For Information Contact:                                             Dinis Pinto - Endorsement / Exam                                         124 Halsey Street                                                           P.O. Box 45004                                                          Newark, NJ 0710                                                            (973) 504-6395                                                               FAX: (973) 273-8075                                                        (Do not use FAX for applications)

Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: Students may              function under licensed D.C. but may not perform any chiropractic procedures. No temporary license for graduated D.C. to practice under licensed D.C.                                    Regulation on chiropractic assistants apply.                        Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: Contact Board                                                          License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic                 Optional Licenses or Certification:                          Electro-Diagnostics – $50 fee

CONTINUING EDUCATION:                            Requirements: not required                                     Distance Credits Allowed: n/a                                         Program Criteria: n/a                                                       Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: n/a                                                                                    Board requires sexual boundaries training: no                                                                                Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training: no                                                                  Other special areas of specific CE training required: n/a

CONDITIONS FOR ENDORSEMENT: No one obtains chiropractic licensure without successfully passing an acceptable sister-state examination.                              Endorsement Fee $75; Application Fee $125 + Initial license Fee. New Jersey doesn't offer reciprocity.                      Applicants also required to successfully complete Jurisprudence exam and undergo criminal history record check.

EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE:                     All applicants are required to complete the on-line new licensee orientation and jurisprudence examination - $50 fee.

NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS:                            Part I: required                                                               Part II: required                                                              Part III (WCCE): required                                                Part IV: required                                                      Physiotherapy: not accepted                                   Acupuncture: not accepted                                           SPEC: Reciprocity/Endorsement: not planning to use  Reinstatement of Lapsed License: yes, if lapsed more than five years                                                              Disciplinary Cases: under consideration                               Impairment Review: not planning to use

PHYSIOTHERAPY: Termed Limited Physical Modalities  Certification: Included in chiropractic license as in conjunction with a chiropractic adjustment                       Additional Education: No specific requirements              Additional Examination: None                                        Additional Fee: None

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS                                             Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: 2 years - Candidate must obtain pre-chiropractic education qualifying certificate from NJ Department of Education. No requirement for 4-year degree planned.

Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions:     NJ accepts any individual who has graduated from a school, institution or college of chiropractic which was approved during the individual’s entire course of study by the board, and accredited by the Council of Chiropractic Education, or the Straight Chiropractic Academic Standards Association, or other accrediting agency approved by the US Department of Education.