License Requirements
Education
A licensed naturopathic doctor (ND) attends a four-year, graduate-level naturopathic medical school and is educated in all of the same basic sciences as an MD/DO, but also studies holistic and nontoxic approaches to therapy with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing wellness. In addition to a standard medical curriculum, the naturopathic doctor also studies clinical nutrition, homeopathic medicine, botanical medicine, psychology, and counseling. A naturopathic physician takes rigorous professional board exams so that he or she may be licensed by a state or jurisdiction as a primary care general practice doctor. Please see the AANMC’s Professional Competency Profile for more information visit the following link https://aanmc.org/reports-and-research/aanmc-professional-competencies-graduating-naturopathic-physicians/.
Additional information on naturopathic schools can be found on the American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges Web site found at the following link https://www.aanmc.org/.
Applicants for a Naturopathic Doctor license must be a graduate of an accredited naturopathic school. Please see the list of schools at the following link https://aanmc.org/naturopathic-schools/.
WHERE TO SEND TRANSCRIPTS
Naturopathic College Transcripts should be sent to our agency directly from the school, at the address below:
California Board of Naturopathic Medicine
1747 N Market Blvd., Suite 240
Sacramento, CA 95834