Prospective chiropractic students must have completed a 4-year bachelor’s degree program and necessary courses to even be considered for acceptance by a chiropractic college.  After being accepted, chiropractic students undergo the equivalent of 4 years of classroom and lab work, each student must also complete an internship during which students care for patients under the close supervision of instructors.  Chiropractic schools actually require more coursework than medical schools.  Chiropractic students are required to complete an average of 3,065 classroom hours compared to an average of 2,706 classroom hours for medical students.