The curriculum tables that follow list the tentative schedule of courses each quarter.
MSAOM Year I
Fall
OM3111: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program. The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
Winter
| BC3135 | Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 5 |
| OM4110 | Meridians and Points 2 | 3 |
| OM4211 | TCM Diagnosis 1 | 3 |
| OM4221 | TCM Pathology 1 | 3 |
| OM4413 | TCM Techniques 1 | 1.5 |
| OM4803 | Clinical Observation 1 | 2 |
| OM5442 | Tai Chi | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18.5 |
BC3135: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program. The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM4803 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status.
Spring
| BC3136 | Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lecture/Lab (AOM) | 4 |
| BC4105 | Introduction to Western Pathology (AOM) | 3 |
| OM4111 | Meridians and Points 3 | 3 |
| OM4212 | TCM Diagnosis 2 | 3 |
| OM4222 | TCM Pathology 2 | 3 |
| OM4804 | Clinical Observation 2 | 2 |
| OM5432 | TCM Techniques 2 | 1.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19.5 |
BC3136: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program. The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM4804 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status.
Summer
| CH6110 | Chinese Herb Dispensary Lab 1 | 2 |
| CH6421 | Chinese Materia Medica 1 | 4 |
| OM5122 | Medical Chinese 2 | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 7 |
CH6110 may be taken any quarter in the program after spring year one.
MSAOM Year II
Fall
| BC4104 | Microbiology | 3 |
| CH6422 | Chinese Materia Medica 2 | 4 |
| OM4801 | Clinical Theater Observation | 2 |
| OM5123 | Medical Chinese 3 | 2 |
| OM5321 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 1 | 3 |
| OM5414 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 1 | 2 |
| OM5415 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 2 | 2 |
| OM5439 | TCM Techniques 3 | 1.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19.5 |
BC4104: Corequisite course to the MSAOM program. The MSAOM curriculum has been designed so students missing one or more of these may take them after matriculating at Bastyr University. Previously completed coursework from other accredited institutions may satisfy these corequisites.
OM4801 can be taken in any of the five quarters preceding clinician status.
Winter
| CH6423 | Chinese Materia Medica 3 | 4 |
| OM4130 | Pharmacology Overview for AOM | 4 |
| OM4806 | AOM Preceptor Observation | 2 |
| OM5124 | Medical Chinese 4 | 2 |
| OM5322 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 2 | 3 |
| OM5416 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 3 | 2 |
| OM5417 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 4 | 2 |
| OM5438 | TCM Advanced Techniques Lab | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
OM4806 can be taken during observation or clinician phase, once OM4803 is completed.
Spring
| CH6105 | Chinese Herb Preparations | 1 |
| CH6431 | CHM Formulations 1 | 4 |
| OM5300 | Auricular Therapy | 2 |
| OM5324 | Survey of Western Clinical Sciences 3 | 3 |
| OM5418 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 5 | 2 |
| OM5419 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 6 | 2 |
| OM5813-5815 | AOM Clinic 1-3 | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Summer
MSAOM Year III
Fall
| CH6408 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 1 | 4 |
| OM5405 | TCM Whole Foods Nutrition | 2 |
| OM6110 | TCM Medical Classics | 2 |
| OM6417 | Acupuncture Therapeutics 7 | 2 |
| PS6100 | Motivational Interviewing | 2 |
| TR6105 | Nutrition and Dietary Systems | 3 |
| OM6827-6829 | AOM Clinic 7-9 | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Winter
| CH6104 | Pharmacology of CHM and Drug Interactions | 2 |
| CH6409 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 2 | 4 |
| OM4101 | History of Medicine | 2 |
| OM6111 | Practice Management 1 | 2 |
| OM6310 | Case Review | 2 |
| OM6314 | Clinical Theater | 1 |
| OM6830-6832 | AOM Clinic 10-12 | 6 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |
Spring
| BC5140 | Research Methods in AOM | 3 |
| CH6111 | Chinese Herb Dispensary Lab 2 | 2 |
| CH6410 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 3 | 4 |
| CH6803-6804 | Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic 1-2 | 4 |
| OM5819 | AEAM Interim Clinic | 1.5 |
| OM6105 | Jurisprudence/Ethics | 1 |
| OM6112 | Practice Management 2 | 1 |
| OM6833-6834 | AOM Clinic 13-14 | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20.5 |
CH6111 may be taken any quarter in the program after spring year one.
OM5819 AOM Interim Clinic. Students are required to complete a total of 36 interim clinic hours (usually students staff the shifts they were assigned to in the quarter just ended). Students register and pay for this shift in their last quarter of attendance.
CH6803-6804 Chinese Herbal Medicine Clinic 1-2 may be taken any quarter during the third year.
Summer
| CH6411 | Chinese Herbal Therapeutics 4 | 4 |
| OM6835 | AOM Clinic 15 | 2 |
| OM6836 | AOM Clinic 16 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
All students who plan to study in China must take the 1-credit required elective Clinic Entry for China in summer quarter of year three, just preceding their China rotation. This course may be counted toward the 5 required elective credits.
Total Requirements
| Total Core Course Credits |
145.5 |
| Total Prerequisites/Corequisities |
16 |
| Total Elective Credits |
5 |
| Total Clinic Credits |
47.5 |
| Total Requirements |
214 |
Curriculum and course changes in the 2018-2019 Bastyr University Catalog are applicable to students entering during the 2018-2019 academic year. Please refer to the appropriate catalog if interested in curriculum and courses required for any other entering year.
Graduation Requirements
Academic Status and Graduation Requirements
Students in the MSAOM must complete their degree requirements within six years. Students must complete at least two-thirds of their credits (132 quarter credits) in residence at Bastyr University.
Students in the master’s program must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to be in good academic standing. For more information on academic status, see Academic Status – Probation, Suspension and Dismissal in the Academic Policy and Procedure Manual.
In MSAOM, grades below a 72.9 percent indicate failure to meet the minimum level of competency for learning objectives or core competencies. A student who receives a failure in a required course, lab, clinic shift or internship must repeat that course, lab, clinic or internship. A first-year student who earns <3.0 GPA on foundational courses (TCM Fundamentals, TCM Diagnosis 1 and 2, TCM Pathology 1 and 2, and Meridians and Points 1, 2 and 3) will be required to retake one or more of the courses.
In order to receive a license to practice acupuncture in the majority of states, a student must earn either an MSA or MSAOM degree, pass the NCCAOM licensing exam and meet any additional state requirements. Several states require Chinese herbal medicine training for licensure (e.g., California, Florida, New Mexico and Texas).
Electives/Special Topics: The MSAOM program requires a total of 5 elective/special topics credits. These credits may be any general electives/special topics as long as the prerequisites for each course are met.