Oregon Statutes 685.060 – Minimum educational requirements for license; rules
(1) The minimum educational requirements for a license under the provisions of this chapter are:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 685.060
- Accredited naturopathic school or college: means a naturopathic school or college that offers a four-year full-time resident program of study in naturopathy that:
(a) Leads to a doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine; and
(b) Is approved by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine to meet the standards specifically incorporated into board rules. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
- Naturopathic medicine: means the discipline that includes physiotherapy, natural healing processes and minor surgery and has as its objective the maintaining of the body in, or of restoring it to, a state of normal health. See Oregon Statutes 685.010
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(a) At least two years’ satisfactory liberal arts and sciences study, or either, in a college or university accredited by either the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities or its successor, or a like regional association or in a college or university in Oregon approved for granting degrees by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission as evidenced by certificate or transcript of credits from the college or university; and
(b) Graduation from an accredited naturopathic school or college.
(2)(a) The areas of study required of an applicant for a license to practice naturopathic medicine in this state include basic sciences, clinical sciences and any naturopathic subjects specified by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine by rule.
(b) The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine may not include major surgery as a required area of study under paragraph (a) of this subsection. [Amended by 1953 c.557 § 4; 1969 c.381 § 5; 1985 c.624 § 5; 1989 c.575 § 2; 1997 c.652 § 42; 2003 c.154 § 2; 2007 c.327 § 1; 2009 c.43 § 13; 2011 c.637 § 287; 2013 c.1 § 88; 2013 c.747 § 175]