The curriculum tables that follow list the tentative schedule of courses each quarter.
MSAOM Year I
Fall
OM3111: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program: The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
Winter
| BC3135 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 5 |
| OM4110 | Meridians and Points 2 | 3 |
| OM4211 | TCM Diagnosis 1 | 3 |
| OM4221 | TCM Pathology 1 | 3 |
| OM4413 | TCM Techniques 1 | 1.5 |
| OM4803 | Clinical Observation 1 | 2 |
| OM5442 | Tai Chi | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18.5 |
BC3135: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program: The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM4803 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status
Spring
| BC3136 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 4 |
| BC4105 | Introduction to Western Pathology (AOM) | 3 |
| OM4111 | Meridians and Points 3 | 3 |
| OM4212 | TCM Diagnosis 2 | 3 |
| OM4222 | TCM Pathology 2 | 3 |
| OM4804 | Clinical Observation 2 | 2 |
| OM5432 | TCM Techniques 2 | 1.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19.5 |
BC3136: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program: The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM4804 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status
Summer
| CH6110 | Chinese Herb Dispensary 1 | 2 |
| CH6421 | Chinese Materia Medica 1 | 4 |
| OM5122 | Medical Chinese 2 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
CH6110 may be taken any quarter in the program
MSAOM Year II
Fall
| BC4104 | Microbiology | 3 |
| CH6422 | Chinese Materia Medica 2 | 4 |
| OM5123 | Medical Chinese 3 | 2 |
| OM5321 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 1 | 3 |
| OM5414 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 1 | 2 |
| OM5415 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 2 | 2 |
| OM5439 | TCM Techniques 3 | 1.5 |
| OM5803 | Clinical Observation 3 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19.5 |
BC4104: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program: The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM5803 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status
Winter
| CH6423 | Chinese Materia Medica 3 | 4 |
| OM4130 | Pharmacology Overview for AOM | 4 |
| OM4806 | AOM Preceptor Observation | 2 |
| OM5124 | Medical Chinese 4 | 2 |
| OM5322 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 2 | 3 |
| OM5416 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 3 | 2 |
| OM5417 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 4 | 2 |
| OM5438 | TCM Advanced Techniques Lab | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
OM4806 can be taken during observation or clinician phase, once OM4803 is completed
Spring
| CH6431 | CHM Formulations 1 | 4 |
| OM5300 | Auricular Therapy | 2 |
| OM5303 | Public Health Issues in AOM | 3 |
| OM5324 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 3 | 3 |
| OM5418 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 5 | 2 |
| OM5419 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 6 | 2 |
| OM5813-5814 | AOM Clinic 1-2 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Summer
CH6810, CH6811 may be taken any quarter in the program
MSAOM Year III
Fall
| CH6408 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 1 | 4 |
| OM5405 | TCM Whole Foods Nutrition | 2 |
| OM6110 | TCM Medical Classics | 2 |
| OM6417 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 7 | 2 |
| PS6100 | Motivational Interviewing | 2 |
| TR6105 | Nutrition and Dietary Systems | 3 |
| OM6827-6829 | AOM Clinic 7-9 | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Winter
| CH6104 | Pharmacology of CHM and Drug Interactions | 2 |
| CH6409 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 2 | 4 |
| OM4101 | History of Medicine | 2 |
| OM6111 | Practice Management 1 | 2 |
| OM6310 | Case Review | 2 |
| OM6314 | Clinical Theater | 1 |
| OM6830-6832 | AOM Clinic 10-12 | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
CH6803-6810: Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic 1-2 (CH6803-4)
Spring
| BC5140 | Research Methods in AOM | 3 |
| CH6111 | Chinese Herb Dispensary 2 | 2 |
| CH6410 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 3 | 4 |
| OM5819 | AEAM Interim Clinic | 1.5 |
| OM6105 | Jurisprudence/Ethics | 1 |
| OM6112 | Practice Management 2 | 1 |
| OM6833-6834 | AOM Clinic 13-14 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16.5 |
CH6811 may be taken any quarter in the program
OM5819 –Students are required to complete a total of 36 interim clinic hours (Usually students staff the shifts they were assigned to in the quarter just ended.) Students register and pay for this shift in their last quarter of attendance.
CH6803-6810: Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic 3-4 (CH6805-6)
Summer
| CH6411 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 4 | 4 |
| CH6425 | Case Study in China | 2 |
| CH6815 | Chinese Herb Clinic in China | 4 |
| OM6835 | AOM Clinic 15 | 2 |
| OM6836 | AOM Clinic 16 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
CH6803-6810: Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic 5-6 (CH6809-10)
All students who plan to study in China must take the one-credit required elective Clinic Entry for China in summer quarter of year three, just preceding their China rotation. This course may be counted toward the five (5) required elective credits.
Elective Requirements
| Elective & Special Topics | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Electives/Special Topics: The MSAOM program requires a total of 5 elective/special topics credits. These credits may be any general electives/special topics as long as the prerequisites for each course are met.
Clinic in China is an 8-credit experience to be applied toward AOM Clinical, CHM shifts and/or elective credit. These credits may not be audited.
OM3111, BC3135, BC3136 and BC4104 are corequisite courses to the MSA program: The MSA curriculum has been designed so students missing one of more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
Total Requirements
| Total Core Course Credits & Hours |
165.5 |
| Total Prerequisites/Corequisities |
16 |
| Total Elective Credits and Hours |
5 |
| Total Clinic Credits and Hours |
43.5 |
| Total Requirements |
230 |
Curriculum and course changes in the 2015-2016 Bastyr University Catalog
are applicable to students entering during the 2015-2016 academic year. Please refer to the appropriate catalog if interested in curriculum and courses required for any other entering year.