{"id":1813,"date":"2026-08-26T10:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/?page_id=1813"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:41:03","slug":"accelerated-m-s-in-integrative-medicine-health-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/cas-bge-accelerated-programs\/accelerated-m-s-in-integrative-medicine-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerated M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Workshop on Acupuncture: Concepts, Science, and Practice<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Highly motivated Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences students can complete the requirements for the M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences in one semester after completing the bachelor’s program.

The M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences<\/a> program trains students to scientifically assess and understand the safe practice and efficacy of complementary and integrative medicine. The curriculum emphasizes evidence-based thinking in examining practices and therapies pertaining to human body functioning, disease processes, pharmacological mechanisms, biochemical pathways at the cellular and molecular levels, and psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrine interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences who meet the master\u2019s program admission requirements are eligible to apply to this accelerated program by July 1 after their junior year. Students who wish to apply should inquire with their undergraduate advising dean and the director of the M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences program.<\/p>\n\n\n

M.S. in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences Admissions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n

For more information about our program and admissions, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduates start taking master\u2019s courses in their senior year, earning the master’s degree in the fall after completing their bachelor’s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Note: Some programs will have different distributions of undergraduate and master\u2019s courses to accommodate schedule conflicts.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Example Degree Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The degree plan below shows how you as an accelerated student can start taking graduate-level courses during your senior year in order to complete the 35-credit master’s program in the fall semester after your bachelor’s. Up to 50% of the graduate credits for the master’s degree may be taken during senior year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior – Fall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Name<\/th>Graduate Credit(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Undergraduate courses<\/em><\/td>—<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6520 Mind-Body Medicine Skills<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6600 Survey of Complementary and Integrative Medical Systems & Therapies<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>5 Graduate Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Senior – Spring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Course Name<\/th>Graduate Credit(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Undergraduate courses<\/em><\/td>—<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6521 Assessing Evidence in CIM<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6523 Integrative Nutrition & Botanicals<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6531 Physiologic Basis of Mind-Body Medicine<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6604 Critical Readings in Integrative Medicine and Biosciences<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 6607 CIM Therapies in Pathophysiological States<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
IMHS 7004 Seminars in Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences<\/td>0.5<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>11.5 Graduate Credits<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n