We know that it can be a challenge to leave home and attend a full-time midwifery program. There are some situations where the dream and desire is there but the practicality of leaving home and attending school full time is simply not possible. We want to help everyone move closer to their goal of working in the sphere of maternal and child health and therefore are offering a suite of courses that will prepare you with your didactic training in midwifery.
The program is comprised of up to three courses per quarter for a total of 25 courses. You choose whether you are going to take all three courses each quarter, work at a slower pace with fewer courses, or even take a quarter off based* on your own schedule. Each quarter will see you join with an active group of students, a cohort, that will continue to track together. Assignments are due each week, all online, and exams at the end of the courses are likewise done online. Some courses have live teaching components with the instructor and other students as well via teleconference while most courses have recorded videos, readings, and other self-study modules. Regardless of the course format, all courses have instructors available to answer questions by email and all work is hand-scored. This format allows you to continue working on your education wherever you are and yet begin building relationships with other students across the nation For more program information you can go HERE.
Each class is $350 for tuition and does not include books or materials. All courses are offered via the website in an online forum and have weekly due dates. If you are interested in our financial scholarship you may apply HERE. For more information, email us at [email protected].
Courses vary by quarter but some include:
Global Crisis in Maternal and Child Health
Community Development (Elective)
HIPAA, Coding, and Charting (Elective)
Our Upcoming Schedule
Classes marked with an "E" are electives. Students must take a total of at least 3 electives.
Summer 2024: July 8 - September 15
Classes Offered: Postpartum, Newborn,
HIPAA, Charting, and Coding E, Worldview,
Research, Doula
Fall 2024: October 7 - December 15
Classes Offered: Birth After Crisis, Birth Culture and Politics, Normal Labor, Family Health, and Childbirth Education
Winter 2025: January 6 - March 16
Classes Offered: Prenatal Care, Short Course Triad E, and Advanced Herbs E (requires previously passing the Herb course), Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Anatomy and Physiology
Spring 2025: April 7 - June 15
Classes Offered: Global Crisis in Maternal and Child Health (requires previously passing the Research course), Embryology, Normal Birth, Labs and Medications, and Community Development E
Summer 2025: July 7 - September 14
Classes Offered: Well Woman Care, Pharmacology, Introduction to Herbs, Birth Emergencies, and Self-Care E
To get started on classes, register for a free account and then fill out the Independent Study application. You must be logged in before filling out the student application. All applications require a $25 application fee.
You may purchase physical copy books by going HERE. Please keep in mind that this is an additional cost and is not included in the class tuition.
* Students must take and pass at least one class every three quarters in order to remain as an active student. If a student moves from an active to an inactive status they will need to re-enroll as a new student in order to continue taking classes. All classes already taken will remain on the transcript but tuition may be different based on when the student re-enrolls. For questions regarding this and your particular situation please contact us at [email protected]
