California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 1000-5

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to practice chiropractic in this state without a license so to do.

(b) Any person wishing to practice chiropractic in this state shall make application to the board 45 days prior to any meeting thereof, upon such form and in such manner as may be provided by the board.

(c) Proof of graduation from an approved chiropractic school or college, as defined in Section 4,  2 must reach the board 15 days prior to any meeting thereof.

(d) On and after January 1, 2019, each application must be accompanied by the fee specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1006.5 of the Business and Professions Code.

(e) Except in the cases herein otherwise prescribed, each applicant shall present to the board at the time of making such application a diploma from a high school and a transcript of 60 prechiropractic college credits satisfactory to the board, or proof, satisfactory to the board, of education equivalent in training power to such high school and college courses.

(f) The schedule of minimum educational requirements to enable any person to practice chiropractic in this state is as follows, except as herein otherwise provided:

(g) Any applicant who had matriculated at a chiropractic college prior to the effective date of the amendments to this section submitted to the electors by the 1977-78 Regular Session of the Legislature shall meet all requirements that existed immediately prior to the effective date of those amendments but need not meet the change in requirements made by said amendments.