Fall & Spring Courses

The Curanderismo: Traditional Medicine without Borders program proudly offers comprehensive, semester-long courses during the academic year in the Fall and Spring terms. Facilitated through UNM Continuing Education, these courses are fully open to all community members who wish to deepen their understanding of traditional healing practices.

Course Format and Expectations Both the Fall and Spring offerings are designed as 16-week, non-live (asynchronous) online courses, running in strict alignment with the official University of New Mexico Academic Calendar. To ensure a rigorous and structured learning experience, students are expected to procure required course books, adhere to weekly deadlines, and complete graded weekly assignments.

Fall Semester Course

• Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Mexican Healing Offered exclusively during the Fall semester, this 16-week course delves into the foundational practices, history, and applications of traditional Mexican folk healing.

  • Registration: Enrollment opens in late March of each year. You may secure your spot by registering through the UNM Continuing Education portal.

Spring Semester Course

• Curanderismo: Global Perspectives of Traditional Healing Offered exclusively during the Spring semester, this 16-week course expands upon foundational knowledge to explore the global and cross-cultural dimensions of traditional medicine.

  • Registration: Enrollment opens in mid-October of each year. You may secure your spot by registering through the UNM Continuing Education portal.

Curanderismo Certificate Requirements For those pursuing the official Curanderismo Certificate, please note that academic standards apply. Students must obtain a passing grade of a "C" in a course for it to be counted toward the final certificate issuance. Any course resulting in a non-passing grade will not fulfill the certificate requirements and must be successfully retaken.