GSU History

2004 – Sunny Kim had dream to create an Asian medicine and acupuncture school which is eventually named Golden State University

2006 – The Bureau of Private Post-secondary Education (BPPE) gives Golden State University (GSU) temporary approval to operate

2008 – GSU is incorporated in the California Business Bureau

2011 – GSU was given approval by the California Acupuncture Board (CAB) to allow students in training to sit for the state license examination from September 2011 to August 2020

2012 – GSU is given approval by the Student Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) to issue I-20 forms to foreign students November 2012 to present.

2015 – GSU is granted candidacy status by ACAOM August 24, 2015 till June 2019.

2015– GSU is granted full renewal for Institution and program, approval for 5 years, till June 2020

2018 – GSU was an applicant for Initial Accreditation

2020– GSU was an applicant for Pre-accreditation.

ACAOM was scheduled for site visit in October 2020 but put off because of COVID-19 pandemic.

BPPE gave a  program of AHM degree suspension because GSU could not present Full accreditation in June 2020.

GSU applied for the renewal of the institution and applied for a diploma program in December2020.

BPPE is granted the diploma program of Acupuncture and specialized Chinese Herb Medicine September 14, 2021 and give renewal for institution December 2021-December 2026 for 5 years

The GSU AHM program started on October 4, 2021 Fall quarter.

GSU submitted the SSR to ACAHM on April 3, 2023.

The curriculum submitted by GSU for its AHM training program in its October 4, 2023, application is approved for demonstrating full compliance with curriculum requirements established by the Board. As of October 5, 2023, the AHM training program is recognized as having an acupuncture curriculum approved by the Board.

February 14, 2024 – After the thorough review, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has approved GSU’s Form I-17 recertification petition and is approved to offer the Master of Science (MS) – Asian Medicine Acupuncture.