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Office of Articulation and Transfer Resources University Information Sheet
Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 4005 Manchaca Road
Contact for Transfer Students: Patricia Lew and/or Erick Romero Admissions Coordinators (512) 444-8082 Articulation Agreement: No
Academic Programs: The curriculum of the College’s Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with major in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine program has been carefully constructed to ensure that our graduates receive the highest quality education possible; that they are fully eligible upon graduation to apply for licensure in Texas; that with appropriate preparation they will pass the licensure examination; and that they will have every opportunity to be personally and financially successful as practitioners. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded the degree Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with major in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. The curriculum is designed to meet or exceed the requirements for licensure by the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners, the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and the requirements for sound educational processes established by the Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Explaining Our Dual Degree After careful inspection of TCTCM’s curriculum, ZCMU deemed TCTCM’s program to be comparable to the medical program in China. This allowed ZCMU to offer a dual degree to TCTCM students. When can a student enroll in the dual degree program? Students must enroll in the program in September with at least one trimester of TCM education under their belt. This is to ensure that students who initially enroll in ZCMU will have enough of the foundations to persevere in their studies abroad. If a student does not register for the program in September, but would like to enroll at a future date, then the student must wait until the next September to be able to do so. What does a student do to obtain their dual degree? The first year of enrollment, students visit ZCMU for two weeks. Students will enter the role as observer as they follow instructors at ZCMU’s hospital. The second year, ZCMU will send a representative to TCTCM to guide students as they prepare their thesis. The last year enrolled in the dual degree, students will spend one month in China as an intern in ZCMU’s facility, treating patients. After successful completion of three years with concurrent enrollment at both institutions, students will earn their dual degrees from TCTCM and ZCMU. After successful completion of both degrees, students have an option to practice acupuncture in China. Because of a vast number of multinational corporations in China, there are many English speaking Europeans and Americans working abroad that would prefer to receive acupuncture from an English speaking practitioner. This creates a market for American Acupuncturists in China. Since TCTCM students will hold a degree from a Medical University from China, this facilitates the ease in which they can receive their Chinese license and to practice acupuncture globally. For more information about our unique program of study, please see our Web site at:
Admission Requirements for Transfer Students: Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine desires applicants for admission who have completed a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. Demonstrated English reading, writing, and speaking proficiency are required. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is also required; and basic computer literacy is desirable. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for admission. Provisional Admission As an exception, the College may accept students with at least two years (60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours) of general education at the baccalaureate level that is appropriate preparation for graduate level work, from a regionally accredited institution. If the College accepts a student with only 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours, the institution will determine that the hours taken should prepare that student for success in the graduate study offered at the institution. In these instances, Provisional Admission on a case-by-case basis may be granted to an exceptional candidate who does not meet the College’s minimum standards for admission. Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) For more information regarding the College’s Admissions standards, requirements, and applications, please see our website at http://www.texastcm.edu/admission/requirement.html, or download an application packet at http://www.texastcm.edu/images/ApplicationForm.pdf.
Transfer Credit Information: The College will accept all general studies credit hours earned at any regionally accredited college or university as a basis of admission. A minimum of 60 semester hours are required for admission. The College’s graduation requirements total 173 credit hours in specific didactic and clinical courses in acupuncture and Oriental medicine, which our College offers in a three and one-third year academic program. Grading: Grades of D may be counted for the purpose of fulfilling the College’s admissions requirements. Courses that are repeated count towards the College’s admissions requirements. However, transfer grades themselves are not recorded on the student’s transcript at our College. Approximate Cost/Range for One Academic Year (15 hours per semester Fall and Spring):
Most students enrolled full-time at the College (17 or more hours per trimester) pay an average tuition of $4,580 per trimester for each of their 10 trimesters of enrollment. Distance Learning: The Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine does not offer any instruction via distance-learning; all instruction is face-to-face and in-person.
Financial Aid: Federal Title IV financial aid funding programs, including Pell Grants, College Work-Study programs, and the Federal Stafford Loan program, as applicable, are available to eligible students enrolled at least half-time in the College’s program of study. The College is also an approved vendor for Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Veterans’ Administration educational benefits. For more information, please see our website at: http://www.texastcm.edu/financialaid/financehome.html
Scholarships for Transfer Students: Students are encouraged to apply for a scholarship, sponsored and administered by a non-profit educational organization, and available to qualified students enrolled at the College. More information about this unique opportunity may be found at http://www.texastcm.edu/images/SCHOLARSHIP_ANNOUNCEMENT_Fall08.pdf Special Programs Unique to Your School: For the nearly two decades since its founding, the Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine has been Texas' premiere educational institute for practitioners of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The first and oldest school of its kind in the State, the College has been at the forefront of the profession of acupuncture in Texas, actively participating in the development of acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine as both a serious academic discipline and as a profession fully capable of integration into the modern healthcare system. The Founders of this College, Lisa and Paul Lin, sought to create an educational institution qualitatively superior to others in the acupuncture and Oriental Medicine field. As a consequence, the College's curriculum and program of study is distinguished by its emphasis on the study of the canonical texts of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and by its curricular focus on the integrated use of both acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbs. The curriculum was, at the time of its adoption, a revolutionary translation of the Chinese model into a Western context, and remains to this day as an example and model for other institutions to follow. In recognition of her pioneering role in acupuncture and in acupuncture education, College Founder Lisa P.H. Lin was appointed by then-Governor Anne Richards to Chair the first Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners' Education Committee, and served on the TSBAE from 1993 to 1999. Additional Information: A student who has earned a minimum of 60 credit hours of undergraduate courses at a regionally accredited college of university may transfer to Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, earn the degree Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine with major in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in ten trimesters of continuous enrollment, and start a career in complementary healthcare and become an integral part of the modern healthcare profession. Note: The information shown here is subject to change. Students are strongly encouraged to verify information with the institution to which they intend to transfer. Last update: February 8, 2011 |
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