FULLY ACCREDITED EDUCATION
Northwestern was the first institution in Minnesota to receive accreditation by the United States-based Accrediting Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and is the only institution in the Upper Midwest to offers master's degrees in both Oriental medicine and acupuncture.

EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL FACULTY
A majority of the faculty members graduated from institutions in China with training in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE
Northwestern has been approved to offer federal financial aid to MCAOM's acupuncture and Oriental medicine students.

IN-DEPTH CURRICULUM
The curriculum provides 2,300 hours (for acupuncture) or 3,000 hours (for Oriental medicine) of instruction and requires eight to nine trimesters (three years) to complete in a daytime format.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
MCAOM student interns serve in a variety of clinic settings ranging from an on-campus clinic to the Aliveness Project, a non-profit organization providing services to people living with HIV/AIDS.

PERSONAL ATTENTION
The low student-to-teacher ratio helps students prepare for and succeed in the fields of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

CAREER ASSISTANCE
Northwestern Health Sciences University's Career Service Center assists all graduates in finding practice locations and answers other post-graduate concerns.