(a) Admission.--The board shall admit to a standard examination any applicant who has satisfied all of the requirements of section 501¹ except for the requirement to have passed the examination. The board may, in its discretion, permit a student in good standing in his final semester in an approved chiropractic college to be admitted to the standard examination, provided he meets all the other requirements of this act, but he must have certification of graduation from said college before a license may be granted.

(b) Nature and content of examination.--The examination shall be oral, practical and written, upon the principles and technique of chiropractic and shall include the following subjects: anatomy, physiology, histology, chemistry, pathology, physics, bacteriology, diagnosis, hygiene and sanitation, symptomatology, chiropractic analysis, X-ray, chiropractic principles and a practical demonstration of chiropractic technique.

(c) When conducted.--Examinations shall be conducted at least twice each year.

(d) Testing organization.--All written, oral and practical examinations required under this section shall be prepared and administered by a qualified and approved professional testing organization in accordance with section 812.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175),² known as The Administrative Code of 1929, except that the oral and practical examinations shall not be subject to section 812.1 until such examinations are available from a testing organization.

(e) Score.--A license shall be granted to an applicant who meets the requirements of this act and who achieves: