The College of Naturopathic Medicine curriculum follows a sequential course of study in which students continuously build upon a deepening foundation of biomedical and clinical sciences. Concurrently, students are integrating naturopathic philosophy, principles, and therapeutics into their medical knowledge.

Students are admitted as a cohort and are expected to follow the curriculum as it is structured. At the completion of the program, students will have met the following requirements for graduation:

• Demonstrated competency in the didactic and clinical portions of the program
• Satisfactory completion of a thesis paper

The naturopathic program, including all graduation requirements, must be completed within seven (7) years of matriculation.

YEAR 1

SEMESTER I

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NBM 511	Botanical Pharmacy Lab	0	1	0.5	18
NBS 511	Anatomy I	4	0	4	72
NBS 511L	Anatomy Lab I	0	3	1.5	54
NBS 512	Histology	2	0	2	36
NBS 513	Embryology	1	0	1	18
NBS 514	Biochemistry I	2	0	2	36
NBS 515	Physiology I	3	0	3	54
NBS 529	Biomedical Integration Lab I	0	2	1	36
NCE 612	Introduction to Clinic	0.5	0	0.5	9
NCS 512	Emergency Medicine I	0	1	0.5	18
NPP 513	Medical Ethics	0.5	0	0.5	9
NPP 512	Philosophy & History of Nat Med I	2.5	0	2.5	45
NPS 501	Counseling Skills I	1	1	1.5	36
Total		16.5	8	20.5	441

SEMESTER II

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NBM 521	Phytopharmacognosy	1.5	0	1.5	27
NBS 521	Anatomy II	4	0	4	72
NBS 521L	Anatomy Lab II	0	3	1.5	54
NBS 522	Public Health I	1	1	1.5	36
NBS 524	Biochemistry II	2	0	2	36
NBS 525	Physiology II	3	0	3	54
NBS 526	Neuroscience	2	0	2	36
NBS 527	Microbiology I	1.5	0	1.5	27
NBS 530	Biomedical Integration Lab II	0	2	1	36
NPM 522	Living Anatomy: Palpation Lab	0	1.5	0.75	27
NPM 523	Hydrotherapy	1	1.5	1.75	45
NPS 511	Physician Self-Care	0	1	0.5	18
NRS 511	Research	2	0	2	36
Total		18	10	23	504

YEAR 2

SEMESTER III

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NBM 611	Botanical Medicine I	2	0	2	36
NBS 523	Public Health II	2	0	2	36
NBS 528	Microbiology II	1.5	0	1.5	27
NCE 631	Clinic Practicum I	0	1	0.5	18
NCS 611	Intro to Pathology	3	2	4	90
NCS 612	Clinical, Physical and Lab Diag. I	6	0	6	108
NCS 612L	Physical Examination Lab I	0	2	1	36
NCS 613L	Laboratory Diagnosis Lab I	0	1	0.5	18
NCS 616	Immunology	2	0	2	36
NCS 617	Medical Genetics	1	0	1	18
NCS 619	Intro to Diagnostic Imaging	2	0	2	36
NNT 611	Nutrition I	2	0	2	36
NPM 621	Orthopedic Assessment	1	1	1.5	36
NTCM 511	TCM I	2	0	2	36
Total		24.5	7	28	567

 SEMESTER IV       

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NBM 621	Botanical Medicine II	2	0	2	36
NCE 641	Clinic Practicum II	0	1.5	0.75	27
NCS 621	Pathology and Dx Imaging	5.5	0	5.5	99
NCS 622	Clinical, Physical and Lab Diag. II	6	0	6	108
NCS 622L	Physical Examination Lab II	0	2	1	36
NCS 623L	Laboratory Diagnosis Lab II	0	1	0.5	18
NHM 621	Homeopathy I	2	0	2	36
NNT 621	Nutrition II	2	0	2	36
NPM 612	Physiological Therapeutics	1	0	1	18
NPM 612L	Physiological Therapeutics Lab	0	2	1	36
NPP 621	Intro to Biochemical Individuality	1	0	1	18
NTCM 521	TCM II	2	0	2	36
Total		21.5	6.5	24.75	504

YEAR 3

SEMESTER V

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NCE 7XX*	Clinic Education	0	12	6	200
NBM 711	Botanical Medicine III	1.5	0	1.5	27
NCS 714	Clinic Forum I	0	2	1	36
NHM 711	Homeopathy II	2	0	2	36
NNP 713	Gastroenterology	2	0	2	36
NNP 714	OB/Gynecology	3	0	3	54
NNT 711	Nutrition III	2	0	2	36
NPM 711	Naturopathic Manipulation I	1	3	2.5	72
NPS 711	Counseling Skills II	1	1	1.5	36
NRS 711	Thesis I	0.5	0	0.5	9
NTCM XXX	TCM III	1	2	2	54
Total		14	20	24	596

 SEMESTER VI

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NCE 7XX *	Clinic Education	0	12	6	204
NCS 721	Pharmacology I	2	0	2	36
NCS 723	Clinical Forum II	0	2	1	36
NCS 812	Environmental Medicine	1	0	1	18
NHM 721	Homeopathy III	2	0	2	36
NNP 721	Pediatrics	2	0	2	36
NNT 721	Nutrition IV	1.5	0	1.5	27
NNP 722	Cardiology	2	0	2	36
NNP 725L	Gynecology Lab	0	1	0.5	18
NPM 721	Naturopathic Manipulation II	1	3	2.5	72
NPP 722	Philosophy of Nat Med II	1	0	1	18
NPS 621	Psychological Assessment	2	0	2	36
NRS 811	Thesis II	0.5	0	0.5	9
NTCM XXX	TCM IV	1	2	2	54
Total		16	20	26	636

YEAR 3

SEMESTER VII

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NCE 8XX*	Clinic Education	0	20	10	344
NCS 811	Pharmacology II	2	0	2	36
NNP 811	EENT	0.5	0.5	0.75	18
NNP 812	Endocrinology	2	0	2	36
NNP 814	Urology/Proctology	1	0	1	18
NNP 823	Oncology	1.5	0	1.5	27
NNP 825	Minor Office Procedures	1	1	1.5	36
NPM 821	Therapeutic Ex/Sports Medicine	2	0	2	36
NPP 711	Practice Management I	1	0	1	18
NPP 813	Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	3	0	3	54
NRS 822	Thesis III	0.5	0	0.5	9
Total		14.5	21.5	25.25	632

SEMESTER VIII

NUMBER	COURSE	LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
NCE 8XX*	Clinic Education	0	20	10	348
NCS 724	Emergency Medicine II	1	0	1	18
NNP 813	Neurology	1.5	0	1.5	27
NNP 821	Geriatrics	1	0	1	18
NNP 824	Dermatology	1.5	0	1.5	27
NNP 826	Rheumatology	1	0	1	18
NPP XXX	Applied Medical Ethics	0.5	0	0.5	9
NPP 821	Jurisprudence	0.5	0	0.5	9
NPP 822	Practice Management II	2	0	2	36
NPS 713	Mind-Body Medicine	1	0	1	18
Total		10	20	20	528

 

Summary		LECT	LAB	CREDITS	SEM. HRS
Academic		135	49	159.5	3312
Clinical Education	Direct Patient Contact		64	32	1096
	Grand Rounds				64
	Preceptorship				150
	Other Clinical training				52
GRAND TOTALS					4674