Curriculum – Acupuncture Program

First Year Curriculum

Fall Semester

Code	Course Name / Subjects	Hrs Per Week	No. of Weeks	Total Hours
101	Fundamental Theories of TCM	6	15	90
102	Anatomy	6	15	90
103	Physiology	6	15	90
A104	Biochemistry	3	15	45
A105	Microbiology	3	15	45
Total		24		360

Spring Semester

Code	Course Name / Subjects	Hrs Per Week	No. of Weeks	Total Hours
108	Diagnostics of TCM	6	15	90
A109 & A110	Pathology & Pharmacology	6	15	90
111	Acupuncture & Moxibustion I	6	15	90
112	Herbology I	6	15	90
A114	Clinical Observation I	1.2	15	18
Total		25.2		378

Second Year Curriculum

Fall Semester

Code	Course Name / Subjects	Hrs Per Week	No. of Weeks	Total Hours
201	Tui Na	6	15	90
A202	Acupuncture & Moxibustion II + III	6	15	90
203	Herbology II	6	15	90
204	Internal TCM I	6	15	90
A207	Clinical Observation II	4.4	15	66
Total		28.4		426

Spring Semester

Code		Hrs Per Week	No. of Weeks	Total Hours
A208	Acupuncture & Moxibustion IV	6	15	90
209	Herbology III	6	15	90
210	Internal TCM II	6	15	90
A205	External TCM	6	15	90
A215	Clinical Observation III	4.4	15	66
Total		28.4		426

Third Year Curriculum

Fall Semester

Code	Course Name / Subjects	Hrs Per Week	No. of Weeks	Total Hours
A302	Western Medical Diagnostics	7	15	105
A303	Acupuncture & Moxibustion V	1.5	15	22.5
A304	TCM Gynecology & Pediatrics	6	15	90
A305	Special Clinical Case Studies	4	15	60
A307	Integration of TCM and Western Medicine	2	15	30
A308	Clinical Observation IV	3.6	15	54
Total		24.1		361.5

Spring Semester

Code	Course Name / Subjects	Hrs Per Week	No.of Weeks	Total Hours
A309	Final Practicum	25	28	700
Total				700

• Total program hours: 1747.5 hrs
• Total clinical hours: 904 hrs