Chiropractic education requirements

When applying to a Chiropractic college they will require you to do some homework, if you will.  First, many institutions will ask for the following as Chiropractic education requirements: a personal history and indication of why you want to be a Chiropractor, an indication that you understand the field you would like to enter into, your academic background and how it has prepared you for future success, and your academic strengths.  They will also expect a letter of recommendation from a Chiropractor, massage therapist, health care professional, or college instructor, all high school and college transcripts. 

Chiropractic Education

A chiropractic education can be divided into a 10-trimester or 12-trimester program and some schools offer quarterly programs.  While in school each student will finish a various, rigorous classes and 4, 575 clock hours.  This does not include any elective technique courses the student chooses to take.  While in school the student must also pass entrance and exit OSCE’s.  These are objective subjective clinical examinations which prepare the student for the clinical setting as well as the part 4 practical examination given by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE).  The NBCE enforces Chiropractic students to take these examinations because every state accepts them.  They include Part I which covers the basic sciences and consists of 6 tests at 110 questions each, Part 2 which covers x-ray, diagnostic and clinical procedures which has the same number of tests as Part I, Part 3 which is 2 individual tests about clinical application and x-ray, and Part 4 which is the practical exam where you put all the skills together.  The NBCE also offers a Physical Therapy examination.