Applicants for admission to the program must submit the following documents for consideration:

• Completed Application for Admission form
• Resume
• Personal Essay on statement of purpose
• One passport-size photo
• Certificate of Tuberculosis Examination
• Record of measles, mumps, rubella immunizations (students born before 1957 are exempt)
• One letter of recommendation
• Non-refundable application fee of $50
• Official academic transcripts from each post-secondary school and institute previously attended
  

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Official transcripts must be received directly from all institutes previously attended. Foreign student transcripts are evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), of which WMI is a member. Official copies of all foreign educational records, including transcripts, grade reports, and diplomas, will be submitted to AACRAO by the institute on behalf of the applicant. AACRAO’s referral form and a copy of the student’s application form submitted to the institute is sent to the analysts in the Office of International Education Services for either a basic statement of compatibility or a course-by-course evaluation. Please note: the applicant is assessed a fee for this service. 

After submission of all the documents for admission, applicants need to arrange for an interview appointment. In case the applicant is unable to come to the institute, the interview may be made by telephone.  Each applicant will be given written notification regarding the admissions decision after all application documentation is received and reviewed.

Non-Discriminatory Policy
The institute of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine is an equal opportunity/affirmative action program. We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination on the basis of race, color, ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, medical condition, marital/parental status, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era in the administration of educational policies, admission policies scholarships, financial aid, employment, or any other program or activity. Sexual harassment is sex discrimination and is expressly prohibited.  Please contact the Dean of Students directly for information on equal opportunity policies or complaint procedures.

The institute recognizes its obligation to provide overall program accessibility for persons with disabilities. Please contact the institute administration directly for information as to the existence and location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.

Transfer Credit
The Academic Dean approves all transfer of TCM credits on behalf of transfer students and the Chair of the Department of Biomedicine reviews and approves all transfer of biomedicine credits on behalf of transfer students. The Admissions Auditor reviews all transfer applications, ensuring that transfer credits have been evaluated, approved, and recorded.

WMI accepts transfer credits under the following conditions:
At least one academic year must be completed at WMI in order to qualify for graduation from the program. Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine course credits will be considered for transfer only if earned in a program that is accredited or admitted to candidacy by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and are adjudged to be equivalent to WMI requirements.

Biomedical Science credits will be considered for transfer only if earned at an institution accredited by or admitted to candidacy by ACAOM or if earned, as upper division credits, in another institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and if adjudged by WMI to be equivalent to WMI requirements.

For any credits to be considered for transfer, the applicant must indicate on the application form that transfer of credit is requested. If the applicant, who has been accepted, defers initial attendance and takes one or more courses in the interim for which he or she would like transfer credits, the applicant must make a request for these transfer credits prior to the first day of his or her first attendance at a WMI class. In either case, the applicant must provide WMI with the necessary documentation, which shall include an official transcript from the school or institute showing the course, credit given, grade received, a syllabus of the course showing what was taught, and a copy of the catalog of the school or institute where the course was taken, containing a description of that course.

The decision whether or not to award transfer credit is solely that of WMI upon an evaluation of the course taken, and the grade received. WMI may require that the applicant take an equivalency examination to demonstrate mastery of the subject. WMI’s decision concerning transfer credits will be conveyed to the applicant or the student (if by the time of decision, the student has begun classes) by letter. To receive transfer credits, the student must sign one copy of the letter, which will remain in his or her permanent student file.

Prior Learning Assignments
A maximum of 30 semester credits (or 50%) of the prerequisite two year education requirement may be earned through prior learning assessment using either or a combination of the following assessment techniques: (1) credit by examination can be earned through successful testing and the recommended institute credit equivalencies of the institute Scholarship Service’s Advanced Placement examinations, the institute Scholarship Service’s CLEP examinations, the American institute Testing PEP examinations, PONSI, the USAFI program, and the DANTES tests and/or (2)  credit for military and corporate training assigned according to the recommendations established by the American Council on Education in the National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs and the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experience in the Armed Services.  Some state licensing agencies and some institutions may not accept prior learning assessment credits that have been awarded by a non-regionally accredited institution.

Readmission of Dismissed or Suspended Students
Students who have been dismissed or suspended from the program are required to wait one semester before reapplying for admission  In such instances, the dismissed/suspended student must submit an application fee of $50 and a written statement requesting readmission, which illustrates that the cause for suspension or dismissal has been rectified.