Admission Requirements

For admission consideration, the following application materials must be submitted:

• Completed MCPHS Application
• A formal statement of purpose indicating your desire to study acupuncture at MCPHS
• Additionally, students will be required to successfully complete a faculty interview (by invitation only) to be considered for admission.

Applicants for the entry-level doctoral program must include the satisfactory completion of at least three (3) years of undergraduate-level education (defined as 90 semester credits or 135 quarter credits) from an institution accredited or pre-accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education.

A maximum of 30 semester credits of the prerequisite three-year education requirement may be earned through prior learning assessment using either, or a combination, of the following assessment techniques: (1) credit by examination using recognized, independently administered, and validated standardized tests and/or (2) assignment of credit for military and corporate training based on recommendations established by the American Council on Education.

Prerequisite undergraduate-level education required for admission to the entry-level doctoral program must include chemistry, biology, and psychology. Institutions may offer professional-level programmatic courses in chemistry, biology, and psychology in lieu of program admission prerequisites.