This course is presented in 4 sessions over a 6-month period and offered once a year at Gainesville, FL. Each session starts on Thursday morning and ends Sunday noon (total 3.5 days and 31 C.E. hours), except session 4 (total 4.5 days) which has acupoints examination on Sunday afternoon and final written examination on Monday morning.

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Introduction and History	2 Hours	Yin-Yang	1 Hour
Scientific basis of acupuncture	2 Hours	Five Elements	2 Hours
Acupuncture Lab/demo	8 Hours	Acupuncture points and meridians	4 Hours
Acupuncture rules and techniques	6 Hours	Eight Principles	1 Hour
How to integrate acupuncture in your practice	2 Hours	Tai-ji	3 Hours
		Total hours of this session	31 Hours

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Qi, Blood, body fluid	2 Hours	Veterinary chiropractic/Tui-na	2 Hours
Zang-fu physiology and pathology	3 Hours	Electro-acupuncture	1 Hours
Acupuncture for clinical conditions	4 Hours	Trigger points	1 Hour
Application of Five Elements	2 Hours	Case studies	2 Hours
Equine Acupuncture lab/demo	8 Hours	How to promote acupuncture	1 Hour
Classical canine acupoints	2 Hours	Tai-Ji	3 Hours
		Total hours of this session	31 Hours

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

TCM diagnosis	3 Hours	Saddle fitness	2 Hours
Acupuncture for clinical evaluation	2 Hours	Holistic care of horses	2 Hours
Meridian therapy	2 Hours	Special acupoints	3 Hours
Classic equine acupuncture	4 Hours	Qi-Gong	3 Hours
Equine acupuncture: Lab/demo	8 Hours	Case studies	2 Hours
		Total hours	31 Hours

Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4

Four Stages & Six Phrases	2 Hours	How to approach clinical cases	2 Hours
Real case studies	3 Hours	An introduction to Chinese herbal medicine	2 Hours
Clinical application of acupuncture	8 Hours	Qi-Gong	3 Hours
Equine Acupuncture: Lab/demo	8 Hours	Final exams: acupuncture point identification and review	2 Hours
TCM Etiology/pathology	3 Hours	Final exams: written portion	4 Hours
		Total hours	37 Hours