Education of a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)

A Doctor of Chiropractic attends an average of seven years of school. That is, two years of pre-chiropractic in the basic sciences before they can attend an accredited Chiropractic college of four to five academic years of professional study with no less than 4,200 hours of classroom, laboratory and extensive clinical experience.

Comparison of Minimum Hours of Study Required:

Chiropractic College Medical School
456 Anatomy/Embryology 215
243 Physiology 174
161 Pathology 507
161 Chemistry 100
145 Microbiology 113
149 Neurology 171
271 X-ray 13
66 Psychology/Psychiatry 284
168 Orthopedic 2
2,419 Total Hours 2,047
© 2004 Dr. David Nakata, D.C.