The Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine (ND) program at the National University of Natural Medicine offers a comprehensive curriculum that prepares you for a rewarding career as a naturopathic physician. Our updated ND program provides 4,100 hours of total instruction, including over 1,200 hours of hands-on clinical training.
Cultural humility, ethics, and evidence-based decision-making are emphasized throughout the curriculum, fostering a whole-person approach. Numerous courses incorporate lectures, laboratories, and small-group tutorials, providing students with the chance to immerse themselves in their medical studies and interact closely with faculty and fellow students. Elective credits can be chosen from various departments to enrich the educational experience, and dual degree options are available.
2026-27 ND Curriculum
Below is the 2026-27 curriculum for the four-year Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine program. For the current curriculum and course descriptions, visit the Course Catalog.
Year 1
Fall Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE510 | Navigating the Clinical Journey | 6 | 0.50 |
| CE510T | Clinic Education I | 18 | 1.50 |
| CE517 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis I | 12 | 0.50 |
| PH510 | Naturopathic History & Philosophy I | 12 | 1.00 |
| SB510 | Medical Physiology I | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB511 | Clinical Biochemistry I | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB512 | Clinical Anatomy I | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB512L | Clinical Anatomy I Lab | 12 | 0.50 |
| SB514T | Case-Based Biomedical Integration I | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB515L | Medical Histology Lab | 12 | 0.50 |
| SB518 | Pathology I | 36 | 2.50 |
| SB519 | Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry | 24 | 2.00 |
| SN507 | Fundamentals of Nutrition I | 24 | 2.00 |
| SN508 | Fundamentals of Nutrition II | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH511 | Physiotherapy | 12 | 0.50 |
| TH512 | Physical Medicine I | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH513T | Fundamentals of Hydrotherapy | 24 | 1.50 |
| Fall Term Total | 336 | 24.50 | |
Winter Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE521T | Clinic Education II | 18 | 1.50 |
| CE527 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis II | 12 | 0.50 |
| PH520 | Naturopathic History & Philosophy II | 12 | 1.00 |
| SB520 | Medical Physiology II | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB521 | Clinical Biochemistry II | 48 | 4.00 |
| SB522 | Clinical Anatomy II | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB522L | Clinical Anatomy II Lab | 12 | 0.50 |
| SB524T | Case-Based Biomedical Integration II | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB528 | Pathology II | 36 | 2.50 |
| SC524 | Evidence Informed Practice | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH520 | Introduction to Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH522 | Physical Medicine II | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH523 | Fundamentals of Pharmacology | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH524 | Cultivating the Practitioner: Mind-Body Practices | 12 | 1.00 |
| XC500 | Hydrotherapy Clinical Rotation\* | 60 | 2.50 |
| Winter Term Total | 378 | 27.00 | |
Spring Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE531T | Clinic Education III | 18 | 1.50 |
| CE533 | Intro to Clinic Synthesis | 6 | 0.25 |
| CE537 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis III | 12 | 0.50 |
| PH522 | Social Determinants of Health | 24 | 2.00 |
| PH531 | Medical Ethics | 12 | 1.00 |
| SB530 | Medical Physiology III | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB531 | Clinical Anatomy III | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB531L | Clinical Anatomy III Lab | 12 | 0.50 |
| SB534T | Case-Based Biomedical Integration III | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB535 | Immunology | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB537 | Microbiology | 24 | 2.00 |
| SB538 | Pathology III | 36 | 2.50 |
| SB539 | Medical Genetics | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH532 | Physical Medicine III | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH536 | Fundamentals of Botanical Medicine | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH536T | Phytochemistry and Botanical Medicine Preparations | 18 | 1.13 |
| XC500 | Hydrotherapy Clinical Rotation\* | 0 | 0.00 |
| Spring Term Total | 330 | 24.88 | |
Year 2
Summer Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB499 | NPLEX I Biomedical Sciences Review Course | 0 | 0.00 |
| XC500 | Hydrotherapy Clinical Rotation\* | 0 | 0.00 |
| Summer Term Total | 0 | 0.00 | |
Fall Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE617 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis IV (MSK/Rheum/Heme) | 12 | 0.50 |
| PH539 | Naturopathic Medicine Retreat | 18 | 0.75 |
| SC610 | Diagnostic Imaging | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC615T | Clinical Reasoning I | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC616 | Musculoskeletal Pathology | 42 | 3.50 |
| SC616T | Musculoskeletal: Orthopedic Evaluation | 24 | 1.50 |
| SC617 | Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC619 | Lab Diagnosis | 18 | 1.50 |
| SC619L | Lab Diagnosis Lab | 24 | 1.00 |
| SC620 | Hematology | 24 | 2.00 |
| TH610 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics I | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH611 | Botanical Medicine I | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH612 | Physical Medicine IV | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH613 | Pharmacology I | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH614 | Clinical Nutrition I | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC600 | Clinical Clerkship Rotation\* | 30 | 1.25 |
| Fall Term Total | 372 | 26.50 | |
Winter Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE627 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis V (Gastro/Derm) | 12 | 0.50 |
| CE623 | Clinic Synthesis I | 6 | 0.25 |
| PH622 | Social Determinants of Health Workshop #1 | 6 | 0.50 |
| SC621 | Gastroenterology and Proctology | 48 | 4.00 |
| SC623 | Dermatology | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC625T | Clinical Reasoning II | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC624 | EIP Seminar I | 6 | 0.50 |
| SC627 | Minor Surgery | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC627L | Minor Surgery Lab | 18 | 0.75 |
| TH620 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics II | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH621 | Botanical Medicine II | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH622 | Physical Medicine V | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH623 | Pharmacology II | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH624 | Clinical Nutrition II | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC600 | Clinical Clerkship Rotation\* | 30 | 1.25 |
| Winter Term Total | 306 | 22.25 | |
Spring Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE637 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis VI (Cardio/Pulm/Endo) | 12 | 0.50 |
| SC633 | Metabolic and Endocrine | 48 | 4.00 |
| SC634 | EIP Seminar II | 6 | 0.50 |
| SC635T | Clinical Reasoning III | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC636 | Cardiology and Pulmonology | 60 | 5.00 |
| SC636T | Cardiology and Pulmonology: ECG and Spirometry Intensive | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH630 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics III | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH631 | Botanical Medicine III | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH632 | Physical Medicine VI | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH633 | Pharmacology III | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH634 | Clinical Nutrition III | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC600 | Clinical Clerkship Rotation\* | 0 | 0.00 |
| XC632 | OSCE I | 1 | 0.04 |
| Spring Term Total | 271 | 21.04 | |
Year 3
Summer Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| XC730 | Secondary Intern Rotation – Pain, Nutrition or PCP | 0 | 0.00 |
| Summer Term Total | 0 | 0.00 | |
Fall Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE713 | Clinic Synthesis II | 6 | 0.25 |
| CE717 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis VII (Gyn/Urology/HEENT) | 24 | 1.00 |
| SC710 | Gynecology and Andrology | 60 | 5.00 |
| SC713 | Urology and Nephrology | 48 | 4.00 |
| SC714 | EIP Seminar III | 6 | 0.50 |
| SC715T | Clinical Reasoning IV | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC718 | Natural Childbirth I | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC731 | HEENT | 36 | 3.00 |
| TH710 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics IV | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH711 | Botanical Medicine IV | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH713 | Pharmacology IV | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH714 | Clinical Nutrition IV | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC730 | Secondary Intern Rotation – Pain, Nutrition or PCP | 60 | 2.50 |
| Fall Term Total | 372 | 27.25 | |
Winter Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE727 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis VIII (Neuro/Psych) | 12 | 0.50 |
| PH722 | Social Determinants of Health Workshop #2 | 6 | 0.50 |
| SC720 | Mind, Brain, and Behavior | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC723 | Addiction Medicine | 12 | 1.00 |
| SC725 | Pain Management | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC725T | Clinical Reasoning V | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC726 | Neurology | 48 | 4.00 |
| TH720 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics V | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH721 | Botanical Medicine V | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH723 | Pharmacology V | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH724 | Clinical Nutrition V | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC730 | Secondary Intern Rotation – Pain, Nutrition or PCP | 60 | 2.50 |
| XC732 | OSCE II | 1 | 0.04 |
| Winter Term Total | 295 | 21.54 | |
Spring Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| CE737 | Clinical and Physical Diagnosis IX (Peds/Geriatrics/Oncology) | 12 | 0.50 |
| SC732 | Oncology | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC733 | Pediatrics | 32 | 2.67 |
| SC734 | Geriatrics | 16 | 1.33 |
| SC735T | Clinical Reasoning VI | 36 | 3.00 |
| SC736 | Environmental Medicine | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC737 | Parenteral Therapy | 24 | 1.50 |
| TH730 | Foundational Naturopathic Therapeutics VI | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH731 | Botanical Medicine VI | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH733 | Pharmacology VI | 15 | 1.25 |
| TH734 | Clinical Nutrition VI | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC730 | Secondary Intern Rotation – Pain, Nutrition or PCP | 60 | 2.50 |
| Spring Term Total | 288 | 20.50 | |
Year 4
Summer Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU820 | Business I | 24 | 2.00 |
| BU840 | Jurisprudence | 12 | 1.00 |
| CE814 | Morbidity & Mortality | 24 | 2.00 |
| SC800 | Emergency Medicine | 12 | 1.00 |
| SC800L | Emergency Medicine | 4 | 0.17 |
| XC810 | Preceptorship / Community Education | 150 | 1.00 |
| XC840 | Primary Intern Rotations | 180 | 7.50 |
| Electives | 36 | 3.00 | |
| Summer Term Total | 442 | 17.67 | |
Fall Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU715 | Business II | 24 | 2.00 |
| CE813 | Clinic Synthesis III | 6 | 0.25 |
| SC816 | Applied Holism in Naturopathic Practice I | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC840 | Primary Intern Rotations | 180 | 7.50 |
| Electives | 36 | 3.00 | |
| Fall Term Total | 261 | 14.00 | |
Winter Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| BU725 | Business III | 18 | 1.50 |
| SC826 | Applied Holism in Naturopathic Practice II | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC840 | Primary Intern Rotations | 180 | 7.50 |
| XC900 | OSCE III | 1 | 0.04 |
| Electives | 36 | 3.00 | |
| Winter Term Total | 250 | 13.29 | |
Spring Term
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| Course # | Course Name | Hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| SC836 | Applied Holism in Naturopathic Practice III | 15 | 1.25 |
| XC840 | Primary Intern Rotations | 180 | 7.50 |
| XC890 | Clinical Skills Assessment | 4 | 0.17 |
| Spring Term Total | 199 | 8.92 | |
Program Overview
^ These hours are cumulative and may be earned in a term other than the term registered.
* Electives can be taken during any term
Flexible Pathways to Meet Your Goals
Chart your path to becoming a naturopathic doctor at NUNM. Choose the program that fits your goals, schedule, and lifestyle, whether that’s our traditional 4-year pathway, a 4-year online-start option, accelerated 3.5-year online start option, or the accelerated 3-year pathway. View the PDFs below to see the curriculum pathways.