The courses required for admission to chiropractic school are listed below, along with their Binghamton University equivalents. There are several ways in which you can create a course schedule in order to complete these course requirements in a timely manner. These, as well as other information, are discussed in the 2024-2025 First- and Second-Year Pre-Health Handbook
Online courses: Some ​professional​ schools do not accept online science courses, especially those with online labs. It is the student's responsibility to check the requirements for each school to which they are applying.
Links to individual schools can be found on the ACC website.
Chiropractic School Curriculum Requirements
Subject |
Course Rubric & Number |
Biology (1 year) | BIOL 113, BIOL 114, BIOL 115* |
Chemistry (1 year) |
Option A: CHEM 104, 105, & 106* Option B CHEM 107-108 Option C: CHEM 111 and 341 You must choose among options A, B, and C. You may not switch between sequences. Be sure to check with your intended major to learn if there is a preferred sequence for that major. |
Organic Chemistry (1 year) | CHEM 231, CHEM 332 & CHEM 335 (lab) |
Physics (1 year) | PHYS 121 & PHYS 122 (or PHYS 131 & PHYS 132) |
Psychology (1 semester) | PSYC 111 |
English (1 year) | Any course in English (ENG), Rhetoric (RHET), Writing (WRIT), Creative Writing (CW) or Comparative Literature (COLI) departments. |
*Notes:
- BIOL 115 or its FRI equivalent.
- CHEM 106 or its FRI equivalent.