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Chiropractic Education

Doctors of Chiropractic complete 4 years of undergraduate school and 5 years of graduate school. They are required to pass National and State board examination to obtain licensure. Once licensed, continuing post-graduate education is required for annual license renewal.

The following table compares professional graduate school educations for the Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) and the Medical Doctor (M.D.).

 

Chiropractic
Subject
Medical
520
Anatomy
508
420
Physiology
326
205
Pathology
401
300
Chemistry
325
130
Bacteriology
114
420
Diagnosis
324
320
Neurology
112
217
X-Ray
148
65
Psychiatry
44
65
OB-Gyn
198
225
Orthopedics
156
2887
Subtotal
2756

With other required subjects
Grand Total Hours:

4485
4248