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DEGREE PROGRAMS IN AFFILIATION WITH
THE OPEN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES,
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

DOCTOR OF NATURAL MEDICINES (D.N.M.)

Prerequisites: Bachelor of Science

Basic Science

BASIC	COURSE #	COURSE	SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
BSc	101	Anatomy I	4
BSc	102	Anatomy II	4
BSc	103	Physiology	4
BSc	104	Microbiology	3
BSc	105	Biochemistry	3
BSc	106	Medical Chemistry	3
			Sem. Hrs. 21
BSc	201	Embryology	3
BSc	202	Histology	3
BSc	203	Genetics	3
BSc	204	Pathology	3
BSc	205	Immunology	3
BSc	206	Behavioral Medicine	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
BSc	301	Pathophysiology	3
BSc	302	Epidemiology-Public Health	3
MED LAW	303	Medical Juris Prudence	3
PHARM	304	Phytopharmacology	3
BSc	305	Infectious Diseases	3
MED	306	Traditional Medical Systems	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
MED	401	Bioenergetic Medicine	3
NUT	402	Nutrition & Metabolism	3
NUT	403	Macronutrition	3
NUT	404	Micronutrition	3
NUT	405	Clinical Nutrition	3
NUT	406	Nutritional Assessment	3
LAB	407	Lab Analysis I	2
			Sem. Hrs. 20
LAB	501	Lab Analysis II	2
NUT	502	Tissue Mineral Analysis	3
PHARM	503	Drug Nutrient Depletion	3
MED	504	Integrative Medicine I	3
MED	505	Chronic Degenerative Disorders	3
MED	506	Nutritional Therapies	3
MED	507	Integrative Medicine II	3
			Sem. Hrs. 20

Clinical Medicine

MED	601	Functional Medical Assessment	3
MED	602	Endocrine-Metabolic Disorders	3
MED	603	Gastrointestinal Disorders	3
MED	604	Hepatic Disorders	3
MED	605	Muscular Skeletal Disorders	3
MED	606	Pulmonary Disorders	3
MED	607	Internal Medicine	3
			Sem. Hrs. 21
MED	701	Ear Nose Throat Disorders	3
MED	702	Ophthalmology	3
MED	703	Dental & Oral Disorders	3
MED	704	Dermatology	3
MED	705	Hematology & Oncology	3
MED	706	Immunology	3
MED	707	Emergency-Survival Medicine	3
			Sem. Hrs. 21
MED	801	Infectious Diseases	3
MED	802	Neurological Disorders	3
MED	803	Psychiatry	3
MED	804	Cardiovascular Disorders	3
MED	805	Genitourinary	3
MED	806	GYN-OB	3
MED	807	Pediatric	3
			Sem. Hrs. 21
			Total Semester Hours 160

All courses must be taken in sequence.

Students may elect to concentrate in a specialty in the following disciplines:

· Integrative Medicine

· Alternative Medicine

· Ayurvedic Medicine

· Buddhist Medicine

· Homeopathy

· Naturopathy

· Traditional Chinese Medicine

· Unani Medicine

· Siddha Medicine

· Native American Medicine

This is accomplished during the Clinical Medicine phase,

i.e., Ayurvedic approach to Immunology, etc.

Clinical internship will be accomplished under the teaching and supervision

of a qualified practitioner who is a Faculty Member or designated by the Dean

and must include clinical correlations via case studies.

Bachelor of Science in Health Science

Pre-Medicine Degree Program

All courses must be taken in sequence

	COURSE#	COURSE	SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
BIO	101	General Biology	4
LAB	102	General Biology Lab	2
CHEM	103	General Chemistry	4
CHEM	104	Organic Chemistry	4
CHEM	105	Organic Chemistry Lab	2
			Sem. Hrs. 16
BIO	201	Human Development	4
BIO	202	Human Anatomy I	4
BIO	203	Human Anatomy II	4
BIO	204	Human Physiology I	4
			Sem. Hrs. 16
BIO	301	Human Anatomy Lab	2
BIO	302	Human Physiology II	4
BIO	303	Human Physiology Lab	2
BIO	304	Microbiology	4
BIO	305	Biochemistry	4
			Sem. Hrs. 16
SCI	401	General Physics	4
PSY	402	General Psychology	4
SOC	403	Sociology	4
BIO	404	Genetics	4
			Sem. Hrs. 16
STA	501	Statistics for Allied Health	4
ENG	502	Research & Writing	4
HUM	503	Health Ethics	4
NUT	504	Nutrition & Metabolism	4
			Sem. Hrs. 16
BIO	601	Public Health	4
PSY	602	Psycho-Spiritual Health	4
NUT	603	Macro & Micro Nutrition	4
PHY	604	Exercise Physiology	4
			Sem. Hrs. 16
LAW	701	Business Law	4
PSY	702	Religio-Cultural-Health	4
PSY	703	Life Styles & Health	4
PSY	704	Abnormal Psychology	3
			Sem. Hrs. 15
BIO	801	Gerontology	4
NUT	802	Nutritional Assessment	4
BIO	803	Environmental Health	4
BUS	804	Business Management	3
			Sem. Hrs. 15
			Total Semester Hours 126

Ph.D. - Behavioral Medicine

Prerequisites: B.Sc., M.S. or Prof. Degree

Basic Science

	COURSE#	COURSE	SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
BSc	101	Anatomy I	2
BSc	102	Anatomy II	2
BSc	103	Physiology	4
BSc	104	Microbiology	4
BSc	105	Biochemistry	4
BSc	106	Medical Chemistry	4
			Sem. Hrs. 21
BSc	301	Embryology	3
BSc	302	Histology	3
BSc	303	Genetics	3
BSc	304	Pathology	3
BSc	305	Immunology	3
PSY	306	Behavioral Medicine I	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
MED	301	Neuroanatomical Development	3
PSY	302	Behavioral Medicine II	3
MED LAW	303	Medical Ethics	2
PSY	304	Gender & Behavior	2
MED	305	Behavioral Endocrinology	3
NUT	306	Mental Illness & Nutrition	2
			Sem. Hrs. 15
PSY	401	Abnormal Psychology	2
PSY	402	Substance Abuse	2
PHARM	403	Psychopharmacology	3
PSY	404	Cognitive & Behavioral Measurements	3
PSY	405	Biology of Behavior	2
PSY	406	Medical Hypnosis I (Elective)	3
			Sem. Hrs. 15
MED LAW	501	Medical Juris Prudence	2
PSY	502	Psychoneuroimmunology	2
PSY	503	Neurophysics-Human Behavior	3
PSY	504	Behavior Modification	3
PSY	505	Medical Hypnosis II (Elective)	3
PSY	506	Stress & Behavior	2
			Sem. Hrs. 15
PSY	601	Geriatrics & Behavior	2
PSY	602	Counseling Practicum	3
LAB	603	Lab Analysis I	2
MED	604	Psychiatric Disorders	3
PSY	605	Pediatrics – Behavior	2
MED	606	Genetic Disorders	3
			Sem. Hrs. 15
LAB	701	Lab Analysis II	2
NUT	702	Minerals & Mental Health	3
PHARM	703	Drug/Nutrient Depletion	2
MED	704	Chronic & Degenerative Disorders	3
ENV	705	Occupational & Environmental & Behavior	3
PSY	706	Criminal Behavior	2
			Sem. Hrs. 15
PSY	801	Psychosomatic Disorders	2
PSY	802	Lifestyle Modification	3
LAB	803	Neuro-lab Science	2
PSY	804	Physical Disability & Behavior	3
PSY	805	Psychosocial Behavior	3
PSY	806	Religio-Cultural-Behavior	3
			Sem. Hrs. 16
		Practicum 8 (50 Case Studies or 300 Page Dissertation) Total Semester Hours 137 All courses must be taken in sequence	Total Semester Hours 137

Ph.D. – Bionutrition

Prerequisites: B.Sc., M.S. or Prof. Degree

Basic Science

	COURSE#	COURSE	SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
BSc	101	Anatomy I	4
BSc	101	Anatomy II	4
BSc	101	Physiology	4
BSc	101	Microbiology	3
BSc	101	Biochemistry	3
BSc	101	Medical Chemistry	3
			Sem. Hrs. 21
BSc	201	Embryology	3
BSc	202	Histology	3
BSc	203	Genetics	3
BSc	204	Pathology	3
BSc	205	Immunology	3
PSY	206	Behavioral Medicine	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
PSY	301	Lifestyle Modification	3
PHARM	302	Phytopharmacology	3
MED LAW	303	Medical Ethics	3
NUT	304	Nutrition & Metabolism	3
NUT	305	Macronutrition	3
NUT	306	Micronutrition	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
NUT	401	Applied Nutrition	3
NUT	402	Food Safety-Processing	3
LAB	403	Lab Analysis I	2
NUT	404	Tissue Mineral Analysis	3
NUT	405	Pediatric Nutrition	3
NUT	406	Sports Nutrition	3
			Sem. Hrs. 17
NUT	501	Geriatric Nutrition	3
NUT	502	Chronic Degenerative Disorders	3
NUT	503	Nutrition & Mental Illness	3
PSY	504	Behavior & Nutrition	3
NUT	505	Functional Nutritional Assessment	3
LAB	506	Lab Analysis II	2
			Sem. Hrs. 17
PHARM		Drug/Nutrient/Interaction/Depletion	2
HUM		Religio-Cultural Nutrition	3
NUT		Nutritional Therapies	3
PSY		Counseling Practicum	3
MED		Endocrine Metabolic Disorders	3
MED LAW		Medical Juris Prudence	3
			Sem. Hrs. 17
PSY	701	Addiction/Nutrition	3
NUT	702	Malnutrition Disorders	3
NUT	703	Food Additives & Contamination	3
MED	704	Immunology & Nutrition	3
NUT	705	Botanical & Nutriceuticals	3
NUT	706	Case Presentations	3
			Sem. Hrs. 18
NUT	801	Food Borne Diseases	3
MED	802	Genetic Metabolism Disorders	3
LAB	803	Lab Methods	2
MED	804	Eating Disorders	3
MED	805	Psychiatric Disorders-Nutritional	3
MED	806	Dental/Oral Disorders-Nutritional	3
			Sem. Hrs. 17
		Practicum 8 (50 Case Studies or 300 Page Dissertation) All courses must be taken in sequence	Total Semester Hours 163

Professional Masters – Natural Medicines PM(NM)

B.Sc. or Prof. Degree

Prerequisites: Anatomy, Physiology and Biology

	COURSE#	COURSE#	SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS
MED	501	Medical Chemistry	4
NUT	502	Nutrition & Metabolism	4
NUT	503	Macronutrition	4
NUT	504	Micronutrition
NUT	505	Tissue Mineral Analysis	3
NUT	506	Clinical Nutrition	4
LAB	507	Lab	3
			Sem. Hrs. 26
MED	601	Traditional Medical Systems
PHARM	602	Phytopharmacology
MED	603	Bioenergetic Medicine
PSY	604	Behavioral Medicine
MED LAW	605	Legal Aspects
MED	606	Integrative Medicine I
MED	607	Integrative Medicine II
			Sem. Hrs. 27
		Practicum 7 (50 Case Studies or 300 Page Thesis) Total Clinical Hours 1000 Hours All courses must be taken in sequence	Total Semester Hours 60

Masters in Medical Qigong (MMQ)

45 semester hours (3 semesters)
Covering:
1) Foundation in Chinese Medicine
2) Principles and practice of Medical Qigong
3) 56 Chapters – 1000 plus pages
4) Rx self-practice
5) Internship in China (optional)

Specialty, Certification and Diploma programs

· Certified Sports Nutrition (CSN)
§ 4 courses
§ duration six (6) months
·Certified Master Herbalist (CMH)
§ 10 courses
§ duration one (1) year
·Certified Qigong Therapist (CQT)
§ 10 courses plus clinicals
§ duration one (1) year
·Certified Bionutritional Consultant (CBC)
§ 10 courses
§ duration one (1) year (Includes membership with International College of Bionutrition)
·Certified Stress Management Consultant (CSMC)
§ 10 courses
§ duration one (1) year
· Certified Exercise Physiologist (CEP)
§ 10 courses
§ duration one (1) year

The Institute custom designs certificate and diploma programs in other natural health care modalities, i.e., Ayurveda, Acupressure, Iridology, etc.

Yamuni Institute’s faculty also conducts seminars in functional medicine, lab analysis, clinical correlations and protocols. The Institute also arranges for Natural Medicine Preceptorships for Health Care Professionals who want to learn natural medicine and bionutrition.

STUDY AND EXAMINATION METHODS

The Assistant Academic Dean works with students to encourage and keep them on track and sourcing of educational materials. Students are also offered “Fast Track” weekend intensives on campus in Louisiana and at other sites under a faculty member or mentor.

Yamuni’s unique program of study involves the student as teacher wherein the student approaches the study from a stand point of what would they want their students to learn from each course. Students develop their own questions and answers and learn concepts rather than details. Students are taught to find references materials.

All courses are in English.

Tuition and Fees (Effective February 2006)

Application Fee: $50.00 USD (nonrefundable)

Includes assessment of academic standing based on prior and assessed credits.

Prior Credits: $175.00 USD per course

Tuition for all Programs: $350.00 USD per course or

$2100.00 USD per semester

Adopted texts, DVD’s, teleseminars, reference materials, not included in the tuition.

Method of Payment: Check, Cashiers Check, or Money Order

(NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED)

Monthly Installments: Accepted

Candidates accepted for enrollment will be notified, via email or letter, of their academic standing, course requirements for completion of degree and total tuition.

SCHOLARSHIPS-Scholarships are awarded by the Governing Board based on evaluation of the candidates’ socioeconomic status, those working in service to humanity and underdeveloped regions.

Request for scholarship must be in writing addressed to the Governing Board with particulars after acceptance for admissions.

WITHDRAWAL/REFUND POLICY

Within thirty (30) days from the date of registration for enrollment all tuition will be refunded except $50.00 USD assessment/application fee. After thirty-one (31) days from the date of registration there will be NO REFUND.

ACADEMIC CREDIT

Each course offered by Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts is assessed in semester units of credit. A semester credit is based on five (5) hours of study for sixteen (16) weeks. Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts conducts three (3) semesters per year. All programs comply with the American academic standards of regionally accredited universities.

TRANSFER, ASSESSED AND PRIOR CREDITS

Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts will accept course work successfully completed at another educational institution that is documented on official transcripts and comparably meets the academic standards of Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts curriculum. The Academic Committee appointed by the Academic Dean may assess credits in special circumstances by documentation, exam or interview.

No more than fifty (50 %) percent of the curriculum in any program will be accepted via transfer, prior, assessed credit.

GRADING SYSTEM

Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts utilizes the percentile marks system except those students scouring ninety-five (95%) percentile receive Honors (H).

In those programs requiring clinical instruction the grading is Pass (P) or Failure (F).

Students must attain a minimum of seventy-five (75%) percentile to pass each course, i.e. 75/100. Students failing to achieve passing grade may undergo remedial studies and/or receive special tutoring by a faculty member or the Dean.

Students scoring ninety-five (95) and above on all courses, graduate

“With Honors”.

LEGEND

Assessed Credit (AC)

Prior Credit (PC)

Transfer Credit (TC)

Clinical Instruction (P) pass

Honors (H)

Incomplete (INC)

Withdrawal (W)

Failure (F) marks below 75%

CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA PROGRAMS

Certified Sports Nutrition (C.S.N.)
DURATION: One (1) year------------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D

Certified Master Herbalist (C.M.H.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D

Certified Chi Therapist (C.C.T.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Certified Bionutritional Consultant (C.B.C.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Certified Stress Management Consultant (C.S.M.C.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Diploma in Thanuology (D.T.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Diploma in Siddha Medicine (D.S.M.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Diploma in Indian Sports Medicine (D.I.S.M.)
DURATION: One (1) year -----------------------------------TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

Diploma in Native American Medicine (D.N.A.M.)
DURATION: One (1) year ----------------------------------- TUITION: $1250.00 U.S.D.

ACADEMIC CREDIT
Each course offered by Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts is assessed in semester units of credit. A semester credit is based on five (5) hours of study for fifteen (15) weeks.

TRANSFER AND ASSESSED CREDIT
Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts will accept course work successfully completed at another educational institution that is documented on official transcripts and comparably meets the academic standards of Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts curriculum.

GRADING SYSTEM
Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts utilizes the percentile marks system only. No letter grades are given. Students must attain a minimum of seventy-five (75) percentile to pass each course, i.e. 75/100.
Students scoring ninety-five (95) and above on all courses, graduate “With Honors.”

ASSESSED CREDIT
The academic committee appointed by the Dean may assess credit in special circumstances by documentation. Examination or interview.

LEGEND
Failure (F) marks below 75%
Incomplete (INC)
Assessed Credit (AC)
Transfer Credit (TC)
Withdrawal (W)

Yamuni Institute of Healing Arts can custom design a curriculum for a particular subject and the tuition for certification diploma programs will depend on the applicants’ academic standing.

Contact Registrar.