California Acupuncture Licensing Examination Statistics

Summary table of California Acupuncture Licensing Examination statistics for first-time examinees from June 2000 through July 2002.

Summary table of California Acupuncture Licensing Examination statistics for first-time examinees from June 2000 through July 2002.

California Acupuncture Licensing Examination Statistics
First-Time Examinees 2000-02
--------- 2-Year Totals ---------
Jun-00
Dec-00
Jun-01
Jan-02
School
Pass%
#Tested
#Passed
Pass%
Pass%
Pass%
Pass%
Pass%
Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences
70.5%
78
55
54.2%
81.8%
100.0%
61.1%
87.5%
Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin
100.0%
4
4
n/a
100.0%
n/a
100.0%
n/a
American College of AOM - Houston
0.0%
1
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.0%
American College of TCM
78.9%
171
135
79.4%
84.1%
84.6%
69.0%
80.0%
Bastyr University
25.0%
4
1
n/a
100.0%
0.0%
n/a
0.0%
China International Medical University
50.0%
2
1
n/a
n/a
50.0%
n/a
n/a
College of Traditional Oriental Medicine - UK
100.0%
6
6
n/a
100.0%
n/a
100.0%
n/a
Dong-guk Royal University of America
61.3%
225
138
49.2%
56.7%
67.3%
68.8%
69.7%
Emperor's College of Traditional OM
71.9%
196
141
64.7%
77.5%
64.3%
77.5%
75.7%
Five Branches Institute
77.3%
75
58
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
73.9%
83.3%
International Institute of Chinese Medicine
30.0%
10
3
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
n/a
0.0%
Kyung San University
42.3%
26
11
33.3%
0.0%
20.0%
60.0%
66.7%
Meiji College of Oriental Medicine
65.5%
29
19
60.0%
90.0%
0.0%
58.3%
0.0%
National College of Naturopathic Medicine
50.0%
2
1
n/a
n/a
n/a
100.0%
0.0%
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture & OM
0.0%
2
0
n/a
n/a
n/a
0.0%
0.0%
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
57.1%
14
8
50.0%
50.0%
n/a
100.0%
50.0%
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
70.5%
146
103
69.4%
65.5%
87.0%
67.7%
66.7%
Samra University of Oriental Medicine
62.9%
224
141
54.8%
60.4%
66.7%
69.2%
72.1%
Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine
52.4%
42
22
27.3%
73.3%
33.3%
44.4%
75.0%
South Baylo University
61.7%
439
271
59.2%
62.8%
60.5%
59.2%
69.1%
Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe
25.0%
8
2
50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Traditional Acupuncture Institute Sophia
66.7%
3
2
50.0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
100.0%
University of East West Medicine
100.0%
4
4
n/a
n/a
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Yo San University of TCM
65.7%
67
44
57.1%
80.0%
63.6%
61.5%
71.4%
closed schools
50.0%
2
1
50.0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
50.0%
CAB-Approved School Totals
65.8%
1780
1171
57.8%
69.3%
67.9%
66.8%
71.1%
Foreign Equivalency
52.8%
214
113
48.5%
60.0%
58.1%
41.7%
64.1%
Tutorial
27.3%
22
6
8.3%
50.0%
25.0%
66.7%
100.0%
Overall Total
64.0%
2016
1290
55.7%
68.5%
66.3%
64.0%
70.4%

n/a =  not applicable: no graduates took exam

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