Daytime classes - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Evening classes - Thursday
Daytime track - Tuesday and Thursday
Evening and weekend track - Thursday evening and Saturday
The ACCHS Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine program is designed to accommodate persons who must manage a regular work-life while going to school. Currently, we offer the following daytime and evening TCM course schedules:
English Program/Daytime
Completion time: Three years
Enrollment begins in the fall. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday all day for three years. Classes run all-year-round, with breaks, and the student is responsible for accumulating practical clinical hours during their three-year residency.
English Program/Evening and Weekend
Completion time: Four years
Classes are held on Thursday evenings and Saturday all day for four years. Classes run all-year-round, and the student will be responsible for accumulating practical clinical hours during their four-year residency.
The MSTCM is a four academic year professional degree that prepares graduates to be effective, competent, and caring members of the Chinese medicine profession. The curriculum is divided into two portions: the pre-professional courses; and the graduate courses. The pre-professional courses are considered to
be equivalent to the latter two upper division years of a
baccalaureate program. Written and practical comprehensive
examinations are given at the beginning of the sixth trimester
and the ninth trimester in order to assess and determine each
student’s eligibility for the next level of study and for
graduation.
The Chinese arts of acupuncture, acupressure, herbal
prescription, Taiji Quan, and meditation are all based upon the
study of the foundational theories of yin and yang, the five
elements, and eight principles. The practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine is able to determine the condition of the
patient’s health by feeling and studying the pulse, observing
the tongue, and asking specific questions. Whether the
diagnosis is understood and explained in terms of the meridians, the internal zangfu organs, qi and blood, nutrition,
or lifestyle, the patient’s imbalances and the practitioner’s
treatment plan are always unified by the coherent framework
which is traditional Chinese medicine.
Apply to the MSTCM Program
Important Dates (Academic Calendar)
MSTCM & Tui Na Curriculums
Most Recent Course Schedules
The Academy recognizes and credits the pre-professional
education and training of all California licensed
acupuncturists. A special graduate level program containing
a minimum of 60 ACCHS graduate trimester units is offered
to such applicants who wish to earn an MSTCM degree.
Courses required are primarily selected from the graduate
curriculum, Western medical courses, as well as special
elective courses which vary from term to term. 200-210 clinic
hours on-site at the Academy’s teaching clinic is also
required. One and a half years residency at the Academy is
required of all students. All licensed, special MSTCM
program students must successfully complete the Final
Comprehensive Exam or evidence a GPA of at least 3.0 (B)
in all coursework related to the special MSTCM degree
program.
For more information regarding the MSTCM program for licensed acupuncturists, please contact an Academy administrator.
