Doctors of Chiropractic must complete four years of Chiropractic college.  This equals the same hours of study that M.D.’s complete. The following chart compares the course hours of Chiropractors and Medical Doctors.

Medical Min. Hours	Subject	Chiropractic Min. Hours
508	Anatomy	520
326	Physiology	420
401	Pathology	205
325	Chemistry	300
114	Bacteriology	130
324	Diagnosis	420
112	Neurology	320
148	X-ray	217
144	Psychiatry	65
198	Ob/Gyn	65
156	Orthopedics	225
2,756	Total Hours	2,756

Other required subjects for the Chiropractic Physician include Adjusting, Manipulation, Kinesiology, and other similar basic subjects related to his or her specialty.  Other required subjects for the Doctor of Medicine include Pharmacology, General Surgery, and other similar basic subjects related to his or her specialty.

4,248

Grand total class hours

4,458