Academics

Everything we do here has one goal: to prepare you to become an expert TCM practitioner and licensed acupuncturist who is capable of offering the highest standard of patient-centered healthcare.

The Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine (DTCM/MTCM) Dual-Degree Program provides you with a strong foundation in the authentic teachings of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). 

Our curriculum is focused on the “five branches” of TCM: acupuncture, herbal medicine, dietary therapy, Tuina massage, and Chinese energetic healing arts. We build upon this profound core-knowledge with an immersion into the language and diagnostic skills of integrative medicine. 

This unique and powerful blend of TCM and Western biomedicine, anticipates the bright future of a collaborative medical paradigm, preparing you to enter the job market poised to take advantage of the exciting new career opportunities in healthcare. 

This four-year professional graduate degree program, comprising 3435 hours (195.5 units), is taught on a trimester basis in English at our Santa Cruz campus, and in English and Chinese at our San Jose campus. 

Upon completion of the program, you will earn the Doctorate degree, and a Master’s degree that is required for State and National licensing and certification exams.