Admission Requirements

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Program Prerequisites

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent (120 completed semester hours) from an accredited institution or recognized international institution
• Required cumulative GPA of 2.9 or higher in the science prerequisites
• Prerequisites completed prior to matriculation:
  • Biology with labs - 6 semester hours
  • Chemistry with labs - 6 semester hours
  • English - 6 semester hours
  • Psychology - 3 semester hours
  • Social Science - 3 semester hours

Required Materials

• Application
• Official transcripts from all schools attended
• Two recommendation letters
  • Letters must come from employers, professors or professional associates
• 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 the University of Bridgeport

International Applicants

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

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.

• Spring deadline: December 1
• Summer deadline: April 15

Acupuncture MS Courses

Curriculum requirements for University of Bridgeport's Acupuncture MS degree

Total: 2,648 hours / 118 credits

Suggested Schedule

Semester 1

Course		Hours	Credits
ABS 511	Anatomy 1	72	4
ABS 515	Physiology 1	36	2
ATD 511	TCM History/Philosophy	18	1
ATD 512	TCM Theory	36	2
ATD 513	TCM Diagnosis 1	36	2
APT 511	Point Location 1	45	2
APT 512	Meridian Theory	36	2
AMR 511	Tai Ji Quan 1	27	1
ACS 511	Evidence Informed Practices	18	1
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	TCM Diagnosis 2	36	2
ATD 526	Seminar 1	18	1
APT 523	Point Location 2	45	2
AMR 522	Tai Ji Quan 2	27	1
ANT 521	Western Nutrition	36	2
AWB 521	TCM Safe Practices	45	1.5
AWB 523	Pharmacology	18	1
	Total	333	16.5

Semester 3

Course		Hours	Credits
ACS 611	Pathology 1	36	2
ACS 612	Clinical Diagnosis 1	90	4
ACS 613	Lab Diagnosis	36	2
APT 614	Acupuncture Tech 1	72	3
AHM 521	Botanical Medicine	36	2
AHM 612	Intro Chin Herbal Remedies	18	1
AHM 613	TCM Dietetics	36	2
AMR 613	Qi Gong 1	27	1
ATD 617	Seminar 2	18	1
ACS 711	Preceptorship 1	75	2
	Total	444	20

Semester 4

Course		Hours	Credits
ACS 623	Clinical Diagnosis 2	90	4
ACS 624	Pathology 2	54	3
AWB 621	Medical Ethics	18	1
APS 621	Psych Assessment	36	2
APT 625	Acupuncture Tech 2	72	3
ATD 727	Case Studies 1	18	1
APT 626	Auricular Acupuncture	18	1
AMR 624	Qi Gong 2	27	1
ACS 722	Preceptorship 2	75	2
	Total	408	18

Summer Session

Course		Hours	Credits
ACS 631	Clinical Education 1	245	8
APT 637	Japanese Acupuncture Techniques	18	1
AMR 627	Tuina 1	54	2
ATD 711	Differential Diagnosis & Pathomechanisms	36	2
	Total	353	13

Semester 5

Course		Hours	Credits
ATD 618	Seminar 3	18	1
ATD 715	TCM Internal Medicine	36	2
ATD 728	Case Study 2	18	1
ATD 729	Acupuncture Gynecology	18	1
AMR 715	Tuina 2	54	2
ACS 712	Clinical Education 2	215	8
	Total	359	15

Semester 6

Course		Hours	Credits
ATD 717	Advanced Tongue and Pulse Diagnosis	18	1
AMR 726	Tuina 3	54	2
APT 718	Pediatric Acupuncture	18	1
AHM 713	Patent Remedies	36	2
APP 721	Practice Management	36	2
ACS 724	Public Health	36	2
ACS 723	Clinical Education 3	220	8
	Total	418	18