4734-6-08. Pre-chiropractic educational requirements

(A) Applicants who enrolled in a doctor of chiropractic degree program prior to January 1, 2002 shall have earned a minimum of sixty semester hours of appropriate pre-professional education at an institution accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the secretary of the United States department of education.

(B) Applicants who enrolled in a doctor of chiropractic degree program on or after January 1, 2002 and graduated on or before June 29, 2010 shall have earned a minimum of ninety semester hours of appropriate pre-professional education at an institution accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the secretary of the United States department of education.

(C) Applicants who graduate from a doctor of chiropractic degree program on or after June 30, 2010 shall possess a bachelor, masters, or doctorate degree other than a doctor of chiropractic degree, from an institution accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the secretary of the United States department of education.

(D) Foreign educated applicants must meet the appropriate equivalent of the above.

Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 4/30/2019 and 04/30/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10, 4734.20
Rule Amplifies: 4734.20 , 4734.23, 4734.27
Prior Effective Dates: 08/12/2002, 08/01/2007, 11/15/2007, 04/05/2009, 05/25/2014

Prior History: (Effective: 05/25/2014
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 03/10/2014 and 05/25/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4734.10, 4734.20
Rule Amplifies: 4734.20, 4734.23, 4734.27
Prior Effective Dates: 8/12/02, 8/1/07, 11/15/07, 4/5/09)