Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Courses

Curriculum Requirements

Total: 3,314 hours / 142 credits

Suggested Schedule

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
APT 625 Acupuncture Tech 2 72 3
AMR 624 Qigong 2 27 1
APS 621 Psych Assessment 36 2
APT 626 Auricular and 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 390 17

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
ATD 729 Acupuncture Gynecology 18 1
ATD 728 Case Study 2 18 1
Total 425 17

Semester 5

Course Hours Credits
AMR 715 Tuina 2 54 2
ATD 715 Traditional Chinese Internal Medicine 36 2
ATD 618 Seminar 3 18 1
ACH 523 Chinese Formulae and Constituents 3 36 2
ACS 712 Clinical Education 2 215 8
Total 359 15

Semester 6

Course Hours Credits
AMR 726 Tuina 3 54 2
ATD 717 Advanced Tongue and Pulse 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 and 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 and 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 and Modifications 2 36 2
ACH 641 CH Special Topics 36 2
ACC 724 Chinese Herb Clinic 3 100 2
Total 172 6

View all courses offered and read full course descriptions in our online course catalog system.

Your future starts today!

Contact us today!

Request More Information