Advice for Pre-Chiropractic Students
- Gain experience through shadowing, internships or volunteers
- Ask questions of field professionals to help narrow down your interests and future career goals
- While a particular major is not required for application to chiropractic programs, the most common majors are athletic training and rehabilitation sciences, biology, integrative physiology, kinesiology and life science.
Bachelor's degree is not required for admittance, but it is required for a license in Kansas.
Go beyond the classroom
Pre-Chiropractic Club
Pre-Health Ambassadors
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Common chiropractic schools K-State students apply to:
- Cleveland University (Kansas City)
- Logan University
- Palmer University
- Parker University
How to prepare: common prerequisites and recommended courses
Note: Prerequisities may vary by school. Ask your pre-chiropractic advisor about Honors courses.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Honors Eligible |
| ENGL 100 | Expository Writing I | 3 | No |
| ENGL 200 | Expository Writing II | 3 | No |
| BIOL 198 | Principles of Biology | 4 | No |
| BIOL 441* | Human Body I | 4 | No |
| BIOL 442* | Human Body II | 4 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| KIN 360* | Anatomy & Physiology | 8 | No |
| CHM 210 | Chemistry I | 4 | Yes |
| CHM 230 | Chemistry II | 4 | Yes |
| PSYCH 110 | General Psychology | 3 | Yes |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 12 | No |
*it is recommended students either take BIOL 441 and BIOL 441 OR KIN 360.
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours | Honors Eligible |
| ACCTG 231 | Managerial Accounting | 3 | NO |
| BIOCH 521 | General Biochemistry | 3 | Yes |
| BIOL 443 | Cadaver Team | 2 | No |
| CHM 350* | Gen. Organic Chemistry | 3 | No |
| CHM 351* | Gen. Organic Chemistry Lab | 2 | No |
| --OR-- | |||
| CHM 531* | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | No |
| CHM 532* | Organic Chemistry Lab | 2 | No |
*It is recommended students either take CHM 350 and CHM 351 OR CHM 351 and CHM 532.