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COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC Doctorate Doctor of Chiropractic

Degree Type

Doctor of Chiropractic

Major Title

Doctor of Chiropractic

Mission

The mission of the Doctor of Chiropractic Program is to educate individuals as patient-centered chiropractic physicians and members of a collaborative interdisciplinary healthcare team while embracing education, research, and service.

Catalog Full Description

Consistent with the 2025 Standards of the Council on Chiropractic Education, the Doctor of Chiropractic program prepares:

…graduates to serve as competent, caring, patient-centered, and ethical doctors of chiropractic/chiropractic physicians qualified to provide independent, quality, patient-focused care to individuals of all ages and genders by:

Providing direct access, portal of entry care that does not require a referral from another source;
Establishing a partnership relationship with continuity of care for each individual patient;
Evaluating a patient and independently establishing a diagnosis or diagnoses; and,
Managing the patient’s healthcare and integrating healthcare services including treatment, recommendations for self-care, referral, and/or co-management.

(Council on Chiropractic Education Standards, January 2025)

Parker University’s Doctor of Chiropractic program includes basic, clinical, and chiropractic education with an emphasis on conservative, functional, integrated, and patient-centered methods.

At Parker, chiropractic is taught as a science, philosophy, and art concerned with the relationship between the structure and function of the human body. Parker Doctors of Chiropractic focus their attention on the neuro-musculoskeletal system’s impact on the restoration and preservation of health and function while performing as unique practitioners in the modern integrated health care system.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

Enrollment in and graduation from Parker University’s Doctor of Chiropractic program does not guarantee future licensure or employment.

Each state sets the requirements for professional licensure within that state. In addition to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree and passage of National Board exams, some states require completion of a bachelor’s degree, and quantitative requirements for specific clinical procedures. Students are responsible to know and to meet the licensure requirements of the state(s) in which they intend to practice. The chart below details the state requirement for licensure.

Additional information along with a state-by-state directory is published by the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards on the Federation’s website www.fclb.org.

State	Disclosure
Alabama	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Alaska	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
American Samoa	Unknown as there is no licensing regulations or regulating body
Arizona	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Arkansas	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
California	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT; and obtain a minimum of 250 patient treatments (visits), including diagnostic procedures, chiropractic adjustive technique and patient evaluation during clinical internship.
Colorado	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Connecticut	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Delaware	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
District of Columbia	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Federated States of Micronesia	Unknown as there is no licensing regulations or regulating body
Florida	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Georgia	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Guam	Unknown. Contact the Guam regulatory board at http://dphss.guam.gov/guam-board-of-allied-health-examiners/
Hawaii	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Idaho	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Illinois	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Indiana	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Iowa	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Kansas	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Kentucky	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Louisiana	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Maine	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Maryland	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Massachusetts	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Michigan	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Minnesota	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Mississippi	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Missouri	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Montana	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Nebraska	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Nevada	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
New Hampshire	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
New Jersey	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
New Mexico	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
New York	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV; undergraduate courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, biology/zoology, and physics
North Carolina	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
North Dakota	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Northern Mariana Islands	Unknown. Contact the Northern Mariana Islands regulatory board at http://cnmibpl-hcplb.net/resources/files/Chiropractic%20Regulations.pdf
Ohio	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Oklahoma	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Oregon	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Pennsylvania	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Puerto Rico	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Republic of Palau	Unknown as there is no licensing regulations or regulating body
Republic of the Marshall Islands	Unknown as there is no licensing regulations or regulating body
Rhode Island	With a bachelor’s degree earned before enrollment in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
South Carolina	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
South Dakota	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Tennessee	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Texas	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT; and have earned 90 undergraduate credit hours that are transferrable to the University of Texas at Austin.
Utah	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Vermont	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, IV, and PT
Virgin Islands	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, and III
Virginia	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Washington	By passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
West Virginia	With a bachelor’s degree earned before enrollment in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Wisconsin	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV
Wyoming	With a bachelor’s degree and by passing the National Board of Chiropractic Exam parts I, II, III, and IV