FAQ

Whether you are a novice, run your own yoga center or work for one, a Yoga Therapist, a healthcare professional (physician, nurse, or physical/occupational therapist) or in the hospitality industry (massage therapists etc.) whether you are looking for career enhancement or a seeker serious enough to satisfy your curiosity, then M.S. (Yoga) is for you.

Applicants to M.S. (Yoga) program should have a minimum of a 4-Year bachelor’s degree in any field of study from an US accredited university or equivalent degree from another country. Applicants with a 3-Year degree from an international institution with an additional supplement a minimum of 1-Year worth of college level courses for a total of 4-Years, OR an additional 3-Years of work experience in for profit or Non-Profit, paid or unpaid, are also eligible.

Application is online at Admissions. You will have to upload your documents to complete your application

• Resume
• Unofficial transcripts/marks card and degree certificate scan from your 4-year Bachelor’s degree or the highest degree obtained. For applicants from North America unofficial documents are enough to make the admission decision, however, you need to have your university send it officially to VaYU before being admitted to the program. For International applicants VaYU needs Transcripts and Degree Certificates in English. Applicants with Degrees from outside of North America having difficulties in obtaining official copies should contact apply@vayuusa.org
• Statement of Purpose; and
  One reference (either academic or professional) mailed directly from your Recommender to apply@vayuusa.org
• If you are a foreign applicant you have to in addition send us
  TOEFL scores if the medium of instruction of your 4-year degree or the highest degree was not English.
• If your transcripts/marks card and degree certificate are not in English, we will require an evaluation of the International Student’s Transcripts and Degree Certificate from a foreign degree evaluator who is a member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org. Ensure that the details are sent from the evaluation services agency directly to VaYU at apply@vayuusa.org. These evaluation services agencies serve education institutions, professional organizations, regulatory and legal entities, employers, and individuals who need accurate assessments. We recommend you to use Spantran (www.spantran.com) as we have had good experience with them and you do not need to send your originals but scanned electronic copies. We do not have any business association with Spantran, other than being a satisfied customer. We have also found them to be relatively affordable.

There is no application fee.

Once your online application is complete (all materials are uploaded and your references submitted), we take 72 hours to give you our decision.

VaYU MS (Yoga) is a 30 Credit Online Program of four semesters, each 16-weeks long. A cohort-based program (all students take the same courses throughout the program) is recommended. Students can take less than full load in which case the graduation will obviously be delayed. Students can choose either of the three specialization streams:

• Yoga Therapy: Course work requirement is 30 credits;
• Yoga Philosophy: Course work requirement is 30 credits; and
• Yoga Research: Course work 24 credits plus a semester-long 6 credit research project.

During the first and the third semester, a week-long personal contact program or PCP will be offered to train students in physical aspects of yoga inclusive of Asanas (poses), Kriyas (unambiguous actions), Mudras (hand gestures), Pranayama (controlled breathing) and Meditation. PCP will be offered at our main campus in Los Angeles. PCP would also be offered in many VaYU satellite campuses in North America and some cities in Asia such as our sister campus in Bengaluru, India or Singapore. During COVID times, the PCP has been shifted to an Online format.

We will require an evaluation of the International Student’s Transcripts and Degree Certificate from a foreign degree evaluator who is a member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org. Ensure that the details are sent from the evaluation services agency directly to VaYU at apply@vayuusa.org.

These evaluation services agencies serve education institutions, professional organizations, regulatory and legal entities, employers, and individuals who need accurate assessments. We recommend you to use Spantran (www.spantran.com) as we have had good experience with them and you do not need to send your originals but scanned electronic copies. We do not have any business association with Spantran, other than being a satisfied customer. We have also found them to be relatively not very expensive.