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College of Animal Chiropractic

Postgraduate Animal Chiropractic Course

Our Basic Animal Chiropractic Course is built on a solid foundation of sound chiropractic principles.  Its purpose is to assure that our pets and animal population receive the highest quality in chiropractic care by providing the gold standard in animal chiropractic education and providing the clinical training needed to allow our graduates to practice with the highest Standard of Care.

It is designed as continuing education for chiropractors and veterinarians, respecting and building on their previous teachings.  Our student mix of chiropractors and veterinarians (averaging 60% veterinarians and 40% chiropractors) affords the perfect environment to explore the new profession of animal chiropractic that was synthesized out of a combination of our chiropractic and veterinary practices.

Prerequisites

Students accepted for the Basic Course must be Doctors of Chiropractic and/or Doctors of Veterinary Medicine or students of these professions currently enrolled in their last semester/trimester of study.  A copy of the applicant’s degree or transcript is required at the time of registration.

Course Overview

The course consists of a minimum of 210 hours of education, consisting of a minimum of 75 hours of hands-on laboratories and a minimum of 135 hours of lecture. School attendance is offered in a five module system.  The length and timing of these modules are offered in several formats.  (See Schedules)  Modules must be taken in order; Sacropelvic, Thoracolumbar, Cervical, Extremity and Integrated.  If you can not continue during the track of a course, you can pick up the program at the next most convenient time or you can make up a missing module from a separate set or in a different location.  Home study is required with the average student spending at least eight to ten hours completing the assignments between each module.  All progress in classroom and home study is monitored by written and practical examinations.

Student Expectations

Students can expect a rigorous and thorough education and review of anatomy, neurology, biomechanics, pathology, physiology, ethics and legalities, rehabilitation, diagnosis and philosophy as well as hours of hands on individual laboratory instruction in adjusting techniques, topography, dissection, safety and handling and diagnosis.  Additionally, students will be expected to complete home study reading assignments and individual patient case studies.

Written and practical exam and review sessions are administered at each module.  This allows for each student to have individual hands-on-instruction of all adjusting techniques at least three times before graduation.

Graduation

Upon successful conclusion of the course a certificate of completion will be issued by the College.  The curriculum meets the standard of education put forth by the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association (AVCA) and the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, and this certificate enables the student to register for additional clinical competency examinations offered by both the AVCA and IVCA.  (Additional information can be obtained at their websites:  AVCA – www.animalchiropractic.org and the IVCA – www.I-V-C-A.com.)  Many states do accept the hours for CE/CPD requirements for chiropractors and veterinarians.  Please check with your individual Boards.  Some classes each year meet the standards for Animal Chiropractic CE required by the state of Oklahoma for their animal chiropractic registries.  Please ask our staff for specifics.

For more information on the Basic course see:

Schedules
Curriculum
Registration
Basic Course Catalog