Adjusting subluxated vertebrae to their proper position helps to restore the body's internal harmony. Most of the chiropractors in the world today have earned their doctor of chiropractic degrees in North America. To attend a North American chiropractic college, a student must have completed the equivalent of 60 United States undergraduate semester hours at a liberal arts or science college. The chiropractic curriculum is a minimum of four and a half years, or approximately 4600 classroom hours, and is designed to offer, in sequence, all the courses pertinent to a complete chiropractic education. The Immigration and Naturalization Service has approved all eighteen chiropractic colleges in North America to issue Form I20AB, which is necessary to obtain a student visa.
International scholarships are also available for students who qualify.
The study of chiropractic not only teaches how to safely and gently restore the misaligned vertebrae to their proper position, it also teaches how to take and read x-rays. It develops the art of spinal palpation and incorporates the biological and clinical sciences necessary to assume the role of a primary health care provider. Upon completion of the program, the student is awarded the doctor of chiropractic degree. A career in chiropractic allows graduates to be in charge of their own future. A relatively young profession, chiropractic abounds in career opportunities.