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YEAR-BY-YEAR COURSE OUTLINES

Pre-Requisite: A minimum of 60 college credits and four credits in biology are required for admission to the program.

Pre-Requisites/Co-Requisites: undergraduate-level "bioscience" credits must be completed before the 2nd year of studies. These credits include 8 credits in anatomy and physiology and a total of 3 credits in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology or nutrition.

FIRST YEAR

1. Oriental Theory A [OTA] — 105 hours (7.0 credits)
2. Point Location/Oriental Practical A [PLA] — 100 hours (3.3 credits)
3. Survey in Japanese Acupuncture A [JAA] — 45 hours (3.0 credits)
4. Oriental Bodywork [TNA] — 30 hours (2.0 credits)
5. Clinical Observation [COA] — 50 hours (1.7 credits)
6. Grand Rounds Observation [GRA] — 20 hours (1.3 credits)
7. Enrichment Seminars A [EL] — 120 hours (8.0 credits)
8. Palpatory Anatomy for Acupuncturists [PAA] — 60 hours (4.0 credits)
9. Structural Assessment for Acupuncturists A [SAA] — 30 hours (2.0 credits)
10. Current Western Med Rationale for Acupuncture [CWR] — 7.5 hours (0.5 credits)
11. Psychology and Physiology of Stress [PPS] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
12. Anatomy Intensive for Point Location Prep [AIP] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
13. Practice Management A [PMA] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
14. Ethics and Counseling A [ECA] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
15. Personal Treatments [TXA] — 10 hours (0.3 credits)
16. Independent Study Project [PRA] — 90 hours (2.0 credits)

    Total = 727.5 hours (39.1 credits)

SECOND YEAR

1. Oriental Theory B [OTB] — 127.5 hours (8.5 credits)
2. Clinical Skills A [CSA] — 100 hours (4.7 credits)
3. Survey in Japanese Acupuncture B [JAB] — 37.5 hours (2.5 credits)
4. Clinical Observation [COB] — 50 hours (1.7 credits)
5. Oriental Bodywork [TNB] — 30 hours (2.0 credits)
6. Grand Rounds Observation [GRB] — 40 hours (2.7 credits)
7. Enrichment Seminars B [EL] — 75 hours (5.0 credits)
8. Pathophysiology [PA] — 60 hours (4.0 credits)
9. Practice Management B [PMB] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
10. Ethics and Counseling B [ECB] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
11. Medical Pharmacology [MP] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
12. Biomedical Clinical Process [BCP] — 22.5 hours (1.5 credits)
13. Structural Assessment B [SAB] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
14. Referral Considerations of a Healthcare Provider [RF] — 7.5 hours (0.5 credits)
15. Infectious Diseases [ID] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
16. Personal Treatments [TXB] — 10 hours (0.3 credits)
17. Independent Study Project [PRB] — 90 hours (2.0 credits)

     Total Hours - 725 hours Total Credits - 40.4 credits

THIRD YEAR

1. Clinical Skills B [CSB] — 40 hours (1.9 credits)
2. Clinical Internship [CI] — 550 hours (18.3 credits)
3. Supervision [SU] — 15 hours 1.0 credits)
4. Practice Management C [PMC] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
5. Ethics and Counseling C [ECC] — 15 hours (1.0 credits)
6. Personal Treatments [TXC] — 10 hours (0.3 credits)
7. Clinic Research Project [RP] — 105 hours (3.0 credits)

     Total Hours - 750.0 hours Total Credits - 26.5 credits


3 Year Total = 2202.5 hours (106 credits)