Completion of Application for Auriculotherapy Certification Form (AACF)
provided by ACI.
Copy of official transcript from graduate degree granting institute.
Copy of current state health care license.
Completion of Advanced Auriculotherapy Training Form (AATF) provided by
ACI which indicates educational training organization(s), instructor(s),
and names and dates of courses previously taken.
Payment of ACI Exam Registration Fee of $175.00 (U.S.).
Passing score of 75% on 100 multiple choice questions examining
applicants knowledge of auricular anatomy, master points, musculoskeletal
points, internal organ points, neuroendocrine points and functional points
on the ear. Examinees are expected to know both the Chinese ear
acupuncture points and the auriculotherapy system discovered by Dr. Paul
Nogier of Lyon, France.
Passing score on ACI practicum exam offered by an authorized ACI
examiner. The practicum evaluation will require discussion of applicant’s
clinical experience with auriculotherapy and auricular acupuncture and a
demonstration of clinical skills using auriculotherapy techniques,
material and equipment used in that one’s clinical practice. The written
and practicum ACI exams are usually given together and can be taken before
the completion of other ACI certification forms and requirements. However,
all ACI documents must be completed and turned into the ACI office within
60 days of passing the exams.
Documentation of 20 clinical cases treated with auriculotherapy using the
Auriculotherapy Treatment Form (ATF) provided by ACI. Each vignette should
include the health condition treated, clinical assessments prior to
auriculotherapy treatment, the specific auricular points stimulated, the
number of treatment sessions given, and the outcome of the treatment.