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Transfer Students in Naturopathic Medicine
Bastyr University accepts transfer students from regionally or program accredited naturopathic, medical, osteopathic, and chiropractic schools and other accredited professional programs on a space-available basis. Transfer students are considered for admission in accordance with the following general guidelines:
- Applicants must meet the same entrance requirements as candidates for the first-year class.
- Applicants who wish to transfer credits from prior course work must demonstrate satisfactory completion of courses that are equivalent in content and quality to courses given at the university.
- Applicants must provide an official transcript from the college or program from which the transfer is being requested, demonstrating that they are leaving in good academic standing.
Advanced Standing Status Based on Prior Medical Education
Applicants who are transferring from another naturopathic medicine school or program or who have taken sufficient professional course work at an accredited chiropractic, medical or osteopathic college, may be eligible for advanced standing in the Bastyr University naturopathic medicine program. All advanced standing students must complete at least 2/3 of the program and do all of their clinical work in residency at Bastyr University. They are eligible for a maximum of 105 credits towards advanced standing. In those instances where the maximum number of advanced standing transfer credits is granted, it will take a minimum of three years (9 quarters) to complete the program. Placement depends upon the amount of course work completed in the original program, similarity of the course content and credits, age of the courses and performance in these courses. Advanced standing applicants must complete all of the course and credit requirements in effect at the time of their enrollment in the Bastyr University naturopathic medicine program.
Advanced standing is determined on a case by case basis and depends on the type of degree program completed, the courses taken and the number of years in practice.
Applicants who are eligible for advanced standing must apply by marking the appropriate box on the university application and submitting $150 (a $75 application fee and a $75 advanced standing evaluation fee). Applicants transferring from another naturopathic school are not required to pay the advanced standing evaluation fee.
Further documentation demonstrating equivalency of course work may also be required. Participation in an intensive may be required for students entering with advanced standing status. In addition, participation in one or more problem-based practica may be required to gauge and increase skill level. For more information on advanced standing status admission policies and procedures, contact the admissions office.
Transfer Students in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Students who wish to transfer from other acupuncture and Oriental medicine programs are accepted on a space-available basis and must meet the same entrance requirements at the class level they seek to enter. Transfer credit is evaluated on an individual basis following completion of the application process. Please refer to the California licensure requirements section for information relating to specific educational prerequisites required for California licensure.
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