Programs

BS Premedical And Health Studies/Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine With D’Youville College (Professional Pathway)

Boston

This affiliation with D’Youville College in Buffalo, New York provides an exceptional opportunity for students interested in the profession of chiropractic medicine. It allows for completion of the Bachelor of Science (BS) and the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degrees in seven years rather than the customary eight years. Notably, D’Youville offers one of only two chiropractic programs in the country that is integrated within a multi-disciplinary health professions school and liberal arts college.

This seven-year program includes three years of study at MCPHS and four years at D’Youville. The first three years at MCPHS offer a blend of liberal arts, basic and biological sciences that prepares students for a professional degree. The four years at D’Youville offer teaching of essential elements in integrative holistic health services, principles and practices. The doctor of chiropractic program also requires 1200 hours of internships and externships. This includes 600 hours of practice experience under the direct supervision of D’Youville’s faculty of credentialed practitioners and a second 600 hours of clinical practice in community-based settings ranging from large urban hospitals to solo private practices.

Admission to D’Youville’s chiropractic program is contingent upon the student achieving a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.80 in the prerequisite courses* listed below, a 2.80 cumulative GPA in all courses completed in the premedical and health studies program, having no grade in any course below a “C,” and a successful interview at D’Youville.

*Prerequisite courses (minimum of 48 semester hours):

Expository Writing6 semester hours
Psychology3 semester hours
Social Sciences and Humanities15 semester hours
Biological Sciences6 semester hours
General Chemistry6 semester hours
Organic Chemistry6 semester hours
Physics6 semester hours