Rule 100-3-.02. Accompanying Documents

Rule 100-3-.02. Accompanying Documents

All applications must be completed fully and accompanied by the following:

1. (a) A photograph taken within one (1) year prior to submission of the application.

2. (b) Certification of General College Training. All applicants for licensure shall submit proof of having completed two (2) years of general college training in schools or colleges approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges or schools approved by virtue of reciprocity through such association. A full year consists of forty-five (45) quarter hours or thirty (30) semester hours. The Certification of General College Training form should be mailed to the college(s) attended by the applicant for the college to complete the number of quarter or semester hours earned by the applicant. No educational credit will be granted for any home extension or correspondence study.

   1. 1. All applicants for licensure who obtain general college training from foreign schools or colleges not approved by the Southern Association of Accredited Colleges shall submit proof that general college training is equivalent to that offered from a Doctor of Chiropractic Program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or an equivalent as determined by the Board as evidenced by its use for admission purposes. The Certification of Foreign General College Training form should be mailed to the college(s) attended by the applicant to be completed by the college.

3. (c) All applicants for licensure shall submit proof of graduation from a Doctor of Chiropractic Program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) or an equivalent as determined by the Board.

   1. 1. Proof of graduation from a chiropractic school or college shall be a certified transcript of the applicant's grades attesting graduation from an approved chiropractic school or college. Such certified transcript shall be sent directly to the Board from the chiropractic school or college.

4. (d) All applicants (initial and re-examination) for licensure, after January 1, 1998, shall submit proof of having successfully passed Parts 1, II, III and IV of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners examination.

   1. 1. Proof of having passed Parts I, II, III and IV of the National Board examination shall be a certified copy of the applicant's transcript of scores from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
   2. 2. Any graduate between January 1, 1988, and January 1, 1998, are required to have passed Parts I, II, and III.
   3. 3. Applicants who graduated prior to January 1, 1988, are required to have passed Parts I and II. Please contact the National Board Administrative Offices and have them certify your scores to Georgia.
5. (e) Application fee as provided for in Rule 100-11-.01.

Authority: O.C.G.A. §§ 43-9-6.1, 43-9-7, 43-9-8.

History. Original Rule entitled "Accompanying Documents" was filed and effective on June 30, 1965.

Amended: F. May 25, 1982; eff. June 14, 1982.

Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of same title adopted. F. Oct. 26, 1984; eff. Nov. 15, 1984.

Amended: Rule repealed and a new Rule of the same title adopted. F. Aug. 27, 1987; eff. Sept. 16, 1987.

Amended: F. Dec. 5, 1997; eff. Dec. 25, 1997.

Amended: F. Mar. 9, 2026; eff. Mar. 29, 2026.