Admission Requirements - College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Admission requirements are comprised of:

  1. Total credits and cumulative GPA
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Qualifications
  4. Admission application

1. Total credits and cumulative GPA

  • A minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter credits at the bachelor’s degree level at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
  • No more than 20 semester credits may be acquired through CLEP examinations or challenging of courses and only in courses other than required science courses.
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
  • All science courses must be taken for letter grade. Science courses must be passed with a grade of C or better.

Admission is competitive and enrollment is limited. Satisfying the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

2. Prerequisites

 Subject

Minimum semester credits

Minimum quarter credits

Biology (corequisite)
Animal/Vertebrate, General Biology/Zoology, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology - no lab required. The Biology requirement can be taken either as a prerequisite or while in the program as a corequisite to be completed by the end of the second trimester. Survey courses will not be counted.

3

4.5

English
English, Composition, Literature or Speech

6

9

Psychology
General Psychology, Principles of Psychology, or Introductory Psychology

3

4.5

Humanities and Social Sciences
Philosophy, Religion, General Humanities, Art History, Music History, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Political Science or Economics courses are acceptable. Business courses and studio courses in art or music may not be used to meet this distribution requirement. 

15

22.5

Electives
Recommendations include Human Anatomy, Macroeconomics, Finance, Marketing, Small Business Management, Public Speaking, Technical Writing, Chinese language, Asian Studies, and Medical Terminology

33

49.5

Total

60

90

3. Qualifications

You must demonstrate sufficient maturity to undertake a healthcare profession, including the capacity to ethically and responsibly manage professional boundaries, and meet all additional qualifications.

4. Admission application

Complete an application

Responsibility of Applicant: It is the responsibility of the applicant to be aware of the admission requirements and to ensure that they are met prior to enrollment. If Northwestern determines at any time that requirements are not met in full, the student will not be allowed to enroll or to continue at Northwestern.

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