The Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MSAOM) degree program is designed to provide a comprehensive professional education in acupuncture and Oriental medicine that prepares graduates to practice in clinical settings. This program is combined with instruction in biomedicine and emphasizes an integrative and holistic approach to healthcare. Graduates of the MSAOM program become eligible to take the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) licensure examination and the California Acupuncture Board (CAB) licensure examination.

The Master of Oriental Medicine program is comprised of the same courses that are contained in the Masters of Acupuncture but add an additional trimester that addresses Chinese Herbology and related studies.

Join ACTCM at CIIS on a truly remarkable career path of fulfilment, transformation, and holistic health in the field of Chinese medicine and acupuncture.

Students awarded the MACM degree will receive comprehensive training in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.

The University of Natural Medicine’s Masters of Science in Natural Health Sciences (M.S.) degree program is individually designed to enable each student to apply past academic studies toward a degree through our institution.

California University – Silicon Valley (CUSV) Master of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine degree program (MSTCM) consists of 2,205 hours (147-semester units) of academic course work and 960 hours (32 units) of clinical internship at the University’s Intern Clinic totaling 3,165 hours.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is a form of medical treatment established in China thousands of years ago that has developed into a well-established, effective, and popular form of healing for countless patients around the world for many centuries. In the midst of the opioid crisis, acupuncture has been growing in popularity in the United States. Primarily used for pain management and overall wellness such as immunity enhancement and stress management, this ancient Chinese form of medicine—which involves thin needles inserted into the skin—has gained support from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicaid. Alternative care continues to grow in popularity. As a result, healthcare organizations are actively searching for talented holistic health professionals. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine practitioners use methods such as needling, herbal medicine, and many others to help individuals with a wide variety of conditions. At SCU, you can study ancient medicine at a contemporary health sciences university committed to transforming healthcare and healthcare education.

Our Chinese herbal medicine course is designed to make the study of Chinese herbal medicine truly interesting and engaging. It is an integrated course where, from the outset, you will learn critical herbs, simple formulae containing them, and the patterns they address.