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Occupations Code §201.303

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EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

(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 (b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 329, Sec. 5.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)(3) 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).

History: Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 329, Sec. 5. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972 ), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (S.B. 776 ), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (S.B. 304 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.

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