Licensing

Licensing Upon Graduation

Since the inception of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia (CTCMA), the National Certification Commission of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in the United States (NCCAOM), and the new Canadian Expert Committee for the Development of a Competency Profile for the Practice of Acupuncture, the Academy has been at the forefront of advocating for the highest standards for licensing of TCM practitioners.

Our programs have been developed to lead to the designations set forth by the CTCMA:

• Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Dr.TCM) 5-Year program (completed within 4 1/2 years)
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner (R.TCM.P.) 4-Year program
• Registered Acupuncturist (R.Ac.) 3-Year program
• Traditional Chinese Medicine Herbalist (R.TCM.H) 3-Year program

Whenever any licensing body adjusts its standards, the Academy ensures that our programs are modified accordingly, to continue to meet or exceed all requirements to practice in North America.

Licensing in BC

We encourage prospective students planning to practice in British Columbia to contact CTCMA for current information regarding licensing:
CTCMA
1664 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver, BC, V6J 1V4
Phone: (604) 738-7100
Fax:  (604) 738-7171
Website: http://www.ctcma.bc.ca
E-mail: info@ctcma.bc.ca

Licensing in the United States

Our acupuncture school is listed on the NCCAOM website as an “Institutions Evaluated by AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers)“, which means that our graduates have been evaluated as having the necessary educational prerequisites to write the NCCAOM examination allowing them to practice in the USA. The NCCAOM website is: http://www.nccaom.org

Our TCM Practitioner and Doctor of TCM programs are approved by the State of Arizona Acupuncture Board of Examiners.  ACOS graduates are eligible to write the acupuncture licensing exam in Arizona.

Please consult with our Registrar for specific details if you are a prospective student who is planning to practice in the United States.