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These are the entries this site holds for California in its licensure, state association, program and pathway layers. Follow each section’s link to read the full entries.

Licensure

Licensing body
published The Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE) regulates chiropractic in California. It was created by an initiative measure approved by the people on November 7, 1922, and came into being on December 21, 1922. The board's homepage states its mission.Source: https://www.chiro.ca.gov/about_us/about_board.shtml · https://www.chiro.ca.gov/ · checked 2026-10-04
  • The Board of Chiropractic Examiners (BCE) regulates the chiropractic profession in California. chiro.ca.gov/about_us/about_board.shtml
  • The BCE was created on December 21, 1922, as the result of an initiative measure approved by the people on November 7, 1922. chiro.ca.gov/about_us/about_board.shtml
  • The mission of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners is to protect the health, welfare, and safety of the public through licensure, education, and enforcement in chiropractic care. chiro.ca.gov/
NBCE parts required
published If you applied on or after July 1, 1996, the regulations name NBCE Parts I, II, III, IV and Physiotherapy, together with the California Chiropractic Board examination, as the licensure requirement.Source: https://www.chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf · checked 2026-10-04
  • The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners examination Parts I, II, III, IV, and Physiotherapy, and the California Chiropractic Board examination shall constitute the California board licensure requirement. chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf
  • National Board status means attainment of passing scores on the National Board Parts I, II, III, IV, and Physiotherapy examinations. chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf
State-specific exam
published The board's exam page names the California Chiropractic Law Examination (CCLE) and links a PSI candidate bulletin. For applicants applying for licensure on or after July 1, 1996, regulation section 349(b)(6) defines the California Chiropractic Board examination as the examination developed by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners or an agency designated by the board, and states that it shall cover California laws and regulations governing the practice of chiropractic, and/or other subjects as taught in chiropractic schools or colleges, and must be taken after the candidate has graduated from chiropractic college. The board's reciprocal application form names a California Law & Professional Practice Examination.Source: https://www.chiro.ca.gov/applicants/examinfo.shtml · https://www.chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf · https://www.chiro.ca.gov/forms_pubs/recip_app.pdf · checked 2026-10-04
  • California Chiropractic Law Examination (CCLE) Examination Information chiro.ca.gov/applicants/examinfo.shtml
  • The California Chiropractic Board examination means the examination developed by the Board of Chiropractic Examiners or an agency designated by the board. chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf
  • This California Chiropractic Board examination shall cover California laws and regulations governing the practice of chiropractic, and/or other subjects as taught in chiropractic schools or colleges, and must be taken after the candidate has graduated from chiropractic college. chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf
Jurisprudence requirement
published Yes. For applicants applying for licensure on or after July 1, 1996, regulation section 349(b)(2) states that All applicants for licensure must show proof of National Board status, and successful scores for the California Chiropractic Board examination, which may cover California laws and regulations governing the practice of chiropractic, and/or other subjects as taught in chiropractic schools or colleges. The board's exam page names a law exam, the California Chiropractic Law Examination (CCLE). The board's reciprocal application form states that all applicants must take and pass a law and professional practices exam.Source: https://www.chiro.ca.gov/applicants/examinfo.shtml · https://www.chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf · https://www.chiro.ca.gov/forms_pubs/recip_app.pdf · checked 2026-10-04
  • ALL APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE AND PASS THE CALIFORNIA LAW & PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES EXAM chiro.ca.gov/forms_pubs/recip_app.pdf
  • All applicants for licensure must show proof of National Board status, and successful scores for the California Chiropractic Board examination, which may cover California laws and regulations governing the practice of chiropractic, and/or other subjects as taught in chiropractic schools or colleges. chiro.ca.gov/laws_regs/regulations.pdf

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State associations

California Chiropractic Association

What it says it is for
published CalChiro is positioning doctors of chiropractic to improve the quality of life of all Californians.Source: https://calchiro.org/mission-vision/ · Checked 2026-09-21

International Chiropractors Association of California

What it says it is for
published To advance chiropractic throughout the State of California as a distinct health care profession predicated upon its unique philosophy, science, and art. This will be done with education, legal representation, and any other method required.Source: https://californiachiropractors.org/ · Checked 2026-09-21

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Programs in California

Pathways from California

The articulation census holds no agreement at an institution it places in California. Absence in what we checked is not absence at the institutions.

Institutions whose source publishes no state are on no state page. The pathway lookup lists them.

Corrections to entries on this page

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Sources

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