How many years do I need to study for a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree?
Question by transpsychologist: How many years do I need to study for a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine degree?
I wanna be a doctor of TCM, but I had an economics degree for my bachelor’s so I think I have to start from scratch. How many years do you think will I study to have a doctorate degree in traditional Chinese medicine? Please specify which school you are talking about.
Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Curious George, C.Ac
In the United States, most licensed or certified acupuncturists hold a graduate degree. The graduate programs are 3 to 4 years depending on the curriculum schedule.
Doctoral programs would then be an additional 2 to 4 years, depending on the program.
William,
Southwest College is an accredited program in the United States. You can find their accreditation information on the web site.
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Hey, I’m looking into acupuncture school too!
Specifically, Southwest College of Acupuncture in Boulder, CO.
This is what I know:
You must be at least 20 years old for admittance
You need to have at least an associates degree in anything.
The degree time can range anywhere from 3-5 years depending on
how you opt on taking your courses time wise.
This 3-5 years will get you your “Masters of science in oriental medicine” Then depending on which state you in and the state regulations, you can either become an MDOR (medical doctor of oriental medicine) or L.Ac. Licencsed acupuncturist.
Hope that’s what you were looking for
Make sure to do some research about any school you think about attending. Most schools that offer degrees in acupuncture aren’t accredited. Here are two basic guidelines: If everyone who pays their tuition gets a diploma, it’s not a real school. If the school only exists online, it’s probably not a real school.
For example, this Southwest Acupuncture college doesn’t require a four year diploma for entry. So despite the fact that some people may have one, and people do it after college it is NOT a graduate degree. These people need to stop lying and making people with real degrees look less impressive.
in chinese medicine, there are three majors – medicine, Acupunture, and herbs. in China, you need 5 years for a B.S. degree(actually I believe it is the equivalent of MD in USA, because there is no B.S. degree in medical science in USA). after you get the B.S. and you pass the national licience exam, you can practice TCM). Following resource http://www.56.com/u35/v_NDM0MjAyODA.html can greatly help for your tcm learning. for example, the acupunture part teahces you from scratch to full expert level- all the techniques. And you can watch it again and again… better than any teacher in class. However, you have to get a degree from some school.