West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 32 - Acupuncture
Title 32 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
Series 32-11 - Education Requirements
Section 32-11-4 - General Criteria for Approval of Acupuncture Training Programs

4.1. The total number of hours of oriental medical theoretical training shall consist of a minimum of eighteen hundred (1,800) hours and the total number of hours of clinical instruction shall consist of a minimum of 300 hours. and the course work shall extend over a minimum period of four (4) academic years or, eight (8) semesters or, twelve (12) quarters or, nine (9) trimesters, or thirty-six (36) months.

4.2. Candidates for admission shall have successfully completed an approved high school course of study or have passed a standard equivalency test.

4.3. The course of training shall be located in a W. Va. State university or college, or an institution approved by the Board, or in the case of training programs located outside West Virginia, in an institution which is approved by the appropriate governmental accrediting authority or an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

4.4. The training program shall develop an evaluation mechanism to determine the effectiveness of its theoretical and clinical program.

4.5. Course work shall carry academic credit.

4.6. The director of the clinical portion of the training program shall be a licensed acupuncturist or other licensed practitioner authorized to practice acupuncture.

4.7. All instructors shall be competent to teach their designated courses by virtue of their education, training and experience.

4.10. Each approved course of training shall receive accreditation or approval for schools and colleges by an agency approved by the U. S. Department of Education or the approval of the course of training by the Board shall automatically lapse.