Eight Branches College

Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Diploma

USA 3 Year Program

Students can complete any of our USA Acupuncture Diploma programs to complete their first 2 years.

Year 1 Term 1

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
TCM 1001Foundation of TCM (A)ONLINE
ACU 2001Meridian TheoryONLINE or ASYNCH
ACU 2008Acupuncture Safety & JurisprudenceONLINE or ASYNCH
BIO 5001Anatomy IONLINE or ASYNCH
PRO 7001Practice Management & ProfessionalismONLINE
CLC 9000Clinical IntroductionIN-PERSON

Year 1 Term 2

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
TCM 1002Foundation of TCM (B)ONLINE
TCM 1003Diagnostics of TCM (A)ONLINE
ACU 2002Acupuncture Points Theory (A)BLENDED
EMA 4031Tui NaBLENDED
BIO 5011Anatomy IIONLINE
HRB 8001TCM NutritionASYNC

Year 1 Term 3a

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
TCM 1004Diagnostics of TCM (B)ONLINE
ACU 2003Acupuncture Points Theory (B)BLENDED
ACU 2004Acupuncture Points Theory (C​)BLENDED
BIO 5002PhysiologyONLINE
ACU 2006Acupuncture Techniques (A)IN-PERSON
CLC 9001Clinical AssistanceIN-PERSON

Year 1 Term 3b

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
ACU 2005Acupuncture Allied TherapiesIN-PERSON
ACU 2007Acupuncture Techniques (B)IN-PERSON
CLC 9001Clinical AssistanceIN-PERSON

Year 2 Term 4

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
ACT 3004Acupuncture Orthopedics & TraumatologyONLINE
ACT 3005Acupuncture TherapeuticsONLINE
BIO 5003PathologyONLINE
BIO 5005NeuroanatomyONLINE
SHA 6001Self Healing ArtsONLINE OR IN-PERSON
CLC 9002Clinical PracticeIN-PERSON

Year 2 Term 5

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
ACT 3001Acupuncture Internal MedicineONLINE
ACT 3002Acupuncture Pediatrics & GynaecologyONLINE
ACT 3003Acupuncture External Medicine & Misc.ONLINE
BIO 5004PharmacologyONLINE
BIO 5015Western Clinical & Emergency MedicineONLINE
CLC 9002Clinical PracticeIN-PERSON

Year 2 Term 6

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
ACU 2009Japanese Acupuncture & MoxibustionBLENDED
EMA 4000Eastern BodyworkIN-PERSON
BIO 5006Western Medical Diagnostics & ExaminationsBLENDED
HRB 8002Introduction to TCM HerbologyONLINE
CLC 9002Clinical PracticeIN-PERSON

Year 3 Clinical Residency

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
CLC 9003Clinical ResidencyIN-PERSON

Year 3 Term 1

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
HRB 8003Herbal Materia Medica IONLINE
HRB 8004Herbal Materia Medica IIONLINE
BIO 5013Western Pathology Case StudiesONLINE
ACU 2010Korean AcupunctureBLENDED
BIO 5012MicrobiologyONLINE

Year 3 Term 2

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
HRB 8005Herbal Formulae IONLINE
HRB 8006Herbal Formulae IIONLINE
HRB 8008Dui Yao & Pao Zhi: Combination & PreparationONLINE
HBT 1202TCM Pediatrics & Gynaecology (Er Ke & Fu Ke)ONLINE
HBT 1204TCM Orthopaedics & TraumatologyONLINE
BIO 5014Advanced PharmacologyONLINE

Year 3 Term 3

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
HRB 8007Herbal Formulae III & Dispensary ManagementONLINE
HRB 8009Patent Herbal MedicineONLINE
HBT 1201TCM Internal Medicine (Nei Ke)ONLINE
HBT 1203TCM External Medicine (Wai Ke)ONLINE
HBT 1212Advanced TCM GynaecologyONLINE
CLC 9004Herbal Clinical PracticeIN-PERSON
PRO 7005Exam PreparationBLENDED

Year 3 – Herbology Program

COURSE CODECOURSE NAMEDELIVERY
HRB-8002Introduction to Herbology & FormulaOnline
HRB-8003Herbal Materia Medica IOnline
HRB-8004Herbal Materia Medica IIOnline
ACU-2010Korean Acupuncture*In-Person
BIO-5013Western Pathology Case StudiesOnline
BIO-5012MicrobiologyOnline
BIO-5014Advanced PharmacologyOnline
CLC-9004Herbal Clinical PracticeOnline
HRB-8005Herbal Formulae IOnline
HRB-8006Herbal Formulae IIOnline
HRB-8008Dui Yao & Pao Zhi: Combination & PreparationOnline
HBT-1202TCM Pediatrics & Gynaecology (Er Ke & Fu Ke)Online
HBT-1204TCM Orthopaedics & TraumatologyOnline
CLC-9004Herbal Clinical PracticeOnline
HRB-8007Herbal Formulae III & Dispensary ManagementOnline
HRB-8009Patent Herbal MedicineOnline
HBT-1201TCM Internal Medicine (Nei Ke)Online
HBT-1203TCM External Medicine (Wai Ke)Online
HBT-1212Advanced TCM GynaecologyOnline
CLC-9004Herbal Clinical PracticeIn-Person
PRO-7005Exam PreparationBlended

*Course is an elective for this program. Taking this course increases total hours to 1084.

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