The home study courses listed below correspond to the regular courses of study offered by the College on campus.  The professors at the College are ready to answer your questions in their fields of teaching.  Please direct all your correspondence to Dr. Henry Lu, Coordinator of Home Study Program. This program is for self learning interest, it is not intended to lead to any professional career on its own.

• Who may take the Home Study Courses?
  • In general, three categories of people may be interested in taking different home study courses:
  • Lay Person
    • A lay person may want to take courses to satisfy his or her desire for knowledge. (Ideally to start with such courses as comprehensive introduction to TCM, Chinese food cures, manipulative therapy, or medicinal herbs, depending on your personal interest).
  • Intending professional
    • an intending professional may take courses before he or she makes a more serious and final decision to seek a career in acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. (Ideally to start with such courses as comprehensive introduction to TCM or herbal medicine).
  • A full-time student (TCM)
  • A full-time student of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine or a professional practitioner in this field may take courses to supplement or improve his or her professional knowledge. (Ideally to take any courses, which are lacking in his or her past or present learning experience).
• Other Regulations
  • After we receive your application, we will process it quickly and mail you the course materials as soon as possible, normally within 2 to 3 weeks.
    • When you finish a course and score over 85% on the assignment, you are qualified to receive a certificate of completion. When the three courses are offered in a subject, you must complete all the three courses in order to qualify for a certificate of completion. You need to pay $20. for each certificate you apply for.
    • The home study courses being offered are non-credit courses, which cannot be transferred to the regular programs at the International College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Vancouver. However, it is a fact that some other schools and local authorities did accept the courses for credits in the past.
• Number of hours needed for the study of each course.
  • Hours in brackets include work on assignments.
  • 001 Introductory course in Chinese medicinal herbs (50)
  • 002 Intermediate course in Chinese medicinal herbs (50)
  • 003 Advanced course in Chinese medicinal herbs (50)
  • 001-3 Three courses combined; namely 001 + 002 + 003
  • 004 Chinese system of manipulative therapy in clinical practice (45)
  • 005 Comprehensive introduction to TCM (60)
  • 007 Graduate course in Chinese medical philosophy (60)
  • 008 System of Chinese Food Cures (45)
  • 009 Introductory course in Chinese herbal formulas (50)
  • 010 Intermediate course in Chinese herbal formulas (50)
  • 011 Advanced course in Chinese herbal formulas (50)
  • 009 - 011 Three courses combined; 009+010+011
  • 012 Introductory course in TCM internal medicine (50)
  • 013 Intermediate course in TCM internal medicine (50)
  • 014 Advanced course in TCM internal medicine (50)
  • 012 - 014 Three courses combined; 012+013+014
  • 015 Introductory course in Yellow Emperor's Classic Nei Jing (50)
  • 016 Intermediate course in Yellow Emperor's Classic Nei Jing (50)
  • 017 Advanced course in Yellow Emperor's Classic Nei Jing (50)
  • 015 - 017 Three courses combined; 015+016+017 (50)