The Acutonics® Certification Path — Northwest Acutonics
Northwest Acutonics · Certification Program

The Acutonics® Certification Path

A three-module journey through sound, the Five Elements, and clinical mastery, taught live online and paced to unfold over roughly two years.

Carmen Cicotti, LMT · CAcP · Senior Faculty, Acutonics Institute of Integrative Medicine

This map shows how the certification path repeats each year, so you can see where a course tends to fall no matter when you begin. Cohort dates shift a little from year to year. I am happy to confirm the exact dates for any upcoming term.

All students begin with Level I. From there, the path moves through three modules, each one building clinical depth and each one earning its own designation along the way.

I
Module I
Associate Practitioner
II
Module II
Acutonics® Practitioner
III
Module III
Certified Practitioner
I
Module I

Associate Acutonics® Practitioner

The foundation. Sound Gates to Meridian Harmonics, the inner nature of tone, and the groundwork in Chinese medicine that everything after this builds on.

Course Requirements
  • Level I: Sound Gates to Meridian Harmonics
  • Level II: Higher Harmonics & the Inner Nature of Tone
  • Energetics of Points and Meridians
  • Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine
  • Ethics in Clinical Practice
30 clinic hours, plus a take-home exam
Earns: Associate Acutonics® Practitioner
Typical Year — Module I
Level I
Jan·May·Sep
Level II
Mar·Jul
Points & Meridians
Dec·May
Fund. of Chinese Medicine
Mar·Nov
Ethics
Jul
Months shown are start dates. Classes run four to six weeks. Points & Meridians begins in December and continues into January.
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II
Module II

Acutonics® Practitioner

Deeper and more advanced harmonic work. This module carries the case study practice and elective study that begins to shape a clinical style.

Course Requirements
  • Level III: Harmonic Attunement
  • Level IV: Advanced Harmonic Applications
  • Sedna Super Conductor
  • Harmonic Pathology
  • Elective: Clinical Integration Series or Elemental Harmony
  • Case Studies: Clinical Documentaries
25 clinic hours, plus a take-home exam
Earns: Acutonics® Practitioner
Typical Year — Module II
Level III
Jul
Level IV
Oct
Sedna
Jan
Harmonic Pathology
Mar
Case Studies
Sep
Months shown are start dates. Classes run four to six weeks, with the exception of Level III, which runs eight weeks.
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III
Module III

Certified Acutonics® Practitioner

Expanded consciousness work, broadening our exploration of the Extraordinary Vessels, and a thesis or special project mentored one on one.

Course Requirements
  • Hygeia: Holism & Expanded Consciousness
  • Unwinding Trauma: The Eight Extraordinary Vessels & Fibonacci
  • Elective: Clinical Integration Series or Elemental Harmony
  • Thesis or special project
45 clinic hours
Earns: Certified Acutonics® Practitioner — the highest level of achievement
Typical Year — Module III
Hygeia
May
Unwinding Trauma
Oct
Thesis / Project
Begin anytime
Months shown are start dates. Classes run four to six weeks. Thesis work is self-paced and mentored one on one.
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E
Electives

Electives

One elective is required for Module II and one for Module III. Either elective can be applied toward either module, so choose whichever timing or topic fits.

Clinical Integration Series
Feb·Sep
Elemental Harmony
Nov
Months shown are start dates. Either elective satisfies the elective requirement in Module II or Module III. The Clinical Integration Series can also be applied toward your clinical hours instead, whichever you need most.
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CH
Hands-On Practice

Clinical Hours

This is where the material becomes yours: supervised, one-on-one practice that turns study into embodied skill. Each module carries its own clinical hour requirement, and sessions can be booked individually, at a pace that fits your life.

Module I
30 hours
Module II
25 hours
Module III
45 hours
Ways to Build Your Hours
One-on-One Mentoring & Clinical Work
By Appointment
Clinical Integration Series
Feb·Sep
Monthly Study Groups
1st&3rd Wed
One-on-one mentoring and clinical work are one and the same, scheduled individually through Acuity. The Clinical Integration Series can count toward either your elective requirement or your clinical hours, your choice, not both.
Schedule Clinical Hours
SG
1st & 3rd Wednesdays

Monthly Study Groups

Open to students at every module, year round. The first Wednesday is a Clinical Review Roundtable, the third Wednesday is a Topic Study Group. Both run 3–5pm and can count toward clinical hours.

Wherever you are on this path, there is a place to begin. I would love to help you find it.

Carmen Cicotti · carmen@northwestacutonics.com · northwestacutonics.com

This map reflects the current teaching rhythm. Cohort dates shift a little from year to year. Reach out any time to confirm dates for an upcoming term.