Examination Dates

April 2025

Application and accommodations request deadline: January 15, 2025

  • TCM Practitioners Exam*: April 28 & 29, 2025
  • Acupuncturists Exam*: May 1 & 2, 2025

Note: The TCM Herbalists exam will not be delivered in April 2025.

October 2025

Application and accommodations request deadline: July 15, 2025

  • TCM Herbalists Exam*: October 23 & 24, 2025
  • TCM Practitioners Exam*: October 27 & 28, 2025
  • Acupuncturists Exam*: October 30 & 31, 2025

April 2026

Application and accommodations request deadline: January 15, 2026

  • TCM Practitioners Exam*: April 27 & 28, 2026
  • Acupuncturists Exam*: April 30 & May 1, 2026

Note: The TCM Herbalists exam will not be delivered in April 2026.

October 2026

Application and accommodations request deadline: July 15, 2026

  • TCM Herbalists Exam*: October 22 & 23, 2026
  • TCM Practitioners Exam*: October 26 & 27, 2026
  • Acupuncturists Exam*: October 29 & 30, 2026

* Offered in Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese to candidates who are eligible to write the translated exams.

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