Admission Requirements
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Program Prerequisites
- Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent (120 completed semester hours) from an accredited institution or a recognized international institution
- Required cumulative GPA of 2.9 or higher in the science prerequisites
- Prerequisites completed prior to matriculation:
- Biology – 6 semester hours
- Chemistry – 6 semester hours
- English – 6 semester hours
- Psychology – 3 semester hours
- Social Science – 3 semester hours
- Biology and chemistry courses must:
- Include a laboratory
- Passed with a grade of “C” or better
- Be a course offered for science majors
Required Materials
- Application
- Official transcripts for undergraduate course work to the Office of Admissions
Deadlines
Fall deadline: July 15
Spring deadline: December 1
Summer deadline: April 15
International Applicants
Please consult the International admission requirements page, or for specific queries, contact your admissions officer.
Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Courses
Semester 1
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ABS 511 |
Anatomy 1 |
72 |
4 |
| ABS 515 |
Physiology 1 |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 512 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 513 |
Traditional Chinese Diagnosis 1 |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 511 |
Traditional Chinese History and Philosophy |
18 |
1 |
| AMR 511 |
Taijiquan 1 |
27 |
1 |
| APT 512 |
Meridian Theory |
36 |
2 |
| ACS 511 |
Evidence Informed Practice |
18 |
1 |
| APT 511 |
Point Location 1 |
45 |
2 |
| AWB 501 |
UBAI Clinical Safety Procedures |
9 |
0.5 |
| |
Total |
333 |
17.5 |
Semester 2
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ABS 522 |
Anatomy 2 |
72 |
4 |
| ABS 525 |
Physiology 2 |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 524 |
Traditional Chinese Diagnosis 2 |
36 |
2 |
| APT 523 |
Point Location 2 |
45 |
2 |
| AMR 522 |
Taijiquan 2 |
27 |
1 |
| ANT 521 |
Western Nutrition |
36 |
2 |
| AWB 521 |
TCM Safe Practices |
45 |
1.5 |
| AWB 523 |
Pharmacology |
18 |
1 |
| ATD 526 |
Seminar 1 |
18 |
1 |
| |
Total |
333 |
16.5 |
Semester 3
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ACS 612 |
Clinical Diagnosis 1 |
90 |
4 |
| ACS 611 |
Pathology 1 |
36 |
2 |
| APT 614 |
Acupuncture Tech 1 |
72 |
3 |
| AMR 613 |
Qigong 1 |
27 |
1 |
| AHM 613 |
Traditional Chinese Dietetics |
36 |
2 |
| ACS 613 |
Lab Diagnosis |
36 |
2 |
| AHM 521 |
Botanical Medicine |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 529 |
Seminar 2 |
18 |
1 |
| ACH 511 |
Chinese Formula and Constituents 1 |
36 |
2 |
| ACS 711 |
Preceptorship 1 |
75 |
2 |
| |
Total |
462 |
21 |
Semester 4
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ACS 623 |
Clinical Diagnosis 2 |
90 |
4 |
| ACS 624 |
Pathology 2 |
54 |
3 |
| APT 625 |
Acupuncture Techniques 2 |
72 |
3 |
| AMR 624 |
Qigong 2 |
27 |
1 |
| APS 621 |
Psych Assessment |
36 |
2 |
| APT 626 |
Auricular & Scalp Acupuncture |
18 |
1 |
| ACS 722 |
Preceptorship 2 |
75 |
2 |
| ATD 727 |
Case Studies 1 |
18 |
1 |
| AWB 621 |
Medical Ethics |
18 |
1 |
| ACH 512 |
Chinese Formulae and Constituents 2 |
36 |
2 |
| |
Total |
444 |
20 |
Summer Session 1
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ACS 631 |
Clinical Education 1 |
245 |
8 |
| APT 637 |
Japanese Acupuncture Techniques |
18 |
1 |
| AMR 627 |
Tuina 1 |
54 |
2 |
| ACH 635 |
CH Formulae 1 |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 711 |
Differential Diagnosis and Pathomechanisms |
36 |
2 |
| |
Total |
389 |
15 |
Semester 5
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| AMR 715 |
Tuina 2 |
54 |
2 |
| ATD 715 |
Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine |
36 |
2 |
| ATD 728 |
Case Study 2 |
18 |
1 |
| ATD 729 |
Acupuncture Gynecology |
18 |
1 |
| ATD 618 |
Seminar 3 |
18 |
1 |
| ACH 523 |
Chinese Formulae & Constituents 3 |
36 |
2 |
| ACS 712 |
Clinical Education 2 |
215 |
8 |
| |
Total |
396 |
15 |
Semester 6
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| AMR 726 |
Tuina 3 |
54 |
2 |
| ATD 717 |
Advanced Pulse & Tongue Diagnosis |
18 |
1 |
| ACS 724 |
Public Health |
36 |
2 |
| APP 721 |
Practice Management |
36 |
2 |
| APT 718 |
Pediatric Acupuncture |
18 |
1 |
| ACH 524 |
Chinese Formulae and Constituents 4 |
36 |
2 |
| ACS 723 |
Clinical Education 3 |
220 |
8 |
| |
Total |
418 |
18 |
Summer Session 2
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ACH 636 |
Chinese Formulae 2 |
36 |
2 |
| AHM 634 |
Dispensary Management |
18 |
1 |
| AHM 635 |
Pharmacognosy & Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs |
18 |
1 |
| ACC 611 |
Chinese Herb Clinic 1 |
130 |
2.5 |
| |
Total |
202 |
6.5 |
Semester 7
| Course |
|
Hours |
Credits |
| ACH 617 |
Chinese Formulae 3 |
36 |
2 |
| ACH 619 |
CH Internal Medicine & Modifications 1 |
36 |
2 |
| AHM 616 |
Ethical and ecological considerations of Chinese materia medica |
18 |
1 |
| ACC 632 |
Chinese Herb Clinic 2A |
65 |
1.5 |
| ACC 723 |
Chinese Herb Clinic 2B |
65 |
1.5 |
| |
Total |
220 |
8 |
Semester 8
| 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 |
