The academic program for the Master of Science Program in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture is a minimum 120-week and four academic years. This can be completed, with full-time study, in 36 months. The academic year is based on a quarterly system having 10 weeks per quarter. Students receive 10 hours per credit/unit for didactic training and 20 hours per credit/unit for clinical training. Students will complete a total of 3,380 hours (240-quarter units/2,400 clock hours for classroom instruction courses and 98-quarter units/980 clock hours for internships. Elective course are optional and are not required for graduation.

DIDACTIC TRAINING (2,400 HOURS)

WESTERN MEDICINE & CLINICAL SCIENCE Total: 60 units / 600 hours
(3 units/30 clock hours for classroom lectures for each subject)

WS 400 HUMAN BIOLOGY
WS 402 CHEMISTRY
WS 404 PHYSICS
WS 406 PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING
WS 408 WESTERN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
WS 410 BIONUTRITION
WS 412 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
WS 414 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
WS 416 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY III
WS 418 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IV
WS 420 PATHOLOGY I
WS 422 PATHOLOGY II
WS 424 PATHOLOGY III
WS 426 SURVEY OF WESTERN MEDICINE I
WS 428 SURVEY OF WESTERN MEDICINE II
WS 430 WESTERN CLINICAL PRACTICE I WS 432 WESTERN CLINICAL PRACTICE II
WS 434 WESTERN PHARMACOLOGY
WS 436 WESTERN PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
WS 438 MEDICAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

ORIENTAL MEDICINE THEORY, HISTORY AND PRACTICE Total: 75 units / 750 hours
(3 units/30 clock hours for classroom lectures for each subject)

OM 400 INTRODUCTION TO ORIENTAL MEDICINE I
OM 402 INTRODUCTION TO ORIENTAL MEDICINE II
OM 404 ORIENTAL MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
OM 406 BASIC THEORY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE I
OM 408 BASIC THEORY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE II
OM 410 BASIC THEORY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE III
OM 412 BASIC THEORY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IV
OM 414 DIAGNOSIS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE I
OM 416 DIAGNOSIS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE II
OM 418 DIAGNOSIS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE III
OM 420 DIAGNOSIS OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE IV
OM 422 HUANG DI NEI JING
OM 428 SURVEY OF SYNDROMES
OM 430 O.M. INTERNAL MEDICINE I
OM 432 O.M. INTERNAL MEDICINE II
OM 434 O.M. INTERNAL MEDICINE III
OM 436 O.M. INTERNAL MEDICINE IV
OM 438 O.M. GYNECOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS
OM 440 ADVANCED O.M. DIAGNOSIS I
OM 442 ADVANCED O.M. DIAGNOSIS II
OM 444 CASE SEMINAR I
OM 446 CASE SEMINAR II
OM 448 CASE SEMINAR III

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Total: 9 units/ 90 hours
(3 units/30 clock hours for classroom lectures for each subject)

PM 400 CLINIC MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH I/CPR
PM 402 CLINIC MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH II
PM 404 CLINIC MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC HEALTH III

ACUPUNCTURE THEORY AND PRACTICE Total: 60 units / 600 hours
(All courses are 3 units/30 clock hours classroom lectures)

AC 400 FUNDAMENTALS OF MERIDIAN THEORY
AC 402 MERIDIAN THEORY I
AC 404 MERIDIAN THEORY II
AC 406 MERIDIAN THEORY III
AC 408 MERIDIAN THEORY IV
AC 410 SURVEY OF MERIDIAN THEORY
AC 412 ACUPUNCTURE I
AC 414 ACUPUNCTURE II
AC 416 ACUPUNCTURE III
AC 418 ACUPUNCTURE IV
AC 420 CLINICAL POINT SELECTION AC 422 CLINICAL ACUPUNCTURE I
AC 424 CLINICAL ACUPUNCTURE II
AC 426 TUINA I
AC 428 TUINA II
AC 430 REFLEXOLOGY
AC 432 QI GONG
AC 434 TAI JI QUAN
AC 436 ADVANCED ACUPUNCTURE ANATOMY
AC 438 MODERN ACUPUNCTURE

HERBOLOGY Total: 42 units / 420 hours
(3 units/30 clock hours for classroom lectures for each subject)

HB 400 INTRODUCTION TO HERBOLOGY
HB 402 HERBOLOGY I
HB 404 HERBOLOGY II
HB 406 HERBOLOGY III
HB 408 HERBOLOGY IV
HB 410 SURVEY OF HERBOLOGY
HB 412 HERB FORMULA I
HB 414 HERB FORMULA II
HB 416 HERB FORMULA III
HB 418 HERB FORMULA IV
HB 420 SURVEY OF FORMULAS
HB 422 ADVANCED HERBAL FORMULAS
HB 424 SHANG HAN LUN/WEN BING XUE I
HB 426 SHANG HAN LUN/WEN BING XUE II

CURRICULUM OF CLINICAL TRAINING Total: 49 units / 980 hours
* Prerequisites for Clinical Training: Students must pass the Level 1 Clinical examination covering basic AC and HB courses.

CL 400 HERBAL PHARMACY 3 60 (Internship)
CL 402 CLINIC OBSERVATION I 3 60 (Internship)
CL 404 CLINIC OBSERVATION II 3 60 (Internship)
CL 406 CLINIC OBSERVATION III 3 60 (Internship)
CL 408 CASE PRESENTATION I 1 20 (Internship)
CL 410 DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION I 3 60 (Internship)
CL 412 DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION II 3 60 (Internship)
CL 414 CASE PRESENTATION II 1 20 (Internship)
CL 416 DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION III 3 60 (Internship)
CL 418 DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION IV 3 60 (Internship)
CL 420 CASE PRESENTATION III 1 20 (Internship)
CL 422 SUPERVISED PRACTICE I 6 120 (Internship)
CL 424 SUPERVISED PRACTICE II 6 120 (Internship)
CL 426 SUPERVISED PRACTICE III 6 120 (Internship)
CL 428 CASE PRESENTATION IV 1 20 (Internship)
CL 430 CASE SEMINAR I 1.5 30 (Internship)
CL 432 CASE SEMINAR II 1.5 30 (Internship)

ELECTIVE COURSES
*Elective courses are offered intermittently according to level of interest and availability of qualified instructors.
(3 units/30 clock hours for classroom lectures for each subject)

EL 400 ORIENTAL MEDICAL LANGUAGE II
EL 402 ORIENTAL MEDICAL LANGUAGE III
EL 404 WESTERN MEDICAL LANGUAGE II
EL 406 WESTERN MEDICAL LANGUAGE III
EL 408 TUINA III
EL 410 SA SANG CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE
EL 412 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW I
EL 414 COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW II
EL 416 DUI YAO COMBINATIONS
EL 418 FORMULA WRITING
ELAGS 510 ADV. MICROBIOLOGY
ELAGS 512 ADV. MEDICAL BIOLOGY
ELAGS 514 ADV. BIOCHEMISTRY
ELAGS 516 ADV. NEURO-ANATOMY
ELAWM 520 WESTERN PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
ELAWM 522 ADV. RADIOLOGY
ELAGO 530 ADV. MEDICAL CHINESE CHARACTERS
ELAGO 532 ADV. CHINESE LANGUAGE
ELATP 550 ADV. INTRO. TO ORIENTAL MEDICINE
ELATP 552 ADV. HISTORY OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE
ELATP 554 ADV. HUANG DI NEI JING
ELATP 556 ADV. SHANG HAN LUN/WEN BING XUE
ELATP 558 ADV. ORIENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
ELATP 560 ADV. ORIENTAL PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
ELATP 562 ADV. ORIENTAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
ELATP 564 ADV. O.M. GYNECOLOGY
ELATP 566 ADV. O.M. PEDIATRICS
ELATP 568 ADV. O.M. ORTHOPEDICS
ELATP 570 ADV. O.M. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
ELATP 572 ADV. O.M. PSYCHOLOGY
ELATP 574 ADV. SA SANG CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE