How long does it take to be a chiropracter?

Answer 1

Prospective chiropractors are required to have a Doctor of Chiropractic degree which is a postgraduate professional degree that takes 4-5 academic years to complete. Admission to D.C. programs requires at least 90 credits of undergraduate education with pre-requisite courses of basic science including physics, inorganic and organic chemistry, psychology and Biology. Most chiropractic students earn a bachelor's degree before going onto a chiropractic school.

The average classroom and clinical study hours prior to graduation is about 4800hrs compared to the medical curriculum being 4600hrs. The curriculum includes neuroscience/anatomy, gross anatomy (dissection of human cadaver), physiology, pathology, microbiology, diagnostic imaging (x-ray and MRI), patient assessment, clinical diagnosis, rehabilitation, and multiple chiropractic technique classes. Also chiropractic students get supervised clinical experience with a licensed chiropractor in the last year of a D.C. program.

Doctors of chiropractic must pass national board examinations and become state licensed. Chiropractic colleges also offer post-graduate continuing education programs in specialty fields. This extensive education prepares to become a primary health care provider as well as the primary neuromuscular system specialist.

Answer 2

4 year undergraduate degree, and a 4 year D.C degree. So it will take you roughly 8 years. Although many chiropractic colleges will accept you if you have completed only 3 years of your undergraduate degree. So you can possibly finish it in 7. Then you are free to crack backs!

Answer 3

Although it varies by state requirements, most require a bachelors degree, and all require a degree from a chiropractic college which takes about just under 4 years.