Acupuncture Diploma Program – Curriculum
Suggested schedule of study
First Year
Semester 1
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| TCM101 | Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| BIO101 | Human Anatomy | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| BIO102 | Human Physiology | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| BIO103 | Biochemistry & Microbiology | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| Semester Total | 360 | 20 |
Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| TCM102 | Diagnostics of TCM | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| BIO104 | Pathology & Pharmacology | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| HRB101 | Herbology I-Materia Medica | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| ACU101 | Acupuncture and Moxibustion – Meridian Systems and Points | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| CLNA101 | Clinical Education I | | | 18 | 0 |
| Semester Total | 378 | 20 |
Second Year
Semester 1
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| TCM201 | Internal TCM I | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| ACU201 | Acupuncture Treatment Strategy | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| HRB201 | Herbology II -Formulas and Prescription Combinations | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| ACU202 | Tui Na | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| CLNA201 | Clinical Education II | | | 66 | 0 |
| Semester Total | 426 | 21 |
Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| TCM202 | Internal TCM II | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| ACU203 | Acupuncture & Moxibustion – Clinical Case Studies | 6 | 15 | 90 | 4 |
| TCM203 | External TCM | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| HRB202 | Herbology III – Herbal Pairs | 6 | 15 | 90 | 5 |
| CLNA202 | Clinical Education III | | | 66 | 1 |
| Semester Total | 426 | 20 |
Third Year
Semester 1
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| BIO301 | Western Medical Science | 8 | 15 | 120 | 6 |
| ACU301 | Safe Practice and Legislation | 2 | 15 | 30 | 2 |
| TCM301 | Special Clinical Case Studies | 4 | 15 | 60 | 3 |
| TCM302 | TCM Gynecology & Pediatrics | 5 | 15 | 75 | 4 |
| TCM303 | Integration of TCM and Western Medicine | 3 | 15 | 45 | 1 |
| CLNA301 | Clinical Education IV | | | 54 | 1 |
| INTR301 | Acupuncture Practicum I | | | 200 | 4 |
| Semester Total | 584 | 21 |
Semester 2
| Course Code | Course Name | Hrs Per Week | No. of Weeks | Total Hours | Credit |
| INTR302 | Acupuncture Practicum II | | | 200 | 4 |
| INTR401 | Acupuncture Practicum III | | | 300 | 4 |
| Semester Total | 500 | 8 |
- Total program hours: 1770 hours
- Total clinical hours: 904 hours
