Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
Chapter 201. CHIROPRACTORS |
Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS |
Sec. 201.303. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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(a) To comply with the requirements of Section 201.302, the applicant must submit to the board a transcript of credits that certifies that the applicant has satisfactorily completed at least the number of semester hours of college credits required by that section at a college or university that issues credits accepted by The University of Texas at Austin for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 329, Sec. 5.
(c) The board may charge a fee of not more than $50 for verifying that the applicant has satisfied the requirements of this section.
(d) A bona fide reputable doctor of chiropractic degree program that satisfies Section 201.302(a)(4) is one that:
(1) has entrance requirements and a course of instruction as high as those of a better class of doctor of chiropractic degree programs in the United States;
(2) maintains a resident course of instruction equivalent to:
(A) not less than four terms of eight months each; or
(B) not less than the number of semester hours required by The University of Texas for a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree;
(3) provides a course of instruction in the fundamental subjects listed in Section 201.305(b); and
(4) has the necessary teaching staff and facilities for proper instruction in all of the fundamental subjects listed in Section 201.305(b).