MSTCM FAST FACTS
 

ACTCM's Master's Curriculum Quick Facts 

• The Master's curriculum consists of a total of 3131 hours (214.5 quarter credits)

• This includes 242 hours (22 quarter credits) of General Science courses in western science, which may be taken at ACTCM or another accredited, degree-granting institution.

• The total tuition cost of required General Science courses (if taken at ACTCM) is $4,488*

• The total tuition cost of required Master's degree Core and Clinical courses is $52,428*

  * Note: Amounts based upon tuition rates for the 2007-2009 academic years.

Master's Degree: Core and Clinical Curricula Offerings

In addition to the required MSTCM Core didactic courses, ACTCM requires clinical coursework in traditional Chinese medicine with an emphasis placed upon clinical training. Approximately one-third of the Master's degree program is devoted to clinical training as students are guided to develop the highest standards of professionalism and patient care. Clinic is the quantum leap from textbooks to the human condition where medical principles of health and disease come to life. The clinical training program is based within ACTCM's on-site Community Clinic and extends to a variety of externships within San Francisco. Patient contact is structured to maximize student instruction in clinical practice. In addition to direct patient contact, students are required to fill herbal prescriptions in the pharmacy and to maintain case histories on all patients they observe and treat within the clinical program. These case histories are reviewed by the attending practitioners at the end of each quarter. The program provides both clinical instruction, and instruction in practice management.