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Master of Science in Acupuncture

First Semester Lecture Lab   Hours    Credits
ABS 511 Anatomy 1 4   0   72   4  
ABS 515 Physiology 1 2   0   36   2  
ATD 512 Oriental Theory 2   0   36   2  
ATD 513 Oriental Diagnosis 1 2   0   36   2  
ATD 511 Oriental History/Phil. 1   0   18   1  
APT 511 Point Location 1 1
.5
 1   45   2  
AMR 511 Tai Qi Juan 1 0   1
.5
 27   1  
ACS 512 CPR/Emerg. Medicine 2   0   36   2  
APT 512 Meridian Theory 2   0   36   2  
Total 16
.5
 2
.5
 342   18  
Second Semester
ABS 522 Anatomy 2 4   0   72   4  
ABS 525 Physiology 2 2   0   36   2  
ATD 524 Oriental Diagnosis 2 2   0   36   2  
APT 523 Point Location 2 1
.5
 1   45   2  
AMR 522 Tai Qi Juan 2 0   1
.5
 27   1  
ANT 521 Western Nutrition 3   0   54   3  
AWB 521 Clean Needle Tech. 1
.5
 1   45   2  
AWB 522 Research Methods 1   0   18   1  
AWB 523 Pharmacology 1   0   18   1  
Total 16   3
.5
 351   18  
Third Semester
ACS 612 Clinical Diagnosis 1 3   2   90   4  
ACS 611 Pathology 1 2   0   36   2  
APT 614 Acupuncture Tech 1 2   2   72   3  
AHM 612 Patent Remedies 1   0   18   1  
AMR 613 Qi Gong 1 0   1
.5
 27   1  
AHM 613 Oriental Dietetics 2   0   36   2  
ACS 613 Lab Diagnosis 2   0   36   2  
AHM 521 Botanical Medicine 1 3   0   54   3  
ACS 711 Preceptorship 1 0   3   54   2  
Total 15   8
.5
 423   20  
Fourth Semester
ACS 623 Clinical Diagnosis 2 3   2   90   4  
ACS 624 Pathology 2 3   0   54   3  
APT 625 Acupuncture Tech 2 2   2   72   3  
AMR 624 Qi Gong 2 0   1
.5
 27   1  

AMR

 627 Palpation/Massage 0   2   54   2  

APS

 621 Psych Assessment 2   0   36   2  
APT 626 Auricular Acup 1   0   18   1  
ACS 722 Preceptorship 2 0   2   54   2  
Total 11   9
.5
 405   18  
Summer Session
ACS 631 Clinic Internship 1 0   10   200   8  
APT 637 Japanese Acup Tech. 1   0   18   1  
Total 1   10   218   9  
Fifth Semester
ATD 711 East-West Path. 2   0   36   2  
AMR 715 Oriental Massage 1 1   2   54   2  
ATD 715 Oriental Internal Med. 2   0   36   2  
ACS 712 Clinical Internship 2 0   10   200   8  
AHM 713 Intro Chin Herbal Rem 2   0   36   2  
APT 718 Pediatric Acupuncture 1   0   18   1  
ATD 717 Adv. Pulse/Tongue Dx 1   0   18   1  
Total 9   12   398   18  
Sixth Semester
AMR 726 Oriental Massage 2 1   2   54   2  
ACS 724 Public Health 2   0   36   2  
APP 721 Practice Management 2   0   36   2  
ACS 723 Clinical Internship 3 0   10   200   8  
AWB 621 Ethics 1   0   18   1  
ATD 728 Acute Case Studies 1   0   18   1  
ATD 729 Oriental Gynecology 1   0   18   1  
Total 8   12   380   17
Total All Semesters 76 .5 48   2,517
1
 118
2

1 2,517 Hours Total - 708 clinical hours, 1,809 didactic hours.

2 118 Credits Total - Note that each preceptorship credit corresponds with 27 clock hours; each clinic credit corresponds with 25 clock hours.

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