DAOM Program Costs
Estimated fees (includes if applicable drop charges, malpractice, late registration, retuned checks, challenge exams, graduation, late tuition or installments, credit card processing, transcript analysis, or letters of recommendation) a full list of estimated fees if applicable can be found on page 22 of the DAOM catalog.
Estimated total charges for the entire educational program: $27,500.00
For a detailed description of associated fees, please see the 2024-2025 DAOM Catalog
ACCHS DAOM By the Numbers
Clinic portion:
- 650 hours total
- 120 Clinic Hours of Observation
- Minimum 60 hours of Internship
- Minimum 60 hours of Externship
- Minimum 60 hours of Professional Development
Didactic portion:
- 240 hours of Classical Chinese Herbal Medicine
- 240 hours of Orthopedics & Pain Management
- 120 hours of Integration and Research
- Minimum 60 hours of Externship
- Capstone Research Paper and Presentation
- $318 per didactic unit
- $21.20 per clinic hour
- $4,416.33 per Trimester
- + app. $1,000 in fees = $27,500
- Alumni discount: 10% off
- Faculty and staff discount: 30% off (in trimesters when actively working)
Financial Aid
The Academy provides access to several Title IV financial aid programs.
Federal Direct Loans and Work-Study may be utilized by MAcCHM and DAOM degree-seeking students who qualify.
Eligibility for ACCHS SFA programs is based on completion of the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). A student must enroll at least half time to be eligible for Financial Aid at ACCHS.
If you obtain a loan to pay for an educational program, you will have the responsibility to repay the full amount of the loan plus interest, less the amount of any refund. If you default on a federal loan, the federal government or a loan guarantee agency may take action against you, including garnishing an income tax refund; and you may not be eligible for any other government financial assistance at another institution until the loan is repaid.
You have the right to cancel and obtain a refund of charge paid through attendance at the first class session, or the seventh day after enrollment, whichever is later. You can do this by submitting your written intent to cancel by email (admissions@acchs.edu), mail (1600 Broadway, Suite 200, Oakland, CA. 94612), fax (510-834-8646), or hand delivery.
The institution shall provide a pro rata refund of nonfederal student financial aid program moneys paid for institutional charges to students who have completed 60 percent or less of the period of attendance. The unused portion of tuition will be calculated, based on clock hours paid for versus clock hours passed. You will be charged from the first day of school until the last day of attendance, including the classes not attended in between and the documented cost of any books or equipment that were not returned. If you have received federal student financial aid fund, you are entitled to a refund of moneys not paid from federal student financial aid program funds.