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Question Regarding Chiropractic Colleges

At Planet Chiropractic we receive questions about attending chiropractic colleges on a regular basis. I don't always have the answers or the time to reply to all emails received but I'm working on putting a few aside to answer here, so that others can hopefully get answers to similar questions. The latest comes from a pre-medical student with concerns about chemistry classes.

By Michael Dorausch, D.C.

At Planet Chiropractic we receive questions about attending chiropractic colleges on a regular basis. I don’t always have the answers or the time to reply to all emails received but I’m working on putting a few aside to answer here, so that others can hopefully get answers to similar questions. The latest comes from a pre-medical student with concerns about chemistry classes.

chemistry(photo: chemistry – credit: Angleo)

A prospective chiropractic student asks: I am a freshman at SUNY Oswego and studying pre-med. I’m interested in attending a chiropractic college, however my grades in chemistry are average to below average with all sorts of assistance. I was curious to know how much of chiropractic college involves chemistry and if getting a degree is heavily weighed in that department. Please if you have any information available please let me know.

First of all I think it’s great you’re already taking the pre-medical courses. Regardless if you go to chiropractic school or medical school most of those pre-requisite classes will need to be completed. Some chiropractic colleges offer degrees in bachelor’s of science and have courses that can be taken pre-chiropractic or concurrently with the doctor of chiropractic program.

In my experience the chiropractic program is not heavy weighted in the area of chemistry, especially inorganic chem. As you likely already know, both inorganic and organic chem classes are required as pre-requisite courses, but I don’t recall them being heavily emphasised throughout the DC program. Biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, physiology and other related courses may rely on previous chemistry knowledge but you’d be surprised what you can retain when you’re constantly taking related courses.

Most of the chiropractic colleges have minimum requirements for entry so do try and achieve grades as best you can. Personally, I don’t think you need to stress on 4.0 grades, but do push yourself to continue improving. I think one can be a terrific and successful chiropractor without a solid knowledge of chemistry, it’s the adjusting technique courses you really want to master. That’s my opinion.

Talk to Local Chiropractors in the New York area (see who you can visit nearby your school) and contact at least 3 different chiropractic colleges to get some academic feedback. You want to have as many questions as possible answered before beginning the program.

Read up on Things you may consider when choosing a chiropractic school to get some feedback from practicing chiropractors in the field. Also, check out Can You offer Advice about Chiropractic Schools? as it talks a bit about how not all schools are created equal.

Others have asked Questions About Practicing Chiropractic so you may want to read that article as well.

For those wanting more information on education in chiropractic, here is a resource where you can get brief information (as well as contact info) on all chiropractic schools in the US.

planetc1.com-news @ 11:26 am | Article ID: 1237919219

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