CURRICULUM

・Earn a Certificate of Completion in a 3-year Osteopathic Foundations Course.

・After completing the Foundations Course, students can progress through Masters Courses and clinical training at their own pace, aiming to achieve the WHO standard of 4,200 hours of total study time (including 1,000 hours of supervised clinical time).

・Hours of previous study, including lectures by osteopaths with a D.O. or equivalent level, and domestic seminars taught by Japanese instructors officially certified by osteopathic organizations may be counted towards the total number of hours of study and applied to 4,200 hours needed for graduation . *Seminars hosted by individuals and study groups where the educational standards cannot be confirmed are not eligible for this credit.

・However, students are required to take a certain number of required courses and clinics (clinical training) each year in order to graduate.

・The complete 4,200 hours of total study — including 1,000 hours of supervised clinical time — must be completed within a maximum of 10 years

・Type I-B exempts students from previously completed courses such as basic medicine, basic osteopathic courses, allowing them to complete the study hours required to meet the requirements for the internationally recognized WHO Diploma in Osteopathy (D.O.) in a shorter period of time than Type I-A.

・ During the three-year foundational program, students are required to attend at least one TSO-approved pediatric osteopathy course, held at the Tokyo Osteopathic Children’s Clinic (TOCC).

• In addition, as a compulsory requirement of the foundational program, students must complete 136 hours of supervised clinical practice at the TSO Group Clinic.

・Abbreviated curriculum for medically qualified individuals

・Students must complete approximately 2,000 hours of study, including 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice.For those with a national medical qualification, relevant supervised clinical hours completed during their professional training may be recognized. However, all students are required to complete at least 200 hours of new supervised clinical practice under a qualified osteopath to fulfill TSO’s graduation requirements.

・The 200 hours of supervised clinical practice consist of:

・ In-course Clinic: 64 hours

・TSO Group Clinic: 136 hours(may also take additional in person courses with clinic component.)

By meeting these requirements, students can obtain an internationally recognized WHO-compliant Diploma in Osteopathy (D.O.) within three years.

・Type II-B is exempt from the basic osteopathic course based on previous osteopathic course work.

・Following the graduation with Diploma in Osteopathy Type II Students may continue their osteopathic studies in the Master Course taking only the subjects they choose.

・ During the three-year foundational program, students are required to attend at least one pediatric osteopathy course, held at the Tokyo Osteopathic Children’s Clinic (TOCC).

• In addition, as a compulsory requirement of the foundational program, students must complete 136 hours of supervised clinical practice at the TSO Group Clinic.