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.

1. Who may take the home study courses?

In general, three categories of people may be interested in taking different home study courses:

1. The first category of people is a lay person, who 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).
2. The second category of people is an intending professional, who 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).
3. The third category of people is a full-time student of acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine or a professional practitioner in this field, who 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).

2. Other regulations

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 indicated include work on assignments).

Course No.	Description	Hours
001	Introductory course in Chinese medicinal herbs	50 hours
002	Intermediate course in Chinese medicinal herbs	50 hours
003	Advanced course in Chinese medicinal herbs	50 hours
001-3	Three courses combined (namely, 001 + 002 + 003)
004	Chinese system of manipulative therapy in clinical practice	45 hours
005	Comprehensive introduction to TCM	60 hours
007	Graduate course in Chinese medical philosophy	60 hours
008	System of Chinese Food Cures	45 hours
009	Introductory course in Chinese herbal formulas	50 hours
010	Intermediate course in Chinese herbal formulas	50 hours
011	Advanced course in Chinese herbal formulas	50 hours
009-011	Three courses combined (namely, 009+010+011)
012	Introductory course in TCM internal medicine	50 hours
013	Intermediate course in TCM internal medicine	50 hours
014	Advanced course in TCM internal medicine	50 hours
012-014	Three courses combined (namely, 012+013+014)
015	Introductory course in Yellow Emperor's Classic (Nei Jing)	50 hours
016	Intermediate course in Yellow Emperor's Classic (Nei Jing)	50 hours
017	Advanced course in Yellow Emperor's Classic (Nei Jing)	50 hours
015-017	Three courses combined (namely, 015+016+017)

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