A Chiropractor's Education
Doctors of Chiropractic must complete two years of undergraduate studies in addition to four years of Chiropractic college. This equals the same hours of study that M.D.'s complete. The following chart compares the course hours of Chiropractors and Medical Doctors.*
Medical Class Hours | Subject | Chiropractic Class Hours |
508 | Anatomy | 520 |
326 | Physiology | 420 |
401 | Pathology | 205 |
325 | Chemistry | 300 |
114 | Bacteriology | 130 |
324 | Diagnosis | 420 |
112 | Neurology | 320 |
148 | X-ray | 217 |
144 | Psychiatry | 65 |
198 | Obstetrics | 65 |
156 | Orthopedics | 225 |
2,756 | Total | 2,756 |
4,248 | Grand Total class hours including other basic subjects | 4,485 |
*Source: Compiled from curriculum catalogues of 22 Medical Schools and 11 Chiropractic Colleges and updated from the National Health Federation Bulletin and other publications' statistics.
