The Ohio Massage Therapy Licensure Exam is a challenging exam. I talk with numerous people from outside of Ohio who have graduated from a diploma program in another state. Chances are, this exam is more in-depth and difficult than any exam you have taken for massage therapy. You'll need a good review in order to be successful since only about 30% of first time test-takers from out-of-state pass.
Many people desiring licensure to practice in Ohio have graduated from a massage therapy program and taken the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. This is a quality exam but nothing like that you will be required to pass in Ohio. The Ohio exam is usually viewed as being more difficult.
Why? The actual test is a two-part exam. Both parts are 110 questions. The first part of the exam is Basic Science and is more physiology than most people are expecting. The usual anatomy and physiology text used in Ohio schools is one by Tortora and a secondary author. Most recently this text has been Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, a 1000+ page text. The second part of the exam is Limited Branch. The emphasis on this test is the content from John Harvey Kellogg's The Art of Massage, now out-of-print but still used for exam questions. Most everyone I have talked with who is from out-of-Ohio has never heard of this text. This is usually the challenge!
My answer to you. Plan on studying like you never have before for a massage therapy exam. Get the study materials and a review class that can lead you in the right direction for how to be successful on this exam. Don't "fudge" on the preparation or you will be taking the exam a second time and currently, it is only offered twice per year in June and December.
Good luck!
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