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Students must have completed English (4, SA) and it is recommended that potential applicants also complete either Biology, Chemistry or Physics to a Yr 12 level. Applications for admission from domestic students should be submitted via QTAC.

Completion of the Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) is intended to qualify students as a chiropractic assistant. Full registration as a chiropractor requires completion of a Masters level qualification and/or additional clinical experience. CQUniversity is in the process of developing a Masters level program in chiropractics that will meet these requirements, and this program is expected to be available for enrolment from 2014.

Prior to being approved for observation and placement in a clinic external to the University, the student must provide evidence of:

• Current National Police Check (not older than 3 years);
• Current Level 2 first aid certificate that includes CPR;
• Current working with children check ("Blue Card").

All students commencing CB77 the Chiropractic program are identified by the University to the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency and automatically become Registered Student Chiropractors. Students are required to comply at all times with the requirements and responsibilities of being a Registered Student Chiropractor.

The Faculty will recognise outstanding academic achievement of students, by awarding a Bachelor of Science (Chiropractic) Degree with Distinction to students who achieve a GPA of 6.0 and above, in their first attempt result in their sixteen enrolled courses in the second and third year level of the program.

Course credit may be granted to students who are able to demonstrate appropriate prior learning or experience. Credit transfer will only be granted where a student is able to demonstrate that tertiary studies, equivalent in content and depth to the CQUniversity program, have been successfully completed. Students should examine the course synopses in this handbook to determine the courses for which they may be eligible to claim exemption.

For more information about credit transfers contact the Program Advisor.

You will also need to complete the form at this link and add this to your application:

Credit Application Form

It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that students have access to the CQUniversity website via internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a broadband connection or higher to access online student resources that would include but not limited to, email, internet, video streaming, electronic assessment submission.