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Licensure by Examination

Requirements:

  • Completed official application form.
  • Non-refundable application fee.
  • Official transcript and a copy of your chiropractic diploma showing graduation from an accredited chiropractic college approved by the Counsel on Chiropractic Education (CCE).
  • Official transcripts showing completion of at least one-half the requirements for a baccalaureate degree at on accredited and approved college or university.
  • Successful completion of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners test parts 1,2,3 and 4.
  • Successful completion of an open book written jurisprudence exam.
  • Verification of licensure status from all states where applicant has been issued a licensure to practice chiropractic. Verification is required whether a license is active or inactive.

Licensure by Endorsement

Requirements:

  • Completed official application form.
  • Non-refundable application fee.
  • Official transcripts and a copy of your chiropractic diploma showing graduation from an accredited chiropractic college approved by the Counsel on Chiropractic Education (CCE).
  • Official transcripts from pre-chiropractic schools showing successful completion of at least two years of liberal arts and sciences study.

Applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the commission that they:

  • Are licensed to practice as a chiropractor in another jurisdiction.
  • Have credentials and qualifications that are substantially equivalent to Washington.
  • Have been engaged in the full-time practice of chiropractic, or taught general clinical chiropractic subjects at an accredited chiropractic school.
  • Have not been convicted of a crime.
  • Have a license that is not suspended, revoked, conditioned, or restricted.
  • Pass an open book, mail home written jurisprudence examination with a passing score of 95 percent.

 

 


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