Licensure Requirements

When the “Chiropractic Initative Act of California” was passed in 1922, the educational requirements were modest—a high school diploma and a mere 60 chiropractic college credits.

Today that’s changed!

These days, a chiropractor’s education is quite similar to what medical practitioners receive. Some chiropractic colleges require a Bachelor’s degree before enrollment and generally requires a minimum of six years of college study:


Chiropractic Subject Medical
540 Anatomy-Embryology 508
240 Physiology 326
360 Pathology-Geriatrics-Pediatrics 401
165 Chemistry 325
120 Microbiology 114
630 Diagnosis, Dermatology, ENT 324
320 Neurology 112
360 Radiology 148
60 Psychology-Psychiatry 144
60 Obstetrics-Gynecology 148
201 Orthopedics 156
3,065 TOTAL 2,706

Obviously, medical doctors receive additional training in pharmacology and surgery, whereas chiropractors focus more on physiology, pathology and spinal adjusting techniques.

After passing board examinations, today’s chiropractor, like other types of doctors, attend continuing education courses for relicensure and to remain current on the most current research.

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