Prospective Students

We invite you to review our full list of member institutions.

The Chiropractic Centralized Application Service (ChiroCAS) The ChiroCAS is now open and subsequent enrollment periods for the participating schools listed. Colleges participating in ChiroCAS are: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College Cleveland Chiropractic College, Kansas City Campus D'Youville College Life University Life West College of Chiropractic Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs New York Chiropractic College Northwestern Health Sciences University Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport (Davenport, Iowa) Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida (Port Orange, Fla.) Palmer College of Chiropractic, West (San Jose, Calif.) Parker University Sherman College of Chiropractic Texas Chiropractic College University of Bridgeport College of Chiropractic University of Western States, College of Chiropractic If you wish to apply to one or more of these programs please click here. * Keep checking back as more schools may be joining.

Academic Requirements

Most chiropractic programs require that applicants have at least 3 years of undergraduate education, and an increasing number require a bachelor's degree. In either case, your undergraduate studies must include a prescribed number of prerequisite courses, as defined by the field's accrediting body, the Council on Chiropractic Education.

There are pre-admissions requirements. The following courses should be completed during one's undergraduate education:

D.C. Prerequisites

Candidates for admission must meet certain specific course/credit requirements in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Current entrance requirements for the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program are the following:

A minimum of 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours).

A minimum of 48 semester hours included in the 90 total hours must be completed in the CCE required classes (listed below).

A minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 in the required prerequisite courses and the required 90 semester hours.

All matriculants must present a minimum of 48 semester hours' credit (or the quarter-hour credit equivalents), distributed as follows:

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES	Semester Hours	Quarter Hours
English Communication and/or English Language Skills	6	9
Psychology	3	4.5
Social Sciences or Humanities	15	22.5
SCIENCES
Biological Sciences with corresponding lab*	6	9
Chemistry with corresponding lab**	12	18
Physics with corresponding lab***	6	9

In each of the six distribution areas, no grades below 2.00 on a 4.00 scale may be accepted.

In each of the six areas of coursework, if more than one course is taken to fulfill the requirement, the course contents must be unduplicated.

*The Biological Sciences requirement must include pertinent laboratory experiences.

** At least six semester hours of the chemistry courses must include a corresponding lab. The chemistry requirement may be met with the following:

3 semester hours must be General/Inorganic Chemistry
6 semester hours must be Organic and/or Biochemistry
3 semester hours of Chemistry elective

*** Physics with corresponding lab*

Two unduplicated classes, with a corresponding lab -or-
3 semester hours in Physics, with corresponding lab and
3 semester hours in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Statistics or Exercise Physiology. (Physics I and II with lab are required by certain states).

In the event an institution's transcript does not combine laboratory and lecture grades for a single course grade, the admitting institution may calculate a weighted average of those grades to establish the grade in that science course.

Accredited chiropractic programs last 4 years and lead to a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) degree. The standard curriculum covers:

• anatomy
• biochemistry
• physiology
• microbiology
• pathology
• public health
• physical, clinical and laboratory diagnosis
• gynecology & obstetrics
• pediatrics
• geriatrics
• dermatology
• otolaryngology
• diagnostic imaging procedures
• psychology
• nutrition/dietetics
• biomechanics
• orthopedics
• neurology
• first aid and emergency procedures
• spinal analysis
• principles and practice of chiropractic
• clinical decision making
• adjustive techniques
• research methods and procedures
• professional practice ethics