The Bachelor’s Program in Natural Therapies is for those students wanting a professional career in the ministry of Natural Therapies. The Bachelor's Program requires the student to have graduated from high school and to have a high level of commitment.

A proctored program final exam is required to complete the Bachelor’s Program. The program final exam is a comprehensive exam covering all courses in the program. Questions are drawn from the individual course finals that make up the full program. Students are responsible for locating a suitable proctor in their local area who will receive, administer, and collect the exam. Ministers, librarians, rabbis, priests, or teachers are typically chosen as proctors by the student. Instructions for choosing and nominating the proctor for the program final are included in the study binder sent to the student.

NOTE: Proctors are not required for the individual course finals--only for the program final exam taken at the end of the program.

The Bachelor’s Program in Natural Therapies consists of the courses of the Diploma in Natural Holistic Therapies, plus the following 22 courses:

1. Anatomy & Physiology: In depth study of all of the body’s organ and endocrine systems. Text: Anatomy & Physiology: The Easy Way by Edward Alcamo (Barron’s Educational Series; NY). 6 credits.

2. Biology: In depth study of the cell; cellular functioning; classifications of life forms; ecology; genetics and evolution. Text: Biology: The Easy Way by Gabrielle Edwards (Barron’s Educational Series; NY). 6 credits.

3. Preventive Nutrition: How to use nutrition to prevent cancer, heart disease, and illness. The dangers of refined sugar, processed fats, and alcohol. Text: Eat Right to Live Longer by Cass Igram, D.O. (Literary Visions Publishing; IL). 3 credits.

4. Pediatric Nutrition: Nutritional needs of children and teenagers; feeding strategies for youth; nutritional protocols for assorted childhood diseases. Text: Parents’ Nutrition Bible by Earl Mindell (Hay House; CA). 3 credits.

5. Geriatric Nutrition: Nutritional needs of seniors. Antioxidants. Special attention is placed on adequate digestion to avoid disease and maintain health in the elderly. Text: Age Proof Your Body by Elizabeth Somer (Quill Books; NY). 4 credits.

6. Sports Nutrition: Nutritional requirements and needs of athletes. How to build muscle mass without steroids. Carb loading, fat loading, and increasing endurance with food. Text: Avery’s Sports Nutrition Almanac by Burke & Gastelu (Avery Publishing; NY). 3 credits.

7. Chemistry: In depth study of inorganic and organic chemistry. Text: Chemistry: The Easy Way by Joseph Mascetta (Barron’s Educational Series; NY). 6 credits.

8. Allergies: Symptoms of food allergies. Determining and correcting food sensitivities. Rotational diets; muscle testing. Text: One Man’s Food is Another’s Poison by David Rowland (Health Naturally Publications; Canada). 3 credits.

9. Environmental Pollution & Detoxification: Common toxins in the environment and how to avoid and remove them from the body. Detoxifying diets, baths, and parasite prevention. Text: How to Stay Young and Healthy in a Toxic World by Ann Louise Gittleman (Keats Publishing; CT). 3 credits.

10. Biochemistry: The chemical processes of the body including the cell, the Krebs Cycle, and the immune system. Chemical structure of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. Text: The Chemistry of Life by Steven Rose (Penguin Books; UK). 4 credits.

11. Nutritional Symptomatology: How to spot clinical and subclinical nutritional deficiencies using symptom questionnaires. How to develop personalized supplement programs for individuals. Text: Listen to Your Body by David Rowland (Health Naturally Publications; Canada). 3 credits.

12. Clinical Nutrition: Designing personalized nutrition programs based on individual needs. Case studies in nutritional medicine. Suggested protocols for many ailments. Interpreting blood and urine test results. Texts: Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Balch & Balch; Eat Right to Live Longer by Igram. 8 credits.

13. Nutritional Pathology: How diseases caused by nutritional deficiencies develop. How nutritional deficiencies figure into acute and chronic diseases. Text: Self-Test Nutrition Guide by Cass Igram, DO (Literary Visions Publishing; IL). 4 credits.

14. Nutrition & Mental Illness: How to use diet and food supplements to handle schizophrenia. Different causes of schizophrenia; how hypoglycemia figures into destructive behaviour. Text: Nutrition and Mental Illness by Carl Pfeiffer, MD, PhD, (Keats Publishing; CT). 3 credits.

15. Nutrition & Physical Degeneration: Determining the optimal human diet through study of healthy primitive peoples around the world. The importance of a sound diet in maintaining genetic and physical strength. Comparative diets: vegetarianism, veganism, omnivorism and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Text: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price (Keats Publishing; CT). 6 credits.

16. Nutrition Research: The latest studies in nutritional research. How to read nutritional studies and spot inconsistencies. Text: The Nutritional Health Bible by Linda Lazarides (Thorsons; UK); The Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov (website). 6 credits.

17. Basic Homeopathy: Principles of classical homeopathy; major homeopathic remedies for common ailments; cell salts and the biochemic system of Scheussler; Bach Flower remedies. Text: The Complete Book of Homeopathy by Michael Weiner. 6 credits.

18. Iridology: How to integrate Iris Analysis into one’s practice. How the signs and markings of the iris correspond to certain degenerative and healing states in the body. Text: Visions of Health by Jensen & Bodeen (Avery Publishing; NY). 4 credits.

19. Body Therapies: How to use reflexology in resolving physical ailments and pain. The meridians of acupressure. How to use acupressure to resolve common disorders, stimulate energy flow, and ease suffering. Swedish massage techniques are presented. Text: Feet First by Laura Norman (Fireside Books; NY); Healing Massage Techniques by Frances Tappan (Appelton & Lange; CT). 6 credits.

20. Alternative Approaches to Cancer: An in-depth look at alternative cancer protocols with an emphasis on nutrition and herbs. Texts: Cancer Therapy by Ralph Moss (Equinox Press; NY); One Answer to Cancer by William Donald Kelley, DDS (College of Metabolic Medicine; Kansas). 8 credits.

21. Jurisprudence: How to run a holistic and nutritional practice legally. Marketing techniques; dealing with supplement companies; advertising. Text: Legal Guidelines for Unlicensed Practitioners by Lawrence Wilson; How to Give Nutritional Advice Legally by David Rowland. 3 credits.

22. Clinical Mentorship: To help students make the necessary and sometimes difficult transition from "book learning" to active practice, HLM has developed the Clinical Mentorship Program. The Mentorship Program will provide students with access to an experienced health professional and will enable the students to get advice and assistance with difficult cases, as well as provide a valuable source of natural health information in the first months of active practice. The Clinical Mentorship Program is a requirement of the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs in Natural Therapies.