Please check our tour schedule.  Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to rsvp for a tour and make arrangments to sit in on classes.  Since there are limited spots for each tour, please attend only after confirming with an admissions counselor that you are scheduled for a particular date.

Please send your request for advising and your daytime contact information to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Advising is available Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment.

We have ongoing rolling admissions for the M.Ac. Program and are currently accepting applications.  For the OM Program, the early application deadline is February 1, 2012 for for Fall 2012 entry.  SIOM will begin accepting applications in December 2011 for those who wish to be in the early application pool.  Applications take approximately two weeks to process, after which qualified applicants will be invited to interview in-person.  After this initial round, if space is still available, SIOM will have rolling admissions and accept applications until the class is full.   In-person interviews are required for both programs. If you are from out-of-state, we recommend that you apply well in advance of the date you wish to interview, to give the admissions committee time to make its decision, and to give you time to make any necessary travel arrangements to attend the interview.

M.Ac.O.M.: Tuition for the Fall 2012 incoming class is $6,545 per trimester and remains the same for the length of the program; the cost for the entire 3-year program is $58,905.

M.Ac.: Tuition for the Spring/Fall 2012 incoming class is $4,000 per trimester and remains the same for the length of the program; the cost for the entire 3-year program is $36,000.

SIOM was founded in 1994 and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM).

No. All students are expected to enter at the beginning of the program and attend full-time for 3 years.  It is not possible to transfer coursework from another acupuncture program or graduate early. Some western biomedical classes may be accepted for transfer credit on a case-by-case basis. For further explanation, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

No, all students must enroll full-time. We do not have any part-time students.

SIOM students currently receive financial aid loans through the Federal Direct Loan Program.  For more information, please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Yes.  If you have outstanding prerequisites, you may apply on a contingency basis.  Please provide a plan of completion with your application.  If you apply and are accepted, your acceptance will be contingent upon your completion of any remaining prerequisites with a grade of "B" or higher and updated transcripts showing the completion of remaining prerequisites must be submitted prior to the first day of class.

SIOM is on a trimester schedule. Each trimester is 15 weeks.  Students attend during fall, winter and spring/summer trimesters.  Our academic calendar is included in our catalog, which can be downloaded from the front page our our website.

The M.Ac.O.M. Program is approved by the CA Acupuncture Board.

The M.Ac.O.M. and M.Ac. programs at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine are approved for the purposes of enrolling persons eligible to received education benefits under Chapters 30, 32, 33, and 35, Title 38, U.S. Code and Chapters 1606 and 1607, Title 10, U.S. Code.