To apply for the Registered Herbalist designation from the American Herbalists Guild, you will need an advanced background in herbalism. Just as the content within the Advanced Course and Clinical Herbalist Path will help you prepare for the hands-on clinical training that will be necessary prior to opening your own clinic as professional herbalist, these courses will also help you to meet a portion of the study hours required to fulfill the AHG educational requirements – giving you a foundation in materia medica, therapeutics, science, and practice management.

Our courses will provide a portion of the study hours you would need to apply for AHG Registered Herbalist. We typically estimate that it will take 95 hours to complete the Introductory Herbal Course, 175 hours for the Intermediate Course, and 500 hours for the Advanced Course. Completion of these courses will get you well on your way to the number of study hours needed to apply to the AHG.

Depending on how extensive the student’s herbal background is, additional advanced training hours may likely be needed to fulfill the AHG requirement of 1200 study hours. In addition, students need to seek out 400 hours hands-on training under the guidance of an experienced herbalist or mentoring program. Of course, the AHG review process will evaluate a student’s proficiency in herbalism, and is not just based on study hours. You can read more about the AHG requirements here http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/becoming-ahg-professional-member

Criteria and application process can be found here: http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/sites/default/files/criteria_and_instructions_for_ahg_application.pdf