Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ACAN's Courses
Below are some of the more common questions that people ask both before and after they have enrolled in one of our animal naturopathy courses.
Question: Can anyone take ACAN's courses?
NOTE:Upon successful completion of a course program being offered by the American Council of Animal Naturopathy, LLC. you will receive a certificate of completion and be eligible to take the board exam to be certified IN either small animal naturopathy or equine naturopathy as well as being eligible to enter the doctorate program at Kingdom College of Natural Health to become a doctor of animal naturopathy.
Answer: Yes, these courses are designed to prepare you to be certified in animal naturopathy, go on to a doctorate level of animal naturopathy or just for your own knowledge. Once the full courses are successfully completed, you will earn a certificate of completion and will be qualified (if you desire) to take the board examination to become certified in animal naturopathy.
Question: Once a course is completed, will I then certified in that area?
Answer: Not yet, once a full course is completed successfully, the student will receive a certificate of completion in that course. If you would like to be certified in the area of course work study you successfully completed, you may apply to take the board examination. When the examination is successfully passed you will be granted certification in that area of knowledge.
Question: Is there an additional cost for the certification examination or is it included in the tuition for the full course? How much will it cost?
Answer: There is an additional cost to take the certification examination. Examination prices vary slightly but average is around $100.00 (USD)
Question: What if I just want to learn about natural/naturopathic health for my own pets? Do I have to take the certification examination?
Answer:No. You can take the full courses or just modules of your choice in the subjects you are most interested in. Upon successful completion you will be offered a certificate of completion and you do not need to take the examination unless this is something you would like be certified in.
Question: How much does it cost to take the certifying examination?
Answer: The board certifying examination in small animal and equine naturopathy is $199.00.
Question: Will passing the certification examination make a certified animal naturopath?
Answer: No it will not. An animal naturopath or veterinary naturopath is one who has a doctorate degree in that field from an accredited college such as Kingdom College of Natural Health. Passing the certification examination will earn you certification in animal naturopathy.
Question: How do I go about becoming a certified animal naturopath?
Answer:As just stated above, to become an animal naturopath you must earn this doctorate degree by successfully taking doctorate level courses at an accredited college such as Kingdom College Of Natural Health. Once you have earned your doctorate, you may then take the national board examination offered only here at ACAN to be a certified animal naturopath.
Question: What does being certified IN animal naturopathy give me the title to do?
Answer: Being certified IN either small animal or equine naturopathy (or both) provides assurance to the public that those certified by the Board of American Council Animal Naturopathy have successfully completed an approved educational program and an evaluation process assessing their ability to provide quality care in his/her specialty area in natural animal health. You will have gained the knowledge to do consultations with people and their animals in preventive, natural care. It is NOT a license to practice nor does it entitle you to state you are an animal naturopath. Certification will prove that you are educated and knowledgeable in animal naturopathy and can incorporate it into your work with animals either within your current natural animal health business or just with your own pets.
Question: Are practical or hands on workshops required for the courses?
Answer:None of A.C.A.N.s modules or courses require hands on training. However there are a few elective courses you may be interested in that do require practical or hands on workshops to become certified in that particular modality. Animal Aromatherapy (available in the near future) and Animal Acupressure are examples of courses that do require hands on training.
Question:Once certified in animal naturopathy, animal aromatherapy etc. will I be required to take continuing education to keep my certification current?
Answer: Yes, continuing education is required yearly for re-certification. ACAN has a listing of approved CE providers and will keep the list of providers, upcoming seminars, webinars, etc. updated for both online and offline availability.
Question: Do I have to travel anywhere to take a Certification Examination?
Answer: No, attendance is not required for the certification examinations, they will be made available to you online.
Question: How long do your courses take to complete?
Answer: While many individuals come to us with some knowledge of the subject/subjects they will be studying, others may be starting from beginner level. For this reason time-frames will vary, also every individual has a different threshold for learning and some modules will take longer to complete due to the amount of content. The time limit for individual modules varies from three (3) months to complete to five (5) months. However, if a circumstance should arise where the student requires an extension of time to complete a module, the student may request an extension. This way every student has the opportunity to produce their best work under the most 'favorable, relaxed conditions'.
Question: May I make monthly payments on the courses?
Answer: No, full courses must be paid in full at the time of registration. However, the courses are broken out into individual modules which may be purchased one at a time as you are able to afford them. Prices are listed on the Courses page.
Question: What if something should happen I can not finish a full course, may I get a refund?
Answer: No, there are no refunds. However, as stated above, if an extension is needed in the length of time to complete the course or module, please contact ACAN.
Question: What kind of coursework or assignments can I expect to do?
Answer: Each module is taken one at a time within a course/program. When required books are read, audios listened to and DVDs watched for that particular section or module, the student will be required to exhibit what they have learned by writing an essay and creating their own brief test on the module before moving on to the next.. (more details will be available in the syllabus made available at the time of registration and enrollment).
Question: What if I do not receive a passing grade on a coursework assignment?
Answer: Should this be the case (and it hardly ever happens) you will be given the opportunity to re-sit your assignment with no additional fees involved providing it is re-done in a timely fashion. We are not trying to 'catch you out'. We want you to enjoy your studies and achieve the success you deserve. We help and encourage everyone to be successful. Our role is to 'educate our students', Students enjoy studying with us and usually will stay studying with us, working through different natural modalities and in some cases going on to doctorate studies in animal naturopathy and becoming a certified animal naturopath.
Being certified IN animal naturopathy does not give you the title of animal naturopath. The title of animal naturopath or doctor of animal naturopathy can only be earned by taking and passing the doctorate level program (currently only being offered at Kingdom College of Natural Health at this time).