Chiropractic Education
Chiropractors go through an immense amount of schooling to receive a "Doctor of Chiropractic" degree (also known
as a D.C.).
Their collegiate agenda is as follows:
Comparison: Chiropractic vs. Medical Education
Chiropractic Student Hours |
Class Description |
Medical Student Hours |
| 520 | Anatomy | 508 |
| 420 | Physiology | 326 |
| 271 | Pathology | 335 |
| 300 | Chemistry | 325 |
| 114 | Bacteriology | 130 |
| 370 | Diagnosis | 374 |
| 320 | Neurology | 112 |
| 217 | X-ray | 148 |
| 65 | Psychiatry | 144 |
| 65 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 198 |
| 225 | Orthopedics | 198 |
2887 |
Total Hours |
2756 |
| 1598 | Specialty Courses | 1492 |
4485 |
Entire Total Hours |
4248 |
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Chiropractic and medical school curricula are extremely rigorous and virtually identical. In fact, chiropractors have more hours of classroom education than their medical counterparts.