Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles for SCUHS

3. The visual, hearing and speech skills and personal hygiene requisite to professional performance
including reading all forms of diagnostic imaging, using microscopes, eliciting and recording patient
histories, performing all auscultatory exams, and performing any and all other diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures.
4. The ability to reason, learn, and perform independently demonstrating the conceptual, integrative, and
quantitative skills that are necessary for critical thinking, problem solving, measurement, calculation, the
ability to comprehend three-dimensional and spatial relationships, diagnosis, and therapeutic
applications.
5. The emotional health required for the full use of intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment,
and the prompt and safe completion of all responsibilities; the ability to adapt to change, to display
flexibility and to learn to function in the face of uncertainties and stressful situations; empathy, integrity,
concern for others, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation which will be assessed during the
admissions process and throughout their education.
Degree Requirements
The master of acupuncture and oriental medicine degree is conferred upon those who have fulfilled the
following requirements:
1. Are 21 years of age and exhibit good moral character;
2. Successfully completed four (4) academic years, eight (8) semesters, twelve (12) quarters, nine (9)
trimesters or thirty-six (36) months at an accredited or candidate program of which a minimum of three
(3) trimesters must be completed in residency at SCU/College of Eastern Medicine;
3. Demonstrated at least a 2.0 cumulative grade point average from courses at the College of Eastern
Medicine;
4. Fulfilled the clinical internship requirements as stated in the Internship Manual;
5. Are free of all indebtedness and other obligations to the University; and
6. Are recommended for graduation by the faculty and the president of the University.
Tuition and Fees
Current tuition and fee requirements may be obtained from OneStop Enrollment Services. The University
reserves the right to adjust tuition and/or fees. For the 2017-2018 academic year, tuition for the MAOM
program is $297 per unit for single track students and $281 per unit for dual students, double students, and SCU
alumni. Fees per trimester are $224. The estimated cost of books and equipment per trimester is $210. A
graduation fee of $150 is charged during the last trimester of enrollment.
Academic mentoring is $500 per term or $35 per week for students on Academic Probation as determined by
the Academic Review and Support Committee.
Conditions for tuition refunds are described in SCU Policy 7.6.2.
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