Post Baccalaureate Certificate in East Asian Nutrition Program

The Post Baccalaureate Certificate in East Asian Nutrition Program (CEAN) requires 61.5 credits (785 hours) including 255 hours of Clinical training to complete the program. The normal program length of CEAN is 1 year.

The CEAN program is an immersion in the knowledge and clinical experience of Chinese Herbology. The CEAN program is designed to educate students who wish or require fundamental and detailed education in Traditional Chinese Herbology. This certificate program provides necessary traditional Chinese Herbology information to complete professional master degree education in Oriental Medicine field.

In January 2004, Virginia College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (VCAOM) was established as a school and clinic to educate students and provide treatment for the community, and was certified to operate as a not-for-profit legal entity under the Laws of the State of Virginia.

On October 29, 2008, VCAOM changed its name to Virginia University of Oriental Medicine (VUOM) and on March 23, 2018 VUOM changed its name to Virginia University of Integrative Medicine (VUIM).

Virginia University of Integrative Medicine is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) and is institutionally and programmatically accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) offering the Master of Science in Acupuncture (MSA) program, Master of Science in Oriental Medicine (MSOM) program and the Certificate in East Asian Nutrition (CEAN) program in the English, Korean and Chinese languages. As well as the Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program in English.