| Seeking an alternative education? Perhaps an | | | | achieve your professional or personal goals. Be |
| Oriental Medicine School might be an ideal choice. | | | | certain to check with individual schools to see how |
| Oriental medicine schools may offer a variety of | | | | long courses are and the costs of tuition, as these |
| educational opportunities including student | | | | will vary depending on level of educational |
| attainment of various certification; bachelor; | | | | aspirations. |
| master and doctorate coursework. Oriental | | | | Typically, students who successfully graduate |
| medicine schools may provide comprehensive | | | | from one of many Oriental medicine school |
| classes which encompass acupuncture; integrative | | | | Master's programs may go on to become |
| medicine; Oriental medicine theory; Oriental body | | | | independent health care practitioners by taking |
| therapy; Tai Chi; Qi Gong; Traditional Chinese | | | | and passing certification and licensure exams. |
| Medicine; and Herbology. | | | | (Laws and regulations vary by state.) |
| In addition to its unique training and educational | | | | Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is gaining in |
| programs, Oriental medicine schools may offer | | | | popularity. This is reflected in the fact that there |
| convenient course schedules that fit independent | | | | are an estimated fifty (50) Oriental medicine |
| needs of the student; as in many cases, these | | | | schools and colleges in the United States alone. |
| learning institutions often provide day, evening and | | | | While public demand is steadily increasing for |
| weekend courses. As with all educational | | | | holistic, complementary and alternative medicine, |
| programs, it is important to be aware of specific | | | | Oriental Medicine schools offer comprehensive |
| academic requirements you need in order to | | | | education and training to meet this demand. |