Board Score Performance - Doctor of Chiropractic
National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) is proud of the
success of its Doctor of Chiropractic students' performance on the
National Board of Chiropractic Examiners (NBCE) exams.
Table 1
This NBCE exam score data only partially reflects the success of
NUHS graduates. The Illinois Medical Licensing Board did not
require chiropractic physicians to take Part IV of the NBCE exam at
the time of this exam score data, so the full number of NUHS
licensed graduates is not reflected in these NBCE totals. Table 3
demonstrates the percentage of graduates who have either passed all
parts of the NBCE exam or obtained licensure within six (6) months
post-graduation. This more accurately reflects the success of the
NUHS program in preparing students for entering clinical practice
following graduation. However, effective July 1, 2016, all Illinois
chiropractic physicians must take NBCE Part I, II, III and IV exams
for licensure.
The Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) requires Doctor of
Chiropractic Medicine programs to disclose up-to-date results of
student performance on national board examinations. Per the CCE,
each program shall post annual and overall weighted averages of the
four (4) most recent years' NBCE Parts I, II, III and IV exam
success rates. Data found in Table 2 satisfies this reporting
requirement.
In the past, the Illinois Medical Licensing Board did not
require chiropractic physicians to take Part IV of the NBCE exam in
order to obtain licensure in Illinois. As such, many NUHS students
who chose to practice in Illinois after graduation only took Parts
I, II, and III of the NBCE exams. Effective July 1, 2016, the
Illinois Medical Licensing Board now requires all Illinois
chiropractic physicians to take NBCE Parts I, II, III, and IV exams
for licensure.
Table 4
CCE Benchmark is 70%
Table 5
CCE Benchmark is 70%
NUHS, in its support of the advancement of education and new
knowledge, offers qualified Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) students
the opportunity to enroll in its Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine,
Master of Science in Acupuncture, or Master of Science in Oriental
Medicine while completing their DC degree. The completion of two
degree programs simultaneously requires additional time which
causes some students to complete the program beyond the required
reporting timeframe. This causes the calculated percentage of
completion (within the allotted timeframe) to be lower than the
actual percentage of students who do graduate. Therefore, we have
provided two charts for your information. For example, during the
Fall 2011 - Summer 2013 trimesters, NUHS had 23 students (8.68%)
pursuing a second degree while completing their DC degree. These
students (because of the limited timeframe) contribute
significantly to the lower calculated completion percentage of the
Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine Program and the National University
of Health Sciences. Therefore, the difference between the
completion percentages of the two charts. If you have any
questions, please contact Dr. Daniel Strauss (727-394-6058) in Florida or Dr.
Sandra Rogers (630-889-6467) in
Illinois.
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