Eligibility for Licensure

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Professions of the Healing Arts
  4. Chiropractors
  5. Eligibility for Licensure

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Any person of good moral character is eligible for licensure, if that person:

  1. Is a graduate of a chiropractic college having status with the commission on accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor, or graduated from an international chiropractic college approved by the board;
  2. Has attended a chiropractic college for four (4) school years of not less than nine (9) months each; and
  3. Submits to the board proof of additional parachiropractic education as follows:
    1. For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college prior to year 2000, the applicant must provide a transcript of grades showing a minimum of two (2) full academic years of college or university work of at least sixty (60) semester hours or its equivalent from an accredited institution; or
    2. For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college in year 2000 and beyond, proof that a bachelor's level education or its equivalent has been obtained from an accredited college or university.


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