Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program at U.S. Colleges
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of acupuncture, a Chinese system of health care and healing based on the use of pulse diagnosis, acupuncture point selection, and needle insertion, as well as herbs and other Asian treatment modalities. Includes instruction in basic Western medical sciences, Asian philosophy, Chinese medical anatomy and physiology, Chinese herbs, diagnostic techniques, patient observation and communication, acupuncture points and point selection, acupuncture techniques, acupuncture treatment of disease, pain management, practice management, and professional standards and ethics.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine vocational programs is $56,500. The average amount is computed based on the costs for one(1) year or one but less than two years (1-2) years vocational programs. The average length of the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine vocation program is 155 contact hours (credit hours) and the average completion time is 36.00 months.