How are Chiropractors trained?

A chiropractic program consists of 4 academic years of professional education averaging a total of 4,822 hours, after  earning an undergraduate degree,. This includes an average of 1,975 hours in clinical sciences and 1,405 hours of clinical clerkship. The program of study at all chiropractic schools is divided into Basic and Clinical Sciences. On average, 70 percent of the program is composed of clinical education. Chiropractic schools devote an average of 3,380 contact hours to clinical education: 1,975 hours (58 percent) are spent in chiropractic clinical sciences and the remaining 1,405 hours (42 percent) are spent in clinical clerkships. These contact hours are in lectures, laboratories, and clinics.