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 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 | Term 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 |
| Dec. 18 | Winter recess (first day) |
| Jan. 3 | Winter recess (last day) |
| Jan. 4 | Classes resume |
| Jan. 4 | Term 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 |
|
| SPRING TRIMESTER 2022 | |
| March 7 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| March 8 | Classes begin |
| March 14 | Last day student registration |
| April 15-18 | Spring Recess/No classes |
| April 27 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 30 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June 8 | Classes end |
| June 10-16 | Final exams |
| June 16 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| June 17 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS 2022 | |
| June 17 – July 11, 2022 | |
| SUMMER TRIMESTER 2022 | |
| July 11 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 12 | Classes begin |
| July 18 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 31 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 5 | Labor Day recess/No classes |
| Sept. 18 | Founder's Day |
| Oct. 12 | Classes end |
| Oct. 14-20 | Final exams |
| Oct. 20 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Oct. 21 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| October 21 – October 31, 2022 | |
| FALL TRIMESTER 2022-2023 | |
| Oct. 31 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Nov. 1 | Classes begin |
| Nov. 7 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 24-25 | Thanksgiving Recess/No classes |
| Dec. 21 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Dec. 22 | Winter recess (first day) |
| Jan. 3 | Winter recess (last day) |
| Jan. 4 | Classes resume |
| Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. day/No classes |
| Feb. 15 | Classes end |
| Feb. 16 | Study Day/No classes |
| Feb. 17-23 | Final exams |
| Feb. 23 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Feb. 24 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS 2023 | |
|
February 24 – March 6, 2023 |
|
| SPRING TRIMESTER 2023 | |
| March 6 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| March 7 | Classes begin |
| March 13 | Last day student registration |
| April 7-10 | Spring Recess/No classes |
| April 26 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 29 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June 7 | Classes end |
| June 9-15 | Final exams |
| June 15 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| June 16 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS 2023 | |
| June 16 – July 10, 2023 | |
| SUMMER TRIMESTER 2023 | |
| July 10 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 11 | Classes begin |
| July 17 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 30 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 4 | Labor Day recess/No classes |
| Sept. 18 | Founder's Day |
| Oct. 11 | Classes end |
| Oct. 13-19 | Final exams |
| Oct. 19 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Oct. 20 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| October 20 – October 30, 2023 | |
| FALL TRIMESTER 2023-2024 | |
| Oct. 30 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Oct. 31 | Classes begin |
| Nov. 6 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 23-24 | Thanksgiving Recess/No classes |
| Dec. 20 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Dec. 23 | Winter recess (first day) |
| Jan. 7 | Winter recess (last day) |
| Jan. 8 | Classes resume |
| Jan. 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. day/No classes |
| Feb. 14 | Classes end |
| Feb. 16-22 | Final exams |
| Feb. 22 | Graduation clearance and rehearsal |
| Feb. 23 | Graduation |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2022 | |
| Jan. 10 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Jan. 11 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Jan. 18 | Last day student registration |
| Feb. 16 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| March 14-18 | Lab finals week |
| March 18 | Classes end |
| March 21-24 | Final exams |
| March 25 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 25 – April 4, 2022 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2022 | |
| April 4 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| April 5 | Classes begin |
| April 11 | Last day student registration |
| April 15-18 | Spring Recess/No classes |
| May 11 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 30 | Memorial Day/No Classes |
| June 6-10 | Lab finals week |
| June 10 | Classes end |
| June 13-16 | Final exams |
| June 17 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 17 – July 11, 2022 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2022 | |
| July 11 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 12 | Classes begin |
| July 18 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 17 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 5 | Labor Day Recess/No classes |
| Sept. 12-16 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 16 | Classes end |
| Sept. 19-22 | Final exams |
| Sept. 23 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| Sept. 23 – Oct. 3, 2022 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2022 | |
| Oct. 3 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Oct. 4 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 10 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 9 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 24-25 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 5-9 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 9 | Classes end |
| Dec. 12-15 | Final exams |
| Dec. 16 | Graduation |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 16, 2022, through Jan. 9, 2023 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2023 | |
| Jan. 9 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Jan. 10 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Jan. 17 | Last day student registration |
| Feb. 15 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| March 13-17 | Lab finals week |
| March 17 | Classes end |
| March 20-23 | Final exams |
| March 24 | Graduation |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 24 – April 3, 2023 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2023 | |
| April 3 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| April 4 | Classes begin |
| April 7-10 | Spring Recess/No classes |
| April 12 | Last day student registration |
| May 10 | Term midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 29 | Memorial Day/No Classes |
| June 5-9 | Lab finals week |
| June 9 | Classes end |
| June 12-15 | Final exams |
| June 16 | Graduation |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 17 – July 9, 2023 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2023 | |
| July 10 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| July 11 | Classes begin |
| July 17 | Last day student registration |
| Aug. 16 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 4 | Labor Day Recess/No classes |
| Sept. 11-15 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. 15 | Classes end |
| Sept. 18-21 | Final exams |
| Sept. 22 | Graduation |
| FALL RECESS | |
| Sept. 22 – Oct. 2, 2023 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2023 | |
| Oct. 2 | New student orientation/Faculty In-Service |
| Oct. 3 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 9 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 8 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 23-24 | Thanksgiving/No classes |
| Dec. 4-8 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. 8 | Classes end |
| Dec. 11-14 | Final exams |
| Dec. 15 | Graduation |
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Sept. 30 | 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 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2022 | |
| Jan. 6 | New student orientation |
| Jan. 10 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 14 | Last day student registration |
| Jan. 14 | Petitions for graduation for March 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Jan. 17 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Feb. 15 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Feb. 21 | President’s Day/No classes |
| March 14-18 | Lab finals week |
| March TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| March TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| March 18 | Classes end |
| March 21 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| March 22-23 | Final exams |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 25 – April 1, 2022 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2022 | |
| March 31 | New student orientation |
| April 4 | Classes begin |
| April 8 | Petitions for graduation for June 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| April 8 | Last day student registration |
| April 15 | Spring Recess |
| May 10 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 30 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| June TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| June 6-10 | Lab finals week |
| June 10 | Classes end |
| June 13 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| June 14-16 | Final exams |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 18 - July 10, 2022 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2022 | |
| July 7 | New student orientation |
| July 11 | Classes begin |
| July 15 | Last day student registration |
| July 15 | Petitions for graduation for September 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Aug. 16 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 5 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 12-16 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| Sept. TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Sept. 16 | Classes end |
| Sept. 19 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Sept. 20-22 | Final exams |
| FALL RECESS | |
| September 23 - 30, 2022 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2022 | |
| Sept. 29 | New student orientation |
| Oct. 3 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 7 | Petitions for graduation for December 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Oct. 7 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 8 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 24-25 | Thanksgiving Recess/No classes |
| Dec. 5-9 | Lab finals week |
| TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Dec. 9 | Classes end |
| Dec. 12 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Dec. 13-15 | Final exams |
| WINTER RECESS | |
| Dec. 16, 2022, through Jan. 5, 2023 | |
| WINTER QUARTER - 2023 | |
| Jan. 5 | New student orientation |
| Jan. 9 | Classes begin |
| Jan. 13 | Last day student registration |
| Jan. 13 | Petitions for graduation for March 2023 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Jan. 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No classes |
| Feb. 14 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Feb. 20 | President’s Day/No classes |
| March 13-17 | Lab finals week |
| Mar. TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| Mar. TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| March 17 | Classes end |
| March 20 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| March 21-23 | Final exams |
| SPRING RECESS | |
| March 24 – March 31, 2023 | |
| SPRING QUARTER - 2023 | |
| March 30 | New student orientation |
| April 3 | Classes begin |
| April 7 | Spring recess |
| April 10 | Petitions for graduation for June 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| April 10 | Last day student registration |
| May 9 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| May 29 | Memorial Day/No classes |
| June 5-9 | Lab finals week |
| June TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| June TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| June 9 | Classes end |
| June 12 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| June 13-15 | Final exams |
| SUMMER RECESS | |
| June 16 - July 7, 2023 | |
| SUMMER QUARTER - 2023 | |
| July 6 | New student orientation |
| July 10 | Classes begin |
| July 14 | Last day student registration |
| July 14 | Petitions for graduation for September 2023 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Aug. 15 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Sept. 4 | Labor Day/No classes |
| Sept. 11-15 | Lab finals week |
| Sept. TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| Sept. TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Sept. 15 | Classes end |
| Sept. 18 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Sept. 19-21 | Final exams |
| FALL RECESS | |
| September 22 - 29, 2023 | |
| FALL QUARTER - 2023 | |
| Sept. 28 | New student orientation |
| Oct. 2 | Classes begin |
| Oct. 6 | Petitions for graduation for December 2022 graduates due in Registrar’s Office |
| Oct. 6 | Last day student registration |
| Nov. 7 | Term Midpoint/Last day to drop a course or withdraw from term |
| Nov. 23-24 | Thanksgiving Recess/No classes |
| Dec. 4-8 | Lab finals week |
| Dec. TBD | Graduation rehearsal |
| Dec. TBD | Graduation/Regular school schedule |
| Dec. 8 | Classes end |
| Dec. 11 | Faculty Institute Day/No classes |
| Dec. 12-14 | Final exams |