Programs of Study

Northwestern offers three graduate programs leading to the Master of Acupuncture, Master of Chinese Medicine, and Doctor of Chinese Medicine degrees. 

The Doctor of Chinese Medicine program is a full-time program that provides more than 3,000 hours of didactic and clinical instruction in acupuncture, biomedical clinical sciences, Chinese herbology, Chinese medical language, Chinese classical medical texts, and related studies. The program may be completed in under four calendar years (ten consecutive trimesters) and must be completed within six and a half years from the date of matriculation.

The Master of Chinese Medicine program is a full- time program that provides more than 3,000 hours of didactic and clinical instruction in acupuncture, biomedical clinical sciences, Chinese herbology and related studies. The program may be completed in three calendar years (nine consecutive trimesters) and must be completed within six years from the date of matriculation.

The Master of Acupuncture program is a full-time program that is similar to that of the Chinese Medicine program, but does not include herbal studies. This program includes more than 2,300 hours of instruction and may be completed in two and two-thirds calendar years (eight consecutive trimesters). The program must be completed within five years from the date of matriculation.