WAC 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.