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Chiropractic Medicine Transfer Track

Why Study Chiropractic Medicine?

There is an ever-increasing need for well-qualified professionals in the health sciences. The Math/Science degree program with a concentration chiropractic medicine transfer track provides students with a strong foundation in how the natural world works. Students complete courses in anatomy and physiology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. In the courses students apply mathematical models and the scientific method to solve concrete problems.

Program Options

Credits: 61 | Time to Completion: 2 years

Curriculum Code: 0647 I Liberal Arts Credits: 30 I Program Credits: 31

People who succeed at chiropractic studies are interested how the spine or vertebrae dysfunction alter many important body functions by affecting its nervous system. That skeletal imbalance through joint or articular dysfunction, especially in the spine, can cause pain.

Chiropractors are involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects these disorders have on general health. Chiropractors use manual manipulation of joints and soft tissues to improve patient function and overall health.

This concentration is designed for transfer to the New York Chiropractic College (NYCC). Admission to NYCC requires a total of 90 credits. The 90 credits must include the Core Course Entrance Requirement credits from the 61 credits listed below; the remaining 29 credits may be obtained at Columbia-Greene Community College or another academic institution. NYCC typically will accept the 29 remaining credits from a wide range of courses. The Doctor of Chiropractic degree at NYCC requires a minimum of ten 15-week trimesters of full-time resident study, including a clinical internship. Students are admitted to NYCC on a fall rotation.

Course CodeCourseCredits
EN 101Composition 3
EN 102Composition & Literature 3
HU ELE
SL ELE
Humanities Elective OR
Social Science Elective
3
MA 102Statistics 3
MA 110College Algebra or higher* 4
BI 130Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BI 131Anatomy & Physiology II 4
PY 101General Psychology 3
PY ELEPsychology Elective 3
Liberal Arts Credits:30
CE 101College Experience 1
GN ELEGeneral Electives 8
CH 101General Chemistry I 4
CH 102General Chemistry II 4
HI 101
HI 102
Western Civ 13,000 BCE to 1517 CE OR
Western Civ 1517 to Present
3
HI 103
HI 104
U.S. History 1492-1865 OR
U.S. History 1865-Present
3
PX 101College Physics I 4
PX 102College Physics II 4
Program Credits:31
Minimum Credits:61

*Note: MA 110, MA 111, MA 117, MA 122, or MA 123 may be taken to fulfill this requirement

Careers & Outcomes

This concentration serves as an academic starting point for students interested in pursuing chiropractic medicine and is designed for transfer to the New York Chiropractic College (NYCC). Students who succeed at chiropractic studies are interested how the spine or vertebrae dysfunction alter many important body functions by affecting its nervous system. That skeletal imbalance through joint or articular dysfunction, especially in the spine, can cause pain. Chiropractors are involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects these disorders have on general health. Chiropractors use manual manipulation of joints and soft tissues to improve patient function and overall health.