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Master of Science in Acupuncture

Degree Requirements

The curriculum tables that follow list the tentative schedule of courses each quarter.

MSA Year I

Fall

BC4102Living Anatomy for AOM

4
BC4107Medical Terminology

1
AM4100Survey of Organic and Biochemistry

4
AM4104Medical Chinese 1

1
AM4401Qi Gong 1

1
AM4108History of Medicine

2
AM5100Meridian and Points 1 Lec/Lab

3
AM5101TCM Fundamentals

4
AM5109Case Discussions 1

1
AM4801AOM Clinic Entry

2
Total Credit Hours:23

Winter

BC4104Microbiology

3
BC4123Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lecture/Lab (AOM)

5
AM4301TCM Bodywork: Tui Na

1
AM5104Meridians and Points 2 Lec/Lab

3
AM5201TCM Diagnosis 1

3
AM5203TCM Pathology 1

3
AM5401TCM Techniques 1

2
CH5100Introduction to Chinese Herbs 1

1.5
Total Credit Hours:21.5

Spring

BC4105Introduction to Western Pathology (AOM)

3
BC4124Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lecture/Lab (AOM)

4
AM5106Meridians and Points 3 Lec/Lab

3
AM5202TCM Diagnosis 2

3
AM5204TCM Pathology 2

3
AM5403TCM Techniques 2

2
CH5101Introduction to Chinese Herbs 2

1.5
AM5801Clinical Observation 1

2
Total Credit Hours:21.5

Summer

AM5300Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 1 Lec/Lab

3
AM5308Clinical Theater - Acupuncture Lab

1
PS5205Patient Communications

3
AM5802Clinical Observation 2

2
Total Credit Hours:9

MSA Year II

Fall

AM6102Pharmacology Overview for AOM

4
AM6109Case Discussions 2

1
AM6301Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 2 Lec/Lab

3
AM6400TCM Techniques 3

2
AM6411Acupuncture Point Selection Strategies

2
AM6412Acupuncture Therapeutics 1

2
AM6800Clinical Observation Theater

2
Total Credit Hours:16

Winter

AM6201Clinical Case Preparation Lab

1
AM6302Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 3

3
AM6307Auricular and Scalp Therapy

2
AM6402TCM Advanced Techniques Lab

1
AM6413Acupuncture Therapeutics 2

2
AM6414Acupuncture Therapeutics 3

2
PS6100Motivational Interviewing

2
AM6801Clinical Observation Preceptorship

2
Total Credit Hours:15

Spring

AM6415Acupuncture Therapeutics 4

2
AM6416Acupuncture Therapeutics 5

2
TR6105Nutrition and Dietary Systems

3
AM6802AOM Clinic 1

2
AM6803AOM Clinic 2

2
AM6804AOM Clinic 3

2
Total Credit Hours:13

Summer

AM6805AOM Clinic 4

2
AM6806AOM Clinic 5

2
AM6807AOM Clinic 6

2
AM6311Public Health Issues in AOM

3
Total Credit Hours:9

MSA Year III

Fall

AM7101Business Fundamentals 1- Finance and Accounting

1
AM7109Case Discussions 3

1
AM7400Acupuncture Review

2
AM7804AOM Clinic 7

2
AM7805AOM Clinic 8

2
AM7806AOM Clinic 9

2
Total Credit Hours:10

Winter

AM7104Business Fundamentals 2 - Marketing and Advertising

1
AM7110Overview of Pain Management Therapies

2
AM7125TCM Medical Classics

2
AM7320Clinical Theater Lab

1
AM7808AOM Clinic 10

2
AM7840AOM Clinic 11

2
AM7841AOM Clinic 12

2
Total Credit Hours:12

Spring

BC5140Research Methods in AOM

3
AM7106Business Fundamentals 3 - Practice Management and Leadership

1
AM7126Jurisprudence and Ethics

1
AM7301Trigger/Motor Point Therapy Lec/Lab

1
AM7842AOM Clinic 13

2
AM7843AOM Clinic 14

2
AM7850Interim Clinic

1.5
Total Credit Hours:11.5

Total Requirements

 Total Core Course Credits
   107
 Total Prerequisites/Corequisites
 		     16
 Total Elective Credits
 		       4
 Total Clinic Credits
 		    38.5
 Total Requirements
 		  165.5

Curriculum and course changes in the 2019-2020 Bastyr University Catalog are applicable to students entering during the 2019-2020 academic year. Please refer to the appropriate catalog if interested in curriculum and courses required for any other entering year.

Academic Status and Graduation Requirements

Students in the MSA must complete their degree requirements within six years. Students must complete at least two-thirds of their credits (100 quarter credits) in residence at Bastyr University including all clinical credits.

Students in the master’s program must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to be in good academic standing. For more information on academic status, see Academic Status – Probation, Suspension and Dismissal in the Academic Policy and Procedure Manual.  

In MSA, grades below a 72.9 percent indicate failure to meet the minimum level of competency for learning objectives or core competencies. A student who receives a failure in a required course, lab, clinic shift or internship must repeat that course, lab, clinic or internship. A first-year student who earns <3.0 GPA on foundational courses (TCM Fundamentals, TCM Diagnosis 1 and 2, TCM Pathology 1 and 2, and Meridians and Points 1, 2 and 3) will be required to retake one or more of the courses.

In order to receive a license to practice acupuncture in the majority of states, a student must earn either an MSA or MSAOM degree, pass the NCCAOM licensing exam and meet any additional state requirements. Several states require Chinese herbal medicine training for licensure (e.g., California, Florida, New Mexico and Texas).

Electives/Special Topics: the MSA program requires a total of 4 electives/special topic credits. These credits may be any general electives/special topics as long as the prerequisites for each course are met