Course Audit Policy: During the first weeks of each quarter, students registered at AMU may audit classes by submitting the Course Audit Form to the Registrar.
Auditing means taking a class without receiving credit. AMU encourages students to audit non-elective and non-hands-on classes they have already completed to consolidate knowledge. There is no tuition charge for this type of aduiting, but students who want to audit must complete the Course Audit Form with the administration and the Registrar’s office will notify the faculty accordingly. Auditing students must follow attendance and other classroom policies. Auditing studetns will not receive class handouts unless they pay a copying fee. Electronic copy my be provided to everyone. At this time, AMU does not allow people who are not current students or graduates of AMU to audit classes.
Unless the faculty received notification of specific auditing student name(s) from the Registrar, every student should be accounted for on the roster.

Academic Scholarship Application Qualification:

• All students are eligible to apply for Academic Scholarship; for transfer students, there may be certain pre-eligibility process, please see Academic Dean for the details.
• Registered at least fifteen (15) DIDACTIC units in previous quarter; “Pass/No Pass” grade and clinic internship units are NOT included.
• An average GPA 4.0 in all the registered courses during the quarter.

The Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree is awarded upon satisfactory completion of the following:

• Completion of the core curriculum with a minimum of 2160 hours of didactic instruction (216 quarter units with 210 required didactic units and 6 required elective didactic units) plus 960 hours of clinical internship (200 hours observation plus 760 hours of supervised clinical internship which comprises 48 quarter units). As such, 264 quarter units are required for graduation.
• Completion of all clinical requirements as stated in the Clinic Handbook.
• Successfully passing the Comprehensive Graduation Examination.
• Fulfillment of all financial obligations to the University.
• In terms of residency, a quarter is defined as twelve (12) units or more. The minimum residency for the MSAOM degree program is 12 quarters. For transfer students, the minimum residency requirement is 45 quarter units of classroom instruction.

A student may withdraw from the school any time after the add/ drop period (described above) and receive a pro rata refund if he or she has completed 60 percent or less of the scheduled days in the current payment period in his or her program through the last day of attendance. A registration or administration fee will be deducted from the refund, not to exceed $250.00, as well as a deduction for equipment not returned in good condition within 45 days of withdrawal. If the student has completed more than 60% of the period of attendance for which the student was charged, the tuition is considered earned and the student will receive no refund.
For the purpose of determining a refund under this section, a student shall be deemed to have withdrawn from a program of instruction when any of the following occurs:
● The student notifies the institution in writing of the student’s withdrawal the date the student last attended class, whichever is later.
● The institution terminates the student’s enrollment for failure to maintain satisfactory progress; failure to abide by the rules and regulations of the institution; absences in excess of the maximum set forth by the institution; and/or failure to meet financial obligations to the school.
For the purpose of determining the amount of the refund, the date of the student’s withdrawal shall be deemed the last date of the scheduled attendance. The amount owed equals the daily charge for the program (total institutional charge, minus non-refundable fees, divided by the number of days in the program), multiplied by the number of days scheduled to attend, prior to withdrawal.
If the student has received federal student financial aid funds, the student is entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.
Withdrawals may be effectuated by the student’s written notice or by the student’s conduct, including, but not necessarily limited to, a student’s lack of attendance.

The Academic Dean must evaluate the student’s standing. If more than five years have elapsed, since the last prior enrollment, the Academic Committee will reevaluate the student’s placement and the student may be required to take a placement exam; if this is failed, he or she needs to retake the class.
Students must contact the Registrar’s Office to be sure all prior financial commitments are complete no less than 30 days before the quarter starts. A letter of full acceptance will be sent to the student after the student file and prior financial commitments are complete.