Curriculum
Core Compliance
The Master of Science in Oriental Medicine program at Florida College of Integrative Medicine (FCIM) is in full compliance, and often exceeds, the core curriculum requirements. Each course is reviewed every semester with regard to course hours and content to assure compliance. Improvements are made as appropriate.
FCIM uses the ACAOM clock-hour-to-credit-hour conversion formula: 15 hours of classroom instruction or 30 hours of supervised clinical training equal one credit hour.
The curriculum and training directly support the mission
and objectives of the program. Classroom instruction
and clinical training breakdown into specific categories
as follows:
| Acupuncture & Oriental Medical
Theory |
1028 hours |
68.5 credits |
| Oriental Herbal Study |
510 hours |
34 credits |
| Western Biomedical Science |
585 hours |
39 credits |
| Clinical Training |
900 hours |
30.0 credits |
| Business & Counseling |
90 hours |
3.3 credits |
| Totals: 3114 hours 177.2
credits |
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To graduate, students must complete all coursework and clinical training (to include at least 350 patient treatments). Training in the program is both challenging and rigorous, requiring students to demonstrate depth and breadth of knowledge and skills.
FCIM courses with the same whole number designation are sequential courses—those with lower decimal numbers are prerequisites for those with higher decimal numbers. For example, 530.1H (Herbology I) is a prerequisite for 530.2H (Herbology II), which in turn is the prerequisite for 530.3H (Herbology III).
Course scheduling follows normal course sequencing from semester to semester. For example, students normally take Acupuncture Point Location I before taking Acupuncture Point Location II. However, the Dean of Oriental Medicine or Academic Dean may grant permission for a student to be scheduled in related courses concurrently. The Academic Dean or Dean of Oriental Medicine may also allow nonsequential scheduling of courses for transfer students, licensed physicians and others with previous training.
The type of course is designated as follows:
A = Acupuncture
H = Herbology
W = Western Science
C = Clinical
B = Business/Counseling - Hour-to-credit conversion
formula: 15 hours of class instruction = 1 semester
credit
30 hours of clinic training = 1 semester credit
Prospective
Students
