West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 32 - Acupuncture
Title 32 - LEGISLATIVE RULE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE
Series 32-11 - Education Requirements
Section 32-11-6 - Course of Training Evaluation

6.1. Each training program in this State shall develop a mechanism to evaluate and award transfer credit to students for prior course work and experience which is equivalent to that course work and clinical instruction required in section 32-11-5 of this rule. The course of training's policies and procedures for evaluating and awarding transfer credit shall be set forth in writing and submitted to the Board. The policies and procedures shall include all of the following:

6.2. Credit shall only be awarded for actual course work or directly relevant experience received by the student. As used in this rule, 'experience' means academically relevant learning which involved the student directly in the area of the curriculum required in this section and includes integrated field and clinical internships, apprenticeships, tutorial programs and cooperative educational programs;

6.3. Where the course work and clinical instruction were completed at an acupuncture school not approved by the Board, the evaluation shall include an examination administered by the school in the subject area in which transfer credit may be awarded;

6.4. The outcome of the prior education and experience shall be equivalent to that of an average student who has completed the same subject in the training program and shall meet the curriculum standards and graduation requirements of the training program;

6.5. Transfer credit may be awarded for course work and clinical instruction completed successfully at another acupuncture school or college which is approved by the Board;

6.6. Up to 100% transfer credit may be awarded for courses completed successfully in biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, anatomy, physiology, pathology, nutrition and vitamins, history of medicine, medical terminology, clinical science, clinical medicine, Western pharmacology, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, practice management, and ethics at a school which is approved under or by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education;

6.7. Credit for clinical course work and instruction in traditional oriental medicine, acupuncture anatomy and physiology, acupuncture techniques, acupressure. breathing techniques, traditional oriental exercise. or traditional oriental herbology completed successfully at a school which is not approved by the Board may be awarded by a school approved by the Board, provided that at least 50% of the course hours in these subject areas are completed successfully at a school approved by the Board;

6.8. The entire record of the training program's evaluation and award of the student's transfer credit shall be included in the student's academic file and shall be made an official part of the student's transcript which shall be filed with the Board upon request of the student; and

6.9. All students shall receive upon matriculation a copy of the training program's policies and procedures for evaluating and awarding transfer credit.