Licensure Disclosure
The Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Texas Chiropractic College is designed to fulfill the educational prerequisites for chiropractic licensure in Texas and in numerous other states and territories. However, licensure requirements differ among jurisdictions and may include specific pre-professional coursework, examinations, or other conditions. Prospective students are advised to consult the licensing requirements of the state or territory in which they intend to practice prior to enrolling in the program to ensure compliance with all jurisdiction-specific expectations.
Visit the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards (FCLB) website for further details and access to a directory of specific state licensure requirements.
Licensure and educational requirements set by individual states/jurisdictions are subject to change at any time. Prospective and currently enrolled TCC students should regularly review the licensing requirements for their intended state or jurisdiction of practice to ensure ongoing eligibility.
The table below outlines whether the Doctor of Chiropractic Program (DCP) at Texas Chiropractic College meets the educational requirements for licensure in each state or jurisdiction. It identifies where the program fully meets licensure requirements, where it does not meet those requirements, and where a determination has not yet been made regarding alignment with state or jurisdictional standards.
Licensure by State
| Alabama | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Alaska | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Arizona | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Arkansas | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| California | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Colorado | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Connecticut | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Delaware | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| District of Columbia | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Florida | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Georgia | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Hawaii | Please see statement below. | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT ** See statement below. |
| Idaho | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Illinois | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Indiana | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Iowa | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Kansas | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Kentucky | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Louisiana | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Maine | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT; Biology and English Pre-Matriculation |
| Maryland | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Massachusetts | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Michigan | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Minnesota | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT; Completion of 1/2 of all academic credits required for a baccalaureate degree in appropriate subject matter including related sciences such as chemistry (organic and inorganic), physics, biology, anatomy, and physiology. |
| Mississippi | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Missouri | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Montana | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Nebraska | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Nevada | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| New Hampshire | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| New Jersey | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| New Mexico | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| New York | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| North Carolina | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| North Dakota | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Ohio | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Oklahoma | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Oregon | Please see statement below. | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT; Additionally, the Oregon Board determined that all applicants must submit 36 hours of education in minor surgery and proctology as part of their application eligibility. See OAR 811-020-0006. *** See statement below. |
| Pennsylvania | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Puerto Rico | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Rhode Island | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree Pre-Matric, NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| South Carolina | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| South Dakota | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Tennessee | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Texas | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Utah | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Vermont | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV, PT |
| Virginia | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Washington | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV; Each applicant who matriculates to a chiropractic college, shall have completed not less than one-half of the requirements for a baccalaureate degree at an accredited and approved college or university |
| West Virginia | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree Pre-Matric, NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Wisconsin | Yes with additional requirements | Bachelor's degree, NBCE I, II, III, IV |
| Wyoming | Yes with additional requirements | NBCE I, II, III, IV |
Please note the additional requirements mandated by the states listed below.
Hawaii
Additional completion and documentation of all items listed in the Hawaii Administrative Rules §16-76 Subchapter 4 Items C, A-F (Iisted below) is required. Students seeking licensure in Hawaii must advise clinic administration upon enrollment of CCCI so these items can be tracked and documented accordingly as these items are not required for graduation or recorded to this extent.
(A) Performed, in the clinical setting, at least twenty-five examinations with case history for the purpose of developing a diagnostic or clinical impression of the status of the patient relative to chiropractic care;
(B) Performed and interpreted, ordered and interpreted, or interpreted, in the clinical setting, at least twenty-five area radiographic (diagnostic imaging) examinations with written reports of findings;
(C) Interpreted, while in the degree program, clinical laboratory tests to include at least twenty-five urinalysis, twenty hematology procedures such as complete blood counts, and ten clinical chemistry, microbiology or immunology procedures or profiles on human blood and other body fluids;
(D) Demonstrated an ability to palpate specific anatomical landmarks associated with spinal segments and other articulations; selected and effectively utilized palpatory and other appropriate methods to identify subluxations of the spine and other articulations; performed a minimum of two hundred fifty adjustments (or manipulations), at least two hundred of which must be spinal, occurring during at least two hundred fifty separate patient care visits;
(E) Integrated the elements of the basic, chiropractic, clinical sciences and clinical instruction into clinical decisions;
(F) Ordered, performed, and integrated the data utilizing appropriate services from those listed above for case management and follow-up for a minimum of ten different outpatients;
Oregon
Additionally, the Oregon Board determined that all applicants must submit 36 hours of education in minor surgery and proctology as part of their application eligibility which are not offered at Texas Chiropractic College. Students seeking licensure in Oregon need to complete the minor surgery and proctology hours elsewhere. See OAR 811-020-0006; links below.
https://oregon.public.law/rules/oar_811-020-0006#google_vignette
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/viewSingleRule.action?ruleVrsnRsn=255712