WU Hsing Tao
Glossary of first-column course terms
FE - Five Element
OM - Oriental Medicine
PL - Point Lab
PS - Psychology
BM - Biomedical
PROFESSIONAL ACUPUNCTURE TRAINING PROGRAM

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First Year - Foundation of Five Element Acupuncture & Related Subjects

PS400The Art of Learning- Preparatory Workshop & Research2 creditsSession 1-5
OM401Philosophy/History of Oriental Medicine4 creditsSession 1-5
OM402Philosophy of Traditional FE Medicine4 creditsSession 1-5
OM403Surface Anatomy2 creditsSession 1-5
FE404Meridians and Points I4 creditsSession 1-5
PS405Five Element Psychology I, Counseling4 creditsSession 1-5
FE406Traditional Five Element Diagnosis I5 creditsSession 1-5
FE407Five Element Acupuncture Therapeutics I4 creditsSession 1-5
PL408Point Location Lab3 creditsSession 1-5
FE409Practicum3 creditsSession 1-5
FE410Introduction to Five Element Case Studies3 creditsSession 1-5
OM411Literary Research I2 creditsSession 1-5
OM412Meditation of OM2 creditsSession 1-5
Sub Total:42 credits

Second Year - Advanced Foundation of Five Element Acupuncture & Related Subjects

PS513Five Element Psychology II: Ethics & Roleplay3 creditsSession 6-10
FE514Five Element Acupuncture Therapeutics II4 creditsSession 6-10
FE515Meridians and Points II, III3 creditsSession 6-10
FE516Traditional Five Element Diagnosis II4 creditsSession 6-10
PS5175E Psychology III, Ethics, Patient/Practice Management3 creditsSession 6-10
FE518Therapeutics III, Special Techniques & Procedures3 creditsSession 6-10
PL519Advanced Point Location Lab3 creditsSession 6-10
FE520Advanced Practicum3 creditsSession 6-10
PS520The Art of Learning - Thesis Project1 creditSession 6-10
OM521Alternative Systems of Oriental Medicine3 creditsSession 6-10
OM522Annotated Bibliography1.5 creditsSession 6-10
OM522Advanced 5E Case Studies3 creditsSession 6-10
OM523Literary Research II1.5 creditsSession 6-10
OM524Advanced Meditation of OM2 creditsSession 6-10
Sub Total:38 credits
Grand Total:80 credits

Biomedical (Western Science) Courses offered at WHTS*

BM525Survey of BM Science/Pathology3 creditsTBA
BM526Biochemistry in Nutrition3 creditsTBA
BM527Pharmacology of Prescription Drugs3 creditsTBA
BM528Anatomy and Physiology I, II5 or 10 creditsTBA
*These courses count towards the 46 BM credit requirement as met through transfer credits, concurrently, or at WHTS.

Clinical Internship Supervised Treatments

Five Element Acupuncture Clinical Internship250 Supervised Treatments
Specialty Clinics, Acupuncture Detox150 Supervised Treatments
(an affiliation with the school)
Total:400 (100 first time treatments)

Total Program Hours

Didactic Instruction Acupuncture & Related Subjects (80 credits)

Seminars 1 - 10320 Contact Hours
The Art of Learning - Preparatory Workshop & Thesis Project 15 Contact Hours
Alternative System of Oriental Medicine30 Contact Hours
Practicum60 Contact Hours
Point-Location Lab 120 Contact Hours
Total:545 Contact Hours Counseling, communication, ethics, and practice management 90 Hours
(This subject matter is contained in the above hours and courses)

Non-contact hours:
(A structured and supervised field research component)

Applied Research Assignments750 Hours
Literary Research105 Hours
Annotative Bibliography45 Hours
The Art of Learning - Preparatory Research45 Hours
Total:945 Hours

Biomedical Clinical Sciences (46 credits)

Courses taught on-site190 Hours
Science courses completed at other colleges270 Hours
Total:460 Hours

Clinical Internship Hours

Observation150 Contact Hours
Seminar 11: Preparation for Clinic32 Contact Hours
Supervised Practice510 Contact Hours
Clinical Skills Development210 Contact Hours
NADA -Detox Supervised Practice 30 Contact Hours
Total:932 Contact Hours
Program Total:2,882 Hours

All Western Science and Acupuncture didactic instructions must be completed before the student can begin their clinical internship. Some Western Science credits may have to be earned at learning institutions outside of Wu Hsing Tao School. This allows the intern to focus exclusively on his/her patients. The patients should feel completely taken care of by the intern, who should see him/herself as a professional healthcare provider at this stage.