Advanced Diploma in Acupuncture (ACPT)
Georgian College
Key Information
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Campus location
Barrie, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 9,036 / per semester *
Application deadline
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* *international fall semester fee / international winter and summer semester fee: $7,971 | domestic fall semester fee: $4,057 / domestic winter and summer semester fee: $3,725
Introduction
Join the health-care field as an acupuncturist
The first and only program of its kind in the Ontario college system! Develop your skills and gain experience in our on-site public clinic.
Students develop the in-depth theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills required to meet the entry-level standards of practice set by the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO). Students benefit from expert clinical training that combines integrative healthcare models with Traditional Chinese Medicine, providing graduates with the necessary abilities to practice as a regulated healthcare professional.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Awards, scholarships, and bursaries
Postsecondary education is an investment in your future. We know many students find it tough to make ends meet, which is why we offer so many options to help you pay your way to graduation.
Georgian offers awards, scholarships, and bursaries to students of all walks of life — domestic, international, and Indigenous, full-time and part-time, first years, upcoming graduates, and everyone in between. You can afford this!
Curriculum
Semester 1
Program Courses
- ACPT 1002 Acupuncture 1 - Jing Luo/Channels and Collaterals
- ALTM 1000 Foundations of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- BIOL 1019 Anatomy and Physiology
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the General Education list during registration
Semester 2
Program Courses
- ACPT 1003 Acupuncture 2: Introduction to Points and Meridians
- ALTM 1006 Clinical Diagnosis in TCM 1
- ALTM 1007 Introduction to TCM Dietary and Herbal Therapy
- BIOL 1020 Palpation Anatomy
- ETHC 1000 Professional and Ethical Standards in Acupuncture
Clinical Practice
- ALTM 1005 TCM Grand Rounds Introduction
Semester 3
Program Courses
- ACPT 2001 Acupuncture Therapeutics
- ACPT 2003 Fundamentals of Acupuncture Needling
- ACPT 2004 Acupuncture 3: Points and Meridians Advances 56
- ALTM 1001 Qigong and Mindfulness 1
- ALTM 2007 Clinical Diagnosis in TCM 2
- BIOL 2019 Western Biomedical Sciences 1
General Education Course
- Select one course from the general education list during registration
Clinical Practice
- ALTM 2008 Clinical Observation
Semester 4
Program Courses
- ACPT 2005 Acupuncture Practice 56
- ALTM 2000 TCM Differential Diagnosis Introduction
- ALTM 2009 Internal Medicine
- BIOL 2020 Western Biomedical Sciences 2
Clinical Practice
- ALTM 2006 TCM Grand Rounds Advanced
- ACPT 2006 Acupuncture Clinic Practice Introduction 56
Communications Course
- Select 1 course from the communications list during registration
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the General Education list during registration
Semester 5
Program Courses
- ACPT 3004 Acupuncture Point Prescription and Treatment Planning 28
- ALTM 2003 TCM Differential Diagnosis Advanced
- ALTM 3002 External Medicine, Traumatology and Orthopedics
- ALTM 3004 Qi Gong and Mindfulness 2 28
- REAS 3000 Research Methodologies 28
General Education Course
- Select 1 course from the general education list during registration.
Clinical Practice
- ACPT 3000 Acupuncture Clinic Internship Introduction
Semester 6
Program Courses
- ACPT 3001 Comprehensive Acupuncture Examination Review
- ALTM 3000 Integrated TCM Cases
- ALTM 3003 Gynecology and Pediatrics
- BUSI 3012 Business and Practice Management for Acupuncturists
Clinical Practice
- ACPT 3003 Acupuncture Clinic Internship Advanced
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Your Acupuncture diploma gives you many career opportunities
Graduates of the Acupuncture program may be employed as Registered Acupuncturist (NOC 3232 – practitioners of natural healing) in fertility clinics, doctors’ offices, physiotherapy clinics, naturopathic clinics, massage therapy clinics or chiropractic offices. As well, graduates may open their own clinic space thus becoming self-employed and/or eventually specialize and becoming involved in one specific area of healthcare such as pain management, dermatology or gynecology.