The total master’s degree program curriculum of 3180 hours (182 credits) includes 1740 hours of didactic instruction on acupuncture and Oriental medicine, 540 hours of bioscience-related material, and 900 hours of clinical observation and experience. The full-time program is designed to run twelve total trimesters, with fifteen weeks per trimester. The maximum time for program completion is eight years, taking eight credits per trimester minimum. It is also possible to accelerate through the program and complete it in nine trimesters.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are electives.
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In order to complete the program, 180 hours of clinical observation are required during the first six trimesters, and 720 hours of clinical practice are required during the remaining six trimesters, during which students must complete at least 360 treatment sessions including at least 72 new patients.
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Course Title | Code | Location |
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Acupuncture Prescriptions |
2102 | |
Acupuncture Techniques |
2202 | |
Advanced Acupuncture Techniques* |
3105 | |
Advanced Herbal Prescriptions* |
4205 | |
Anatomy & Physiology I |
1104 | |
Anatomy & Physiology II |
1204 | |
Anatomy & Physiology III |
1304 | |
Auricular Acupuncture |
2302 | |
Board Review |
4105 | |
Chinese Herbal Formulas I |
2303 | |
Chinese Herbal Formulas II |
3103 | |
Chinese Herbal Formulas III |
3203 | |
Chinese Patent Herbal Medicine |
3302 | |
Clinic Observation III |
1306 | |
Clinic Observation IV |
2106 | |
Clinical Chinese Herbology I |
1303 | |
Clinical Chinese Herbology II |
2103 | |
Clinical Chinese Herbology III |
2203 | |
Clinical Observation I |
1108 | |
Clinical Observation II |
1208 |