FIVE BRANCHES UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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FIVE BRANCHES UNIVERSITY
200 Seventh Avenue, Suite 115, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, (831)476-9424
3031 Tisch Way, Suite 507, San Jose, CA 95128, (408)260-0208
Cabrillo College Articulation Agreement
Five Branches University admissions require a minimum of 90 semester/135 quarter units of general
education with a minimal 3.0 GPA.
Five Branches Core Requirements
Communications
1 Course in English Composition (3 Units)
Cabrillo College Course
ENGL 1A or 1AH or Higher.
Arts and Humanities
2 courses, each from a different department in:
Art, Music, Theatre Arts, Literature, Language,
Philosophy, English or History (6 units total)
Any CSU Transferable courses from 2 different
departments.
Math
At least one course in College Algebra or higher
(3-5 units)
Math 2, 4 or higher.
Must be CSU/UC transferable.
Social Behavioral Sciences
General Psychology
Plus 1 additional course, from a department in:
Political Science, Anthropology, Economics,
Sociology, Geography, Journalism, Women’s
Studies, Bicultural Studies (6 units total)
PSYCH 1 or 1H General Psychology.
And any CSU Transferable course from 1 other
department.
Five Branches Major Preparatory Courses
We recommend the following transferrable courses in preparation for the core MTCM-E program.
Chemistry
Human Physiology
CHEM 30B
BIO 5
Human Anatomy
BIO 4
Conceptual Physics
PHYS 10 or 11 or 2A
General Biology
BIO 11A
Nutrition
CAHM 20
*Licensure for Washington State requires Microbiology
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Oct 8th 2015
FIVE BRANCHES UNIVERSITY
Graduate School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
……………………………………………………………
FIVE BRANCHES UNIVERSITY
200 Seventh Avenue, Suite 115, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, (831)476-9424
3031 Tisch Way, Suite 507, San Jose, CA 95128, (408)260-0208
Five Branches Additional Recommended classes
Although the following classes are not required, we strongly recommend the following classes to be taken in
preparation for a career as practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Entrepreneurship
Business Administration
Small Business Operations
Marketing
Public Speaking
Second Language
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Most sincerely,
Eleonor Mendelson, L.Ac
Admissions Director
Oct 8th 2015