Overview of studies

3 Curriculum options

The Institut d’Enseignement de l’Ostéopathie du Québec offers different osteopathy curriculum options to adapt to your expectations and constraints.

1. Full-time curriculum in 4 years (including the thesis)
2. Full-time curriculum in 4 years + 1 additional year for the thesis
3. Part-time curriculum in 7 years

Regardless of the option chosen by the student, the total number of course hours remains the same. There is also a winter intake in January for the first year.

Full-time curriculum in 4 years

• The 4-year curriculum is the classic format of the osteopathy program at the Institut d’Enseignement de l’Ostéopathie du Québec.
• In the 3rd and 4th years, students practice within the school’s clinic, under the supervision of a qualified osteopath.
• Upon completion of the 3rd year, students attain the status of Osteopathic Intern (O.I.), allowing them to practice osteopathy outside the school.
• The thesis is written during the 4th year.

Full-time curriculum in 4 years + 1 year for the thesis

• In the 5-year curriculum, all theoretical and practical courses, as well as clinic hours, are completed during the first 4 years.
• The 5th year is exclusively dedicated to writing the thesis.

Part-time curriculum in 7 years

• The part-time initial training is based on a schedule of 2 days of classes per week.