summarizes the experience. You should also write how the experience benefited you and how you will be able to use this knowledge/experience in the future. When you are ready to mail your work to us, it is important to remember a few things:
Grading Procedures/Grade Scale The following is our
grade scale: If you make a C on an exam (79 or below), you may elect to take the exam over or opt to substitute it for a mutually agreed upon project that fulfills the requirements and demonstrates your ability. We do not issue course completion credit nor transferable credits on any course that scores less than 80%. Grading Your Dissertation and Project Dissertations and projects do not receive a letter or numerical grade; they are either approved or disapproved. If your dissertation is not of acceptable quality, you will receive detailed notes as to how it can be brought up to standard. Once you have done this, your paper will be approved without penalty. The adjunct faculty member who reviews your paper will contact you by letter with their comments and results. As stated above, your graded test results will be returned to you. Please do not call for scores or to check your answers, since this information CANNOT be given over the telephone. Once you have completed your academic requirements and cleared any financial obligation to us, you will be sent a Grade Report that shows the degree you have earned along with the letter grade and grade points for each course, and grade point average. Graduation Requirements In order to graduate any degree or program, you must have completed all of your academic and financial requirements before that date. We must also have the original signed copies of the following forms in order for you to graduate:
We also require that all financial obligations are met prior to dispensing your diploma. In order to graduate, you must pass every course with a letter grade of C or higher. In addition, if you are a Ph.D. candidate, your dissertation and project must be of acceptable quality. Please remember the following about diplomas:
Official transcripts can only be sent directly to prospective employers or to other holistic and spiritual colleges and universities. If you would like to have a transcript sent, please use the Transcript Request Form that has been included in the back of this handbook. There is a fee of $15.00 per transcript request. An unofficial transcript is sent with the diploma at the completion of the degree program. For every transcript thereafter, a charge of $10.00 applies. A Form to request transcripts will be included in your welcome packet. Certain information about each student is deemed "Directory Information." Therefore, pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, as amended, we consider the following as Directory Information about each student:
This information will be released to the public upon request unless you file a notice in writing with us. A form will be included in your welcome packet of materials from us for you to make your selection. Academic Misconduct includes, but is not limited to, refusing to respect the policies of Global Healers, cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, misrepresentation (including material on the application for admission). Penalties for academic misconduct can range from a reprimand to withdrawal and all tuition paid will be forfeited. MUHH is committed to equal employment and educational opportunities. No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored at this institution. Further, as prescribed by Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this institution does not discriminate on the basis of handicap in admission or employment in its programs and activities. Our only requirement is that the student be at least 18 years of age or of legal age and have command of the English language. Dissertation Guidelines
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