EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Master's Degree Program

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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First Year
First Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

1101

TCM Theory

60

4

4

1102

Meridians

30

2

2

1103

TCM & Chinese Culture

30

2

2

1104

Anatomy & Physiology I

30

2

2

1105

Western Medical Terminology

30

2

2

1106

Surface Anatomy

30

2

2

1107

Tai Chi

30

2

2

1108

Clinical Observation I

30

1

2

Total

270

17

18

Second Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

1201

TCM Diagnostics I

30

2

2

1202

Point Location I

60

4

4

1203

TCM Pathology

30

2

2

1204

Anatomy & Physiology II

30

2

2

1205

Microbiology

30

2

2

1206

TCM Dietary Therapy I

30

2

2

1207

Healing Qi Gong

30

2

2

1208

Clinic Observation II

30

1

2

Total

270

17

18

Third Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

1301

TCM Diagnostics II

30

2

2

1302

Point Location II

60

4

4

1303

Clinical Chinese Herbology I

60

4

4

1304

Anatomy & Physiology III

60

4

4

1305

TCM Dietary Therapy II

30

2

2

1306

Clinic Observation III

30

1

2

Total

270

17

18

Second Year
First Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

2101

TCM Diagnostics III

60

4

4

2102

Acupuncture Prescriptions

60

4

4

2103

Clinical Chinese Herbology II

60

4

4

2104

Western Medical Pathology I

30

2

2

2105

Medical Chinese*

30

2

2

2106

Clinic Observation IV

30

1

2

Total

240

15

16

Second Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

2201

OSHA/CNT

15

1

1

2202

Acupuncture Techniques

60

4

4

2203

Clinical Chinese Herbology III

60

4

4

2204

CPR/F.A.

15

1

1

2205

Western Medicine Pathology II

30

2

2

2206

Clinic Observation V

30

1

2

Total

210

13

14

Third Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

2301

TCM Treatment Principles

30

2

2

2302

Auricular Acupuncture

30

2

2

2303

Chinese Herbal Formulas I

60

4

4

2304

Western Physical Assessment

60

4

4

2305

Medical Tuina

30

2

2

2306

Clinic Observation VI

30

1

2

Total

240

15

16

Third Year
First Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

3101

TCM Internal Medicine I

60

4

4

3102

TCM Neurology

30

2

2

3103

Chinese Herbal Formulas II

60

4

4

3104

Western Internal Medicine

60

4

4

3105

Adv. Acupuncture Techniques*

30

2

2

3106

Clinical Practice I

120

4

8

Total

330

18

22

Second Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

3201

TCM Internal Medicine II

60

4

4

3202

Musculo-Skeletal Disorders
in TCM

30

2

2

3203

Chinese Herbal Formulas III

60

4

4

3204

Pediatric Tuina

30

2

2

3205

Scalp & Hand Acupuncture

30

2

2

3206

Clinical Practice II

120

4

8

Total

330

18

22

Third Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

3301

TCM Dermatology

30

2

2

3302

Chinese Patent Medicine

30

2

2

3303

Survey of Health Care System

30

2

2

3304

Lab Data Reading

30

2

2

3305

Yellow Emperor�s Classic
of Med*

30

2

2

3306

Clinical Practice III

120

4

8

Total

240

12

16

Fourth Year
First Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

4101

TCM Gynecology/Obstetrics

60

4

4

4102

Febrile Diseases

30

2

2

4103

Western Gynecology/Pediatrics

30

2

2

4104

TCM Geriatrics

30

2

2

4105

Board Review

30

2

2

4106

Clinical Practice IV

120

4

8

Total

270

14

18

Second Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

4201

TCM Psychology

30

2

2

4202

Western Pharmacology

30

2

2

4203

Medical Referral

30

2

2

4204

TCM Counseling

30

2

2

4205

Adv. Herbal Prescriptions*

30

2

2

4206

Clinical Practice V

120

4

8

Total

240

12

16

Third Trimester

Course #

Course Title

Hours

Credits

Hours/Week

4301

TCM Cases Studies

30

2

2

4302

TCM Pediatrics

30

2

2

4303

Practice Management

30

2

2

4304

Ethics, Legal & Professional
Issues

30

2

2

4305

Sensory Organ Disorders
in TCM*

30

2

2

4306

Clinical Practice VI

120

4

8

Total

240

12

16

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.