The curriculum tables that follow list the tentative schedule of courses each quarter.
MSAOM Year I
Fall
BC4102 | Living Anatomy for AOM | 4 |
BC4107 | Medical Terminology | 1 |
AM4100 | Survey of Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
AM4104 | Medical Chinese 1 | 1 |
AM4401 | Qi Gong 1 | 1 |
AM4108 | History of Medicine | 2 |
AM5100 | Meridian and Points 1 Lec/Lab | 3 |
AM5101 | TCM Fundamentals | 4 |
AM5109 | Case Discussions 1 | 1 |
AM4801 | AOM Clinic Entry | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
Winter
BC4104 | Microbiology | 3 |
BC4123 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 5 |
AM4301 | TCM Bodywork: Tui Na | 1 |
AM5104 | Meridians and Points 2 Lec/Lab | 3 |
AM5201 | TCM Diagnosis 1 | 3 |
AM5203 | TCM Pathology 1 | 3 |
AM5401 | TCM Techniques 1 | 2 |
CH5100 | Introduction to Chinese Herbs 1 | 1.5 |
Total Credit Hours: | 21.5 |
Spring
BC4105 | Introduction to Western Pathology (AOM) | 3 |
BC4124 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 4 |
AM5106 | Meridians and Points 3 Lec/Lab | 3 |
AM5202 | TCM Diagnosis 2 | 3 |
AM5204 | TCM Pathology 2 | 3 |
AM5403 | TCM Techniques 2 | 2 |
CH5101 | Introduction to Chinese Herbs 2 | 1.5 |
AM5801 | Clinical Observation 1 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 21.5 |
Summer
AM5300 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 1 Lec/Lab | 3 |
AM5308 | Clinical Theater - Acupuncture Lab | 1 |
PS5205 | Patient Communications | 3 |
CH5401 | Chinese Materia Medica 1 | 3 |
AM5802 | Clinical Observation 2 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
MSAOM Year II
Fall
AM6102 | Pharmacology Overview for AOM | 4 |
AM6109 | Case Discussions 2 | 1 |
AM6301 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 2 Lec/Lab | 3 |
AM6400 | TCM Techniques 3 | 2 |
AM6411 | Acupuncture Point Selection Strategies | 2 |
AM6412 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 1 | 2 |
CH6400 | Chinese Materia Medica 2 | 3 |
AM6800 | Clinical Observation Theater | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Winter
AM6201 | Clinical Case Preparation Lab | 1 |
AM6302 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 3 | 3 |
AM6307 | Auricular and Scalp Therapy | 2 |
AM6402 | TCM Advanced Techniques Lab | 1 |
AM6413 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 2 | 2 |
AM6414 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 3 | 2 |
PS6100 | Motivational Interviewing | 2 |
CH6401 | Chinese Materia Medica 3 | 3 |
AM6801 | Clinical Observation Preceptorship | 2 |
CH6100 | CHM Dispensary 1 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Spring
AM6415 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 4 | 2 |
AM6416 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 5 | 2 |
TR6105 | Nutrition and Dietary Systems | 3 |
CH6101 | Chinese Herbal Preparations | 1 |
CH6402 | CHM Formulations 1 | 4 |
AM6802 | AOM Clinic 1 | 2 |
AM6803 | AOM Clinic 2 | 2 |
AM6804 | AOM Clinic 3 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Summer
MSAOM Year III
Fall
AM7101 | Business Fundamentals 1- Finance and Accounting | 1 |
AM7109 | Case Discussions 3 | 1 |
AM7400 | Acupuncture Review | 2 |
CH7101 | Jia Jian/Formula Families | 2 |
CH7104 | Pharmacology of AOM and Drug Interactions | 2 |
CH7401 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 1 | 2 |
AM7804 | AOM Clinic 7 | 2 |
AM7805 | AOM Clinic 8 | 2 |
AM7806 | AOM Clinic 9 | 2 |
CH7800 | CHM Clinic 1 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Winter
AM7104 | Business Fundamentals 2 - Marketing and Advertising | 1 |
AM7110 | Overview of Pain Management Therapies | 2 |
AM7125 | TCM Medical Classics | 2 |
AM7320 | Clinical Theater Lab | 1 |
CH7402 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 2 | 2 |
CH7403 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 3 | 2 |
AM7808 | AOM Clinic 10 | 2 |
AM7840 | AOM Clinic 11 | 2 |
AM7841 | AOM Clinic 12 | 2 |
CH7801 | CHM Clinic 2 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Spring
BC5140 | Research Methods in AOM | 3 |
AM7106 | Business Fundamentals 3 - Practice Management and Leadership | 1 |
AM7126 | Jurisprudence and Ethics | 1 |
AM7301 | Trigger/Motor Point Therapy Lec/Lab | 1 |
CH7100 | CHM Dispensary 2 | 2 |
CH7404 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 4 | 2 |
CH7405 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 5 | 2 |
AM7842 | AOM Clinic 13 | 2 |
AM7843 | AOM Clinic 14 | 2 |
CH7802 | CHM Clinic 3 | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Summer
Total Requirements
Total Core Course Credits |
147 |
Total Prerequisites/Corequisities |
16 |
Total Elective Credits |
6
|
Total Clinic Credits |
50.5 |
Total Requirements |
219.5 |
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 MSAOM must complete their degree requirements within six years. Students must complete at least two-thirds of their credits (136 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 MSAOM, 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 MSAOM program requires a total of 6 elective/special topics credits. These credits may be any general electives/special topics as long as the prerequisites for each course are met.