Pre-Chiropractic course requirements

The council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) has confirmed that the minimum number of requirements for admission to a chiropractic college will remain at 60 semester hours of education beyond high school.  The minimum grade point average (GPA) for acceptance will be 2.50 on a 4.0 scale.

Pre-professional credits must include the following :

SOCIAL SCIENCES and HUMANITIES                                      CCCCD Equivalent

6 hours Communication and/or Language Skills                         see catalogue

3 hours Psychology                                                                          PSYC 2301 or others

15 hours           Social Sciences or Humanities                                  see catalogue


NATURAL SCIENCES                     
(minium two semesters or one academic year should be
completed in each science subject)

6 hours Biology with lab (general, cell, zoo, micro, A&P)                       see catalogue

6 hours Inorganic chemistry with lab                                                      CHEM 1411, 1412

6 hours Organic chemistry with lab                                                        CHEM 2423, 2425

6 hours Physics with lab                                                                        PHYS 2425, 2426


Please note : Individual State licensing boards may require additional education prior to entering a chiropractic college. 
It is imperative that you confirm all information with the licensing board of the state (province or country) in which you desire to be licensed. 

Licensure telephone numbers are available by calling 1-800-722-3648 and asking for the Institutional Planning and Research Department.

The applicant should have completed courses in the sciences selected from the pre-chiropractic or pre-medical curricula recommended by your undergraduate institution(s). 
Courses should be completed in a logical sequence.  Survey and first term (one semester) courses are considered to be the same type of course and are usually not accepted
in a professional program.

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