Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

• A personal interview with the director of the Ayurveda Program will be required of applicants prior to
final selection. This personal admissions interview will normally be scheduled on campus. Under certain
circumstances, an off-campus or telephone admissions interview may be arranged.
Academic Requirements
• Completion of the Ayurvedic Wellness Educator Certificate at SCU, or equivalent certificate from
another institution.
Physical Requirements
The primary goal of the certificate programs in the Division of Professional Studies (DPS) is to prepare students
to become competent, caring, practitioners. Contemporary Ayurveda education requires that the acquisition
and utilization of scientific and professional knowledge be accompanied by necessary sets of skills, professional
attitudes, and behaviors. The Division of Professional Studies maintains that prospective and enrolled students
must meet certain technical standards, which are essential for successful completion of all phases of the
educational program. Candidates for certificates in Ayurveda must meet the following technical standards with
or without reasonable accommodations. Candidates for admission and students must demonstrate: The
strength, coordination, and ability to stand and use the torso and all limbs in the performance of common
manual procedures and techniques.
1. The strength, manual dexterity, and tactile perceptiveness and ability to perform in all laboratory and
clinical settings, to diagnose and treat human ailments, and to maintain the safety and well-being of
fellow students and patients without posing a threat to themselves;
2. The visual, hearing and speech skills and personal hygiene requisite to professional performance
including performing any and all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures;
3. The ability to reason, learn, and perform independently demonstrating the conceptual, integrative, and
quantitative skills that are necessary for critical thinking, problem solving, measurement, the ability to
comprehend three-dimensional and spatial relationships, diagnosis, and therapeutic applications; and
4. The emotional health required for the full use of intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment,
and the prompt and safe completion of all responsibilities; the ability to adapt to change, to display
flexibility and to learn to function in the face of uncertainties and stressful situations; empathy, integrity,
concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation which will be assessed during the
admissions process and throughout their education.
Certificate Requirements
The Ayurvedic Practitioner certificate may be awarded to those who have completed the following
requirements:
1. Completed all courses (1500 clock hours) of the curriculum;
2. Passed each course with grade of 70% or above (a letter grade of A, B, or C);
3. Completed and passed a comprehensive examination;
4. Are free of all indebtedness and other obligations to the University; and
5. Are recommended for graduation by the faculty and the president of the University.
To earn the certificate, Ayurvedic Practitioner students must also comply with the following policies regarding
attendance.
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