What type of schooling is required for an acupuncturist to be licensed?
To be a licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist in the State of California is to be trained under the highest standards in the country for Acupuncturists and Herbalists. The California State Legislature and the California Acupuncture Board have adopted the highest entry- level standards for the profession in the United States at 3,000 hours. On average, most programs in Traditional Chinese Medicine take 4 years of rigorous, full-time study to complete. In California, acupuncturists are considered primary health care professionals, and need to meet a common standard of competence expected of all primary health care professionals, such as the ability to recognize serious diseases that may require immediate referral to a specialist, and the ability to perform primary health care examinations. Center Point Acupuncture practitioners are licensed Nationally (Dipl. O.M., Dipl.
