Gaining professional registration as a chiropractor in Canada
How do you become a chiropractor?
Like Canada, few post-secondary institutions in Australia offer chiropractic programs.
The Master of Chiropractic degree granted by Macquarie University is the only graduate chiropractic program offered in Australia. It’s been accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA), a member of the Councils on Chiropractic Education International (CCEI), making it recognized by the Canadian Chiropractic Examination Board (CCEB) for the purposes of seeking to practice chiropractic in Canada.
If you wish to gain qualifications leading to professional registration as a chiropractor in Canada or Australia, you must undertake a recognized program of study.
Macquarie’s undergraduate-to-graduate pathway program (the 5-year Bachelor of Chiropractic Science + Master of Chiropractic) and Macquarie’s graduate-entry program (3-year Master of Chiropractic) both meet the requirements to practice in Canada. Graduates are eligible to write the board’s licensing exam, which is required in order to be granted a license to practice in Canada. Students undertake 12 months of clinical practice at one of the university’s three chiropractic clinics prior to graduation.
Those without a strong background in human systems should consider the undergraduate pathway program.
Step #1 Complete Education
Complete a graduate chiropractic program approved by a CCEI member council to be considered equivalent to a Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
Step #2 Canadian Chiropractic Examination Board (CCEB) Certificate
Candidates must complete 1 written and 1 clinical examination. There will still be 3 exam administrations per year. You must pass the Written Examination before being eligible to apply for the Clinical Examination.
Step #3 Provincial Registration
Provide your CCEB Certificate to the regulatory board for the province you intend to practice to become licensed.
About Macquarie University Chiropractic Programs
Macquarie offers a professional chiropractic program that attracts many Canadians who have completed an undergraduate degree in a related field. The Master of Chiropractic degree offered at the Macquarie Chiropractic School is comparable to Doctor of Chiropractic programs at chiropractic schools in Canada and in the United States.
Benefits of studying chiropractic at Macquarie University:
- Smaller class ratio at approximately 1:10–12
- Macquarie has a 99% employment rate within 6 months for domestic and international students
- 3-year degree (master’s only), with internship
Program: Master of Chiropractic
Semester intake: February
Duration: 3 years
Application deadline: Rolling admissions. Applications close when the program is filled. You’re encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Pathway program
If you don’t have a strong background in human systems, you may want to consider the pathway program, the Bachelor of Chiropractic Science. Combined with the Master of Chiropractic, this will qualify you to practice as a chiropractor in Australia or Canada. The total duration for the Bachelor of Chiropractic Science and Master of Chiropractic is 5 years and includes an internship.
Program: Bachelor of Chiropractic Science
Semester intake: February
Duration: 3 years (Master of Chiropractic is only 2 years after graduating from Bachelor of Chiropractic Science; 3 + 2 years.)
Application deadline: Rolling admissions. Applications close when the program is filled. You’re encouraged to apply as early as possible.
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