Pathway 1 Registration Information

ARONAH registrants applying through Pathway 1 for General Registration or Non-practicing Registration need to have completed a Bachelor or Masters degree qualification specific to the registration area (naturopathy or Western herbal medicine). The courses currently known by ARONAH to fulfill this criteria are:

  • Southern Cross University*
    • Masters of Advanced Naturopathic Medicine, including Integrated Masters pathway (3-year BHSc(Health and Lifestyle) + 1-year of Masters of Advanced Naturopathic Medicine)
  • Endeavour College of Natural Health (formerly ACNM – see below)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
  • Torrens University (formerly ACNT and SSNT – see below)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Herbal Medicine)

*The Southern Cross University naturopathic masters qualification is the only degree which is currently accredited against the National Naturopathic Education standards (as of January 2023).

This list of courses is not expected to be definitive and if you feel your course complies with the requirements of a Pathway 1 application, provide evidence of compliance with your register membership application form and this will be independently assessed.

Historical Pathway one degrees

The following educational institutions used to offer Bachelor or Masters degrees but no longer do:

  • Australasian College of Natural Therapies (ACNT) (including from Think Education, and Laureate University)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Herbal Medicine)
  • Southern School of Natural Therapy (SSNT) (including from Think Education and Laureate University)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy)
    • Bachelor of Health Science (Herbal Medicine)
  • Australian College of Natural Medicine (ACNM) (Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy))
  • Endeavour College of Natural Health (Bachelor of Health Science (Herbal Medicine))
  • Paramount college (Bachelor of Naturopathy)
  • Southern Cross University (Bachelor of Naturopathy) -prior to the current accreditation (eg not from 2023 onwards)
  • University of Western Sydney (Bachelor of Naturopathy)
  • University of Sydney (Masters of Herbal medicine)
  • Nature Care College