Section 246-808-040 - Chiropractic colleges-Educational standards required for accreditation and approval(1) A chiropractic college seeking to obtain or maintain commission accreditation and approval shall have clearly defined education objectives.(2) Administration and organization. The chiropractic college shall: (a) Be incorporated as a nonprofit institution and recognized as such by its state of domicile;(b) Have a full-time administrator;(c) Have either a president or a dean of education with a doctor of chiropractic degree; and(d) Adopt policies on nondiscrimination as to national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation.(3) The chiropractic college shall provide educational offerings that: (a) Prepare the student for successfully completing the licensing examination and engaging in practice;(b) Have an educational program with a minimum of four thousand classroom hours provided over a four year academic term;(c) Have available syllabi for all courses;(d) Offer a chiropractic curriculum as follows: (i) Principles of chiropractic - Two hundred classroom hours;(ii) Adjustive technique - Four hundred classroom hours;(iii) Spinal roentgenology - One hundred seventy-five classroom hours;(iv) Symptomatology and diagnosis - Four hundred twenty-five classroom hours; and(v) Clinic - Six hundred twenty-five classroom hours.(e) The computation of hours required in subsection (3)(d) of this section do not include mechanotherapy, physiotherapy, acupuncture, acupressure, or any other therapy; and (f) Maintain a clinical program sufficient to fulfill the objectives of the chiropractic college.(4) Faculty - The chiropractic college shall provide sufficient faculty to support the educational program of the chiropractic college.(5) Students - The chiropractic college shall:(a) Select students on a nondiscriminatory basis;(b) Require that students maintain a 2.00 grade point average and have no chiropractic subject grade less than 2.00; and(c) Require the student to complete a four-year academic program that meets all requirements of chapter 18.25 RCW and this chapter for licensing to practice chiropractic in Washington state.(6) Physical facilities and equipment - The chiropractic college shall: (a) Maintain a library of size and quality sufficient to serve the educational program;(b) Maintain a physical plant that facilitates the educational program; and(c) Maintain clinic facilities that are of sufficient size and equipped appropriately to serve the number of students enrolled.(7) Financial - The chiropractic college shall: (a) Have adequate present and anticipated income to sustain a sound educational program;(b) Have well formulated plans for financing existing and projected education programs;(c) Have an annual audit of financial records by a certified public accountant; and(d) Make records available for review by the commission upon request.(8) Self-evaluation - The chiropractic college shall have a program of continuing self-evaluation and such evaluation must be made available upon request by the commission.(9) A chiropractic college must have successfully graduated a class prior to making application for commission accreditation and approval.Wash. Admin. Code § 246-808-040
Amended by WSR 19-13-080, Filed 6/17/2019, effective 7/18/2019Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.25 RCW. 96-16-074, § 246-808-040, filed 8/6/96, effective 9/6/96.