NBCE exam dates
The National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) offers exams in the areas of basic sciences (Part I), clinical sciences (Part II), clinical competency (Part III) and a practical skills exam (Part IV).
Licensing agencies that regulate the practice of chiropractic use NBCE exam scores in their evaluation of candidates for licensure.
Exams are offered several times a year at various chiropractic college locations. Deadlines vary for each administration. Examination dates and application deadlines are available on the NBCE website.
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 20 – July 12, 2020 | |
| SUMMER TRIMESTER 2020 | |
| July 13 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 14 | Classes begin |
| July 20 | Last day student registration |
| Sept. 1 | Trimester Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day recess/No classes |
| Sept. 18 | Founder's Day |
| Oct. 14 | Classes end |
| Oct. 16-22 | Final exams |
| Oct. 22 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Oct. 23 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| October 24 – November 1, 2020 | |
| FALL TRIMESTER 2020-2021 | |
| Nov. 2 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Nov. 3 | Classes begin |
| Nov. 9 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 19, 2020, through Jan. 3, 2021 | |
| Jan. 4 | Classes resume |
| Jan. 5 | Trimester Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. day/No classes |
| Feb. 17 | Classes end |
| Feb. 19-25 | Final exams |
| Feb. 25 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Feb. 26 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS 2021 | |
|
February 27 – March 7, 2021 |
|
| SPRING TRIMESTER 2021 | |
| March 8 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| March 9 | Classes begin |
| March 15 | Last day student registration |
| April 2-5 | Spring Recess/No classes |
| April 27 | Trimester Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 31 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June 9 | Classes end |
| June 11-17 | Final exams |
| June 17 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| June 18 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 19 – July 11, 2021 | |
| SUMMER TRIMESTER 2021 | |
| July 12 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 13 | Classes begin |
| July 19 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 31 | Trimester Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 6 | Labor Day recess/No classes |
| Sept. 18 | Founder's Day |
| Oct. 13 | Classes end |
| Oct. 15-21 | Final exams |
| Oct. 21 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Oct. 22 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| October 23 – October 31, 2021 | |
| FALL TRIMESTER 2021-2022 | |
| Nov. 1 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Nov. 2 | Classes begin |
| Nov. 8 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 25-26 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 18, 2021, through Jan. 2, 2022 | |
| Jan. 3 | Classes resume |
| Jan. 4 | Trimester Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Jan. 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. day/No classes |
| Feb. 16 | Classes end |
| Feb. 18-24 | Final exams |
| Feb. 24 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Feb. 25 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS 2022 | |
|
February 26 – March 6, 2022 |
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| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2020 | |
| July 13 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 14 | Classes begin |
| July 20 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 18 | Quarter Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 14-18 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 18 | Classes end |
| Sept. 21-24 | Final exams |
| Sept. 25 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| Sept. 26 – Oct. 4, 2020 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2020 | |
| Oct. 5 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Oct. 6 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 12 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 10 | Quarter Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 7-11 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 11 | Classes end |
| Dec. 14-17 | Final exams |
| Dec. 18 | Graduation |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 19, 2020, through Jan. 10, 2021 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2021 | |
| Jan. 11 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Jan. 12 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Jan. 19 | Last day student registration |
| Feb. 17 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| March 15-19 | Lab finals week |
| March 19 | Classes end |
| March 22-25 | Final exams |
| March 26 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 27 – April 5, 2021 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2021 | |
| April 6 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| April 7 | Classes begin |
| April 13 | Last day student registration |
| May 12 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 31 | Memorial Day/No Classes |
| June 7-11 | Lab finals week |
| June 11 | Classes end |
| June 14-17 | Final exams |
| June 18 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 19 – July 11, 2021 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2021 | |
| July 12 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 13 | Classes begin |
| July 19 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 17 | Quarter Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 6 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 13-17 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 17 | Classes end |
| Sept. 20-23 | Final exams |
| Sept. 24 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| Sept. 25 – Oct. 3, 2021 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2021 | |
| Oct. 4 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Oct. 5 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 11 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 9 | Quarter Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 25-26 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 6-10 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 10 | Classes end |
| Dec. 13-16 | Final exams |
| Dec. 17 | Graduation |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 18, 2021, through Jan. 9, 2022 | |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 20 - July 12, 2020 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2020 | |
| July 10 | New student orientation |
| July 13 | Classes begin |
| July 14 | Challenge examinations |
| July 17 | Petitions for graduation for September 2020 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| July 17 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 18 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 14-18 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 17 | Graduation rehearsal |
| Sept. 18 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Sept. 18 | Classes end |
| Sept. 21 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Sept. 22-24 | Final exams |
| FALL RECESS | |
| September 26 - October, 4, 2020 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2020 | |
| Oct. 1 | New student orientation |
| Oct. 5 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 6 | Challenge examinations |
| Oct. 9 | Petitions for graduation for December 2020 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Oct. 9 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 10 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 7-11 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 9 | Graduation rehearsal |
| Dec. 10 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Dec. 11 | Classes end |
| Dec. 14 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Dec. 15-17 | Final exams |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 19, 2020, through Jan. 10, 2021 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2021 | |
| Jan. 8 | New student orientation |
| Jan. 11 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 12 | Challenge examinations |
| Jan. 15 | Petitions for graduation for March 2021 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Jan. 15 | Last day student registration |
| Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Feb. 15 | President’s Day/No classes |
| Feb. 16 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| March 10 | Graduation rehearsal |
| March 11 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| March 15-19 | Lab finals week |
| March 19 | Classes end |
| March 22 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| March 23-25 | Final exams |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 27 – April 4, 2021 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2021 | |
| April 1 | New student orientation |
| April 2 | Spring Recess |
| April 5 | Classes begin |
| April 6 | Challenge examinations |
| April 9 | Petitions for graduation for June 2021 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| April 9 | Last day student registration |
| May 11 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 31 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June 7-11 | Lab finals week |
| June 10 | Graduation rehearsal |
| June 11 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| June 11 | Classes end |
| June 14 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| June 15-17 | Final exams |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 19 - July 11, 2021 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2021 | |
| July 9 | New student orientation |
| July 12 | Classes begin |
| July 13 | Challenge examinations |
| July 16 | Petitions for graduation for September 2021 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| July 16 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 17 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 6 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 13-17 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 16 | Graduation rehearsal |
| Sept. 17 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Sept. 17 | Classes end |
| Sept. 20 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Sept. 21-23 | Final exams |
| FALL RECESS | |
| September 25 - October, 3, 2021 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2021 | |
| Oct. 1 | New student orientation |
| Oct. 4 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 5 | Challenge examinations |
| Oct. 8 | Petitions for graduation for December 2021 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Oct. 8 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 9 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 25-26 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 6-10 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 8 | Graduation rehearsal |
| Dec. 9 | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Dec. 10 | Classes end |
| Dec. 13 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Dec. 14-16 | Final exams |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 18, 2021, through Jan. 9, 2022 | |