Admission Requirements

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Program Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Must be currently licensed or registered healthcare professionals whose scope of practice includes the use of Chinese herbs and formulae.
• The following Bioscience prerequisites must be completed:
  • Human Anatomy – 4 semester credits
  • Human Physiology – 4 semester credits
  • Pharmacology – 1 semester credit
  • Clinical Diagnosis (human) – 4 semester credits
  • Pathology (human) – 4 semester credits
• The following Traditional Chinese Medicine prerequisites must be completed:
  • TCM Medical Theory – 36 hours, 2 semester credits
  • TCM Diagnosis 1 (TCM substances, 5-elements and zang-fu) – 36 hours, 2 semester credits
  • Meridian Theory/Meridian Diagnosis – 36 hours, 2 semester credits

International Applicants

Please consult the International admission requirements page, or for specific queries, contact your admissions officer.

Required Materials

• Application
• Official transcripts from all schools attended
• Two letters of recommendation
• Personal statement
  • In 250 – 500 words, detail why you are seeking this degree, how you expect to apply your degree to your professional career after graduation and why you seek to pursue your degree through University of Bridgeport.

Deadlines

We review applications on a rolling basis for a fall start term only. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a completed application and all supporting materials by July 15 for priority consideration.

• April 15 for the Summer semester
• July 15 for the Fall semester
• December 1 for the Spring semesterr

Chinese Herbology Courses

Total: 882 hours / 36.5 credits

The Master of Science in Chinese Herbology degree program is two years in length (22 months) and is scheduled on a semester basis. The curriculum of this major consists of four (4) distinct areas:

Herbal Medicine Survey (AHM)

Asian/Chinese Herbology (ACH)

Related Areas

Clinical Education (ACC)

Curriculum Map

Semester 1

Course		Hours	Credits
AHM 613	Traditional Chinese Dietetics	36	2
ACS 511	Evidence Informed Practices	18	1
ACH 511	Chinese Formula and Constituents 1	36	2
ACH 523	Chinese Formulae & Constituents 3	36	2
ACC 611	Herb Clinic 1	130	2.5
	Total	256	9.5

Semester 2

Course		Hours	Credits
ATD 524	Traditional Chinese Diagnosis 2	36	2
ACH 512	Chinese Formulae and Constituents 2	36	2
ACH 524	Chinese Formulae and Constituents 4	36	2
AWB 621	Medical Ethics	18	1
ACC 632	Herb Clinic 2A	65	1.5
	Total	192	8.5

Summer Session

Course		Hours	Credits
ACH 635	Chinese Formulae 1	36	2
ACH 636	Chinese Formulae 2	36	2
AHM 634	Dispensary Management	18	1
AHM 635	Pharmcognosy & Pharmacy of Chinese Herbs	18	1
	Total	108	6

Semester 3

Course		Hours	Credits
ACH 617	Chinese Formulae 3	36	2
ACH 619	Internal Medicine & Modifications 1	36	2
AHM 616	Ethical and ecological considerations of Chinese materia medica	18	1
ACC 723	Chinese Herb Clinic 2B	65	1.5
	Total	155	6.5

Semester 4

Course		Hours	Credits
ACH 628	CH Internal Medicine & Modifications 2	36	2
ACH 641	CH Special Topics	36	2
ACC 724	Chinese Herb Clinic 3	100	2
	Total	172	6