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Potential students are encouraged to visit us. We offer regularly scheduled open houses, weekly opportunities to receive bodywork in the student clininc as well as meet with staff and students. Students interested in enrolling in an upcoming Level I class, need to make an appointment with the Director of Admissions for an interview, submit a completed enrollment form and pay a $100 non-refundable registration fee. Prepaying for the course in full three weeks in advance saves 10% off the tuition price. Class enrollment is on a first come, first served basis. In order to guarantee space in class, students need to remit registration payment. 

 

Enrollment in our Level II classes is on an ala carte basis and requires a non-refundable registration fee of $50 at time of enrollment.  Students save 10% off tuition if paid in full 3 weeks before course start date. Payment plans are available. Students must be current with payments to continue attending class and all balances due must be paid in full before new course enrollment is permitted. Delinquent payments will result in a 1% monthly service fee. Contact us for more details. 


See PAYMENT INFORMATION for cost and payment plans.

 
 
  Admission Requirements (back to top)  
 
Students are required to:
1. Be 18 years or older 
2. Have a basic grasp of the English language (SBBTI does not provide English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction
3. Have the physical capacity to perform massage
   
 
  Attendance / Tardy Policy (back to top)  
 
Students are required to attend all classes as scheduled and be prompt. Students who arrive to class more than fifteen minutes late or leave more than 15 minutes early are considered tardy; arriving an hour or more late or leaving an hour or more early will be marked as absent. Four tardies will be considered an unexcused absence. If a student misses 33% or more of the class hours, attendance is considered unsatisfactory and the student may be required to enroll as part of the next class as a transfer in order to complete their hours. 

ALL absences are required to be made up. Students have one or more of the following options for making up absences, depending on course content (and instructor AND admissions approval): 
a. Attend comparable class hours in the following term (Level I and II)
b. Receive a 1-hour instructor tutorial at the instructor’s hourly rate, plus log three hours case studies of clinic sessions as practicum (Level II only)
c. Hand in a specific written / practical assignment (Level II only)

All LEVEL I absences must be made-up within one year of the first day of class. Students may make up four absences at no additional cost in the Level I program. Absences beyond four (unless pre-approved, death in the family, or act of God) will be charged a regular hourly rate. 

All Level II and Level III absences must be made-up within one year of the last class taken. 

Students are required to give a 24-hour notice of cancellation for clinics, unless they are able to find another student to cover their time slot. Canceling with less than 24 hours notice without providing coverage will result in the student being required to pay a $30 fee for each time slot missed (a total of $60 per clinic).

 
  Drop / Reinstatement Policy (back to top)  
 
Students not satisfying all of their completion requirements (100% attendance, practicum log sheets, full payment of tuition, passing score on final exams) by their program end date (one year from first day of class) will be considered dropped. Students may re-instate by fulfilling all of their outstanding program requirements, then attending six clinics or four classes ($150 re-instatement fee) at the Director's discretion. See our Attendance Policy above and Transfer Policy below for more information regarding the appropriate procedure for your particular situation (depending on the amount of class time to be completed, etc) or speak with an administrator. Please inform the office in advance if you will not be complete by your end date.

 
  Leave of Absence Policy (back to top)  
 
Students may request a leave of absence to extend their program end date in advance of the originally scheduled end date. Students are limited to one leave of absence of up to one year. 

 
  Granting of Academic Credit (back to top)  
 


Upon enrollment the student will be asked to list any previous education, training, or experience with massage. If this experience is recent, sufficiently thorough and relevant, and can be demonstrated to satisfactory proficiency, appropriate credit may be granted. Student records will document any such action taken. In order to receive an SBBTI 550 or 1000 Hour Program certificate, students must complete at least half (50%) of their hours in our classes. When credit is granted for classes taken elsewhere, all SBBTI hours are billed at our $10/ hour ala carte rate.

Students may be required to surrender prior certificate originals to SBBTI before a certificate will be issued.

EXAMPLE: 

200 Hour Certificate from a state approved school in Texas + 350 Hours of SBBTI classes = $3500 tuition + $100 Registration fee + Cost of Books = 550 Hour SBBTI certificate. 

 
  Grading Policy / Graduation Requirements / Certification
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Level I students must receive 75% or higher on their written and bodywork exams. Students may retake exams as needed to achieve a passing grade. Bodywork retake exams will be charged $60, written retake exams will be charged $10. Students will receive a Certificate of Completion through the completion of the following: 100% attendance, 100% practicum hours, passing grade on both written and hands-on proficiency tests and completion of financial agreement. 

Level II students will be required to receive at least 75% or higher on written and/or bodywork exams (clinics) in addition to any outside hours which may be required on a class by class basis.

Students are required to complete 100% of their course requirements before taking bodywork exams (class hours, practicum, clinics, payments, etc). 

Students are also required to return any and all lending library materials to the school before a certificate will be issued. Lost books will be charged a replacement fee dependent upon the prior condition and value of the missing item(s).

Additional information is listed above in the Drop / Reinstatement Policy section.

Enrollees are advised that state law requires this educational institution to maintain school records for a five-year period only.

 
  Rules of Conduct (back to top)  
 
Students are expected to be free from the influence of alcohol or drugs while participating in the Institute’s programs. The school administration maintains the right to dismiss students for conduct that reflects unfavorably on the massage profession or reputation of the school, or which seriously limits the instructor’s effectiveness to teach, or the class' opportunity to learn. This policy extends to class retreats outside of the school facility, health fairs, community service hours and any other event the student attends as a representative of SBBTI while enrolled in the Institute.

 
  Refund Policy (back to top)  
 


Cancellation shall occur when you give written notice of cancellation at SBBTI, 516 North Quarantina Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. You can do this by mail, fax, hand delivery or telegram. The written notice of cancellation, if sent by mail, is effective from the date of postmark. If the "Notice of Cancellation" is dated within 24 hours of the first day of class, the Institute shall remit a refund less the registration fee and cost of any unreturned equipment within 30 days following your withdrawal. 

The amount owed by the student is derived by multiplying the total hours rendered by the hourly charge for instruction plus registration fee and cost of any unreturned equipment. Once 60% of classroom hours have been offered, full tuition is owed plus the cost of books and supplies. 

The $100 Registration Fee is NONREFUNDABLE. Any discounts are null and void in the event of student withdrawal. 

Instructional materials in new condition may be returned within 1 month of withdrawal for a full refund. Any used materials will not be eligible for return.

Further refund information is contained in our Financial Agreement or available upon request from the office.