North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 01 - ACUPUNCTURE
Section .0500 - SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OF ACUPUNCTURE
Section 01 .0501 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL FOR ACUPUNCTURE IN NORTH CAROLINA

(1) submit a completed application;

(2) submit fees as required by Rule .0103 of this Chapter;

(3) offer an Acupuncture program that extends over a minimum of three academic years, six semesters, nine quarters or 27 months, which consists of a minimum of 1800 clock hours with a minimum of 900 hours of didactic and theoretical training and 650 hours of supervised clinic. A minimum of 400 hours of the 650 hours of clinical training must be actual treatments;

(4) achieve candidacy status with the National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine within one year of beginning classes and maintain accreditation throughout years of operation;

(5) provide a transcript of grades, as part of the student=s record, that includes the following: name, address, date of birth, course titles, grades received, number of clock hours per course;

(6) grant a diploma only after the student has successfully completed the educational program in acupuncture, personally attended all required classes and completed the program requirements.