{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-4-108","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-4-108","heading":"Eligibility for licensure","body":"Any person of good moral character is eligible for licensure, if that person: (1) Is a graduate of a chiropractic college having status with the commission on accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor, or graduated from an international chiropractic college approved by the board; (2) Has attended a chiropractic college for four (4) school years of not less than nine (9) months each; and (3) Submits to the board proof of additional parachiropractic education as follows: (A) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college prior to year 2000, the applicant must provide a transcript of grades showing a minimum of two (2) full academic years of college or university work of at least sixty (60) semester hours or its equivalent from an accredited institution; or (B) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college in year 2000 and beyond, proof that a bachelor's level education or its equivalent has been obtained from an accredited college or university. Acts 1923, ch. 9, § 4; Shan. Supp., § 3654a119; Code 1932, §7012; Acts 1939, ch. 116, § 3; 1941, ch. 29, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 7012; Acts 1975, ch. 229, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 63-409; Acts 2000, ch. 618, § 2.\nAny person of good moral character is eligible for licensure, if that person:\n(1) Is a graduate of a chiropractic college having status with the commission on accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education, or its successor, or graduated from an international chiropractic college approved by the board;\n(2) Has attended a chiropractic college for four (4) school years of not less than nine (9) months each; and\n(3) Submits to the board proof of additional parachiropractic education as follows: (A) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college prior to year 2000, the applicant must provide a transcript of grades showing a minimum of two (2) full academic years of college or university work of at least sixty (60) semester hours or its equivalent from an accredited institution; or (B) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college in year 2000 and beyond, proof that a bachelor's level education or its equivalent has been obtained from an accredited college or university.\n(A) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college prior to year 2000, the applicant must provide a transcript of grades showing a minimum of two (2) full academic years of college or university work of at least sixty (60) semester hours or its equivalent from an accredited institution; or\n(B) For applicants matriculating in a chiropractic college in year 2000 and beyond, proof that a bachelor's level education or its equivalent has been obtained from an accredited college or university.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"666236d6fbb2a4d6ee3d052b6214fa08db82d9709a761475fdf1d8f136e085ad","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-4-107","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-4-109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}