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Career Overview:

• A system of diagnosis and treatment based on the concept that the nervous system coordinates all of the body's functions and that disease results from a lack of normal nerve function.
• Chiropractic is a health care profession that focuses on disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system and the effects of these disorders on general health.
• Chiropractor Medicine includes anatomy and physiology, biology, diagnosis and diagnosis imaging, and spinal manipulation.
• Chiropractic services are used most often to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints, including but not limited to back pain, neck pain, pain in the joints of the arms or legs, and headaches.

Full Chiropractic Medicine profile

Chiropractic Medicine Requirements:

• Minimum of 90 semester credits in undergraduate studies with a degree in a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology.
• An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Minimum number of credits in life science courses with lab components
• Letters of recommendation
• Interview with faculty
• GRE scores

Chiropractic Medicine Program Types:

• Bachelor of Science (BS)
• Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program.