Transfer Credits and Prior Learning

ITEA will evaluate previous education and training, and when applicable, transfer or give prior learning credit.

• Advanced Standing students receive transfer credits for all coursework satisfactorily tested upon entry into the program.
• It is the responsibility of the student to fulfill or obtain transfer credits for other necessary courses which are part of the ITEA program.
• Students in the Traditional Track may enter the program no later than the beginning of the second year.
• ITEA does not guarantee transferability of credits to another institution unless there is a written agreement with that institution.
• Non-matriculated students are not accepted into the core Classical Five-Element Acupuncture program.

Internationally Educated Students

U.S. Citizens who have studied outside the United States must have the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree that documents at least three full years of post-secondary education from a nationally or regionally accredited (or otherwise approved or recognized) institution.

• ITEA recognizes that most non-U.S. institutions of higher education often cannot provide academic transcripts in the standard U.S. credit hour format. In such cases applicants may be required to submit original course descriptions to verify the actual content and hours of prior training.
• Non-English language credentials equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor’s degree must be demonstrated prior to admission via a report from an approved credentialing translation and evaluation organization only. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange for this documentation to be sent to ITEA.