An applicant entering the Master’s of Oriental Medicine program must meet one of the following requirements:
1. A completed Bachelor’s degree (120 semester credits/180 quarter credits) or higher from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, is preferred, with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale, OR
2. A completed Associate’s degree (at least 90 quarter or 60 semester units) at a baccalaureate level from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, with a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.
Please note: an Associate’s degree is adequate for admissions, but a Bachelor’s degree is required for licensure in the state of Nevada.
College courses with a “D” grade or lower cannot be counted toward the 90 quarter or 60 semester units, but will be counted in the GPA calculation to determine admission eligibility.
In addition, the applicants who have earned the prerequisite educational requirements at a recognized and approved foreign institution, the applicant’s official transcripts must be evaluated by a credential evaluation agency which is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). A copy of the evaluation must be forwarded directly from the agency to the Wongu Admissions Office for admission determination.
Requirements for International Students
To be admitted to the Master’s in Oriental Medicine program, a student must have completed
a four-year bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education,with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale.
Students who were educated outside the United States must meet the same admissions requirements as above. Academic credentials must be equivalent to those of U.S.-trained applicants and need to be formally evaluated by an independent credentials evaluation agency before the application can be formally considered. Academic transcripts from international institutions must be submitted with the appropriate translation and equivalency analysis from a recognized agency that is a member of The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), such as World Education Services (www.wes.org), or Educational Records Evaluation Services (www.eres.com). A list of approved agencies can be found on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services website: www.naces.org.
International Applicants whose native language is not English are required to provide proof of English proficiency for admission. This must be demonstrated by one of the following means:
The applicant must have completed one of the following:four years at a U.S. high school demonstrably delivered in English;at least two-years (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) of undergraduate- or graduate-level education in an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education;at least two-years (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) of undergraduate- or graduate-level education demonstrably delivered in English;high school or two-years (60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits) of undergraduate- or graduate-level education in an institution in one of the following countries or territories: American Samoa; Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; Australia; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; Botswana; British Virgin Islands; Cameroon; Canada (except Quebec); Cayman Islands; Christmas Island; Cook Islands; Dominica; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; The Gambia; Ghana; Gibraltar; Grenada; Guam; Guyana; Ireland; Isle of Man; Jamaica; Kenya; Lesotho; Liberia; Malawi; Montserrat; Namibia; New Zealand; Nigeria; Norfolk Island; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Pitcairn Islands; Sierra Leone; Singapore; South Africa; South Sudan; St. Helena; St. Kitts & Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent & the Grenadines; Swaziland; Tanzania; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United Kingdom; U.S. Virgin Islands; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe.In all cases, English must have been both the language of instruction and the language of the curriculum used.
OR:
The applicant must have completed one of the following assessments at the required level:
ASSESSMENT TOOL
ACCEPTABLE SCORE
Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL® iBT)
Total: 61
International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Academic Format
Overall band: 6
Duolingo English Test
90
China Standard of English Language (CSE)
CSE 6
Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE)
C
Cambridge English Advanced (CAE)
C
Common European Framework Reference (CEFR)
B2
Occupational English Test (OET)
250, C
Pearson Test of English (PTE), Academic Overall:
45