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- Related School Subjects Community Health; Language Arts; Management and Marketing; Mathematics; Physical Education; and Science (Biology; Chemistry; and Physics)
- Field of Study Health Care and Medical Sciences; and Sciences
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Education
In Canada, two post-secondary institutions offer four year Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree programs:
- the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in Toronto
- the Universite du Quebec in Trois Rivieres (instruction in French).
The minimum entrance requirement is successful completion of at least three years of post-secondary education. Most entrants have a bachelor's degree in arts or science (BA or B.Sc.). Admission to CMCC requires a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5/4 in 15 full year courses or 90 credit hours of undergraduate study. There are no course requirements but potential applicants are encouraged to study kinesiology, biology, psychology, anatomy, physical education and chemistry.
Chiropractic colleges in the United States accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) also are recognized by the College of Chiropractors of Alberta.
For current information about programs, admission requirements and mature student admission policies, please check post-secondary calendars or websites.
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No information is available regarding chiropractors' incomes in Alberta.
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Other Sources
Post-secondary institution calendars and websites (see Educational Requirements above)
EDinfo website: www.alis.alberta.ca/edinfo
Canadian Chiropractic Association website: www.chiropracticcanada.ca
College of Chiropractors of Alberta website: www.albertachiro.com
Student Canadian Chiropractic Association website: www.scca.ca
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