Tuition, Payment & Scholarships

* Student rate is for students currently enrolled in an accredited medical institution, or practitioners in their first two years of practice.

¹ The $750 Early Start deposit will be applied to your tuition regardless of whether you choose the Pay in Full or Payment Plan option. If you choose the Payment Plan option, your Early Start pre-registration deposit will be applied equally to your payments.
² Limited number of scholarships available if you volunteer in your community serving an underserved population or reside in a country with low GDP. Scholarships are only applied to the Online Lecture Series (not applied to Clinical Practicums).
³ Full Program offers a discount on the entire package (depending on registration level: Professional, Student, and Returning Participant). Must enroll in the Online Lecture Series and all three in-person Clinical Practicums. Get a free Clinical Practicum if you register as a Professional and Pay in Full by first day of the program (offered as a discounted rate of a standalone Clinical Practicum – approximately $2400 discount).
⁴ Prerequisite: enrolling in the Clinical Practicums Standalone option requires that participants have completed the Online Lectures Series in previous years. New participants cannot take the Clinical Practicums without the lecture portion of the training.
⁵Cost for Clinical Practicums is tuition ONLY. If you enrolled in a Bundle (Online Lecture Series + 1,2 or 3 Clinical Practicums) then your tuition is paid. This cost does not include room & board, which is invoiced separately. Participants should expect fees of approximately $70 per day for meals and $55-140 per day for lodging/room costs depending on which type of accommodations you choose (private or shared). Camping is available for $10 per day.
⁶This first semester option is for those wishing to study the history and cosmology of the Neijing without completing the formal mentorship. Students may apply to the mentorship at the end of the first semester if desired.
⁷This tuition if for non-medical professionals who wish to study the online lectures for general interest and do not plan to use this material professionally or in direct patient care.

A range of programs are available to provide aid for those in need. These include:

• Student and new practitioner discounts
• Payment plan option
• Scholarship opportunities
• Country parity discounts
• Work-study programs
• Returning Participant discount
• Auditing discounts for non-medical participants

» Student and New Practitioner Discounts

Students currently enrolled in Chinese medicine training programs and professionals within the first three years of graduation may register for classes at student rate, which represents 60% of the Professional tuition rate. To apply for these discounts, choose the Student option when registering.

» Payment Plan Option

We offer a payment plan option to pay for the program. There is a 5% maintenance/lender fee (based on the remaining balance after deposit) added to your FIRST installment payment. This covers the financial risk we take offering a pay later option and for managing the plan.

Tuition payment plans are paid in 1 deposit and 5 installments. The payment schedule for the 2023 program is as follows:

• Deposit – $750 – Due at time of registration (Early Start program fee)
• 1st Installment – due August 24, 2024 (20% of balance due after deposit +5% admin fee)
• 2nd Installment – due November 24, 2024 (20% of balance due after deposit)
• 3rd Installment – due February 24, 2025 (20% of balance due after deposit)
• 4th Installment – due May 24, 2025 (20% of balance due after deposit)
• 5th Installment – due August 24, 2025 (20% of balance due after deposit)

»Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship opportunities are available for the Foundation Level I Online Lecture Series. These are distributed by financial need, type of practice (practitioners working in under-served or non-profit areas are given greater consideration) and issues of diversity (practitioners from underrepresented populations may be given greater consideration). Applications are submitted with the enrollment application for the program. Due to fixed costs and smaller classes size, scholarships are not available for advanced training courses or in–person trainings.

NOTE: The Scholarship application is integrated with the application for the course.

» Country Parity Discounts

Students living in countries with lower per capita income are eligible for reduced rate tuitions. Many countries are eligible for this discount.

For simplicity, here are few countries that are NOT included: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.

We calculate country rate discounts according to the following data: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP

NOTE: The Country Parity Discount application is integrated with the application for the course.

» Work-Study Program

A limited number of work–study positions are offered as need arises. Work–study students contract to work on various projects for different lengths for various degrees of tuition waivers depending on the time commitment and skill level required.

» Returning Participant Discount

Students who wish to retake a class after its completion receive a 50% off the Professional rate. Returning Participant tuition rate is listed as is above.

» Auditing Discounts for Non-Medical Participants

Non–medical individuals (e.g. Sinologists, teachers and other interested individuals), may enroll in the Foundations Level I online lecture series at a reduced rate. Students who register in this category cannot attend advanced clinical trainings and practicums without the permission of the instructor. Non-Medical Audit tuition rate is listed as is above.

NOTE: This tuition if for non-medical professionals who wish to study the online lectures for general interest and do not plan to use this material professionally or in direct patient care.

Payments and Refunds

By enrolling in courses offered by Apricot Grove Educational Services, LLC, I agree to the Payment and Refund Policies.

Apricot Grove Refund Policies

Maintaining financial health is necessary for our long-term planning. For this reason, our class tuition refund policy is as follows:

ONLINE TRAININGS

• $750 deposit for the Foundations Level I course required at the time of registration is non-refundable.
• 30 days prior prior to the first class: 100% of tuition balance may be refunded (not including deposit listed above).
• 15 days prior to the first class: 75% of tuition balance refunded (not including deposit listed above).
• Less than 15 days prior to the first class and after the course has begun: no tuition refunds are given.

NOTE: If you enroll in a payment plan program and withdraw prior to the beginning of the class as outlined above, you are still responsible for any balance due less the refund amount.

IN-PERSON TRAININGS

Due to the administrative cost requirements of in-person trainings, the refund policy is different from that of online courses:

• To reserve a position for an in-person training, the complete tuition must be paid at the time of registration.
• 30 days prior to the first class, 75% of tuition balance may be refunded.
• Less than 30 days prior to the first class, no class refunds are given.

NOTE: Tuition for in-person training does not include room, board, or travel costs.