SUNY Brockport’s new 4+3 Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) allows Exercise Science or Kinesiology majors to complete their undergraduate degree while meeting admissions requirements for the DC program at Northeast College of Health Sciences.
Students are able to choose between three options for their undergraduate degree: B.S. in Exercise Science (Concentration in Exercise for Health Promotion); B.S. in Exercise Science (Concentration in Strength and Conditioning); B.S. in Kinesiology.
Chiropractors are licensed health care professionals that emphasize the body’s ability to heal itself. Typical treatment involves manual therapy (including spinal manipulation) but exercise and nutritional counseling are other forms of treatment that may be considered.
Students must meet specific criteria to receive acceptance at Northeast College of Health Science and choose their preferred start date. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA or greater (on a 4.0 scale); students who do not maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 from SUNY Brockport, but complete the program with a GPA of 2.75 or better, will receive special consideration for admission to Northeast.Students must also have a minimum of 24 hours in the life and physical sciences with minimum grades of “C”.
Students graduating from SUNY Brockport and entering Northeast College of Health Sciences with a 3.0 to 3.499 cumulative GPA will be automatically awarded a $1,500 Northeast merit scholarship. Students entering with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA will be automatically awarded a $2,500 Northeast merit scholarship. These scholarships are non-renewable and dispersed equally between the first and second Northeast trimesters only.
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