THE PRE-CHIROPRACTIC
/ PRE-PODIATRIC PROGRAM

The Pre-Chiropractic/Pre-Podiatric Program at Neumann University

For students considering a career in either chiropractic or podiatric medicine, Neumann University has established educational partnerships with both the Northeast College of Health Science (NCHS) in Seneca Falls, NY, and the New York College of Podiatric Medicine (NYCPM) in New York, NY. Based upon mutual respect for the integrity of parallel academic programs at both institutions; NCHS has both a “3 + 3” and a “4 + 3” Articulation Agreement and NYCPM has a “3 + 1” Articulation Agreement, which have been designed for qualified Neumann students. Upon successful completion of a stipulated curriculum and satisfactory completion of specified entrance requirements, such students are automatically admitted to the degree programs of either of these medical schools.

Students who have been accepted at Neumann and who have declared their intent to continue their studies at either the NCHS or NYCPM take three or four years of prescribed courses at Neumann which lead to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology. These years of study satisfy all prerequisite course work and enable the student to enter their first year as a medical student at either medical institution. In the Articulation Agreements the first year of study at either the NCHS (3+3) or NYCPM (3+1) satisfies the senior year requirements at Neumann, and the baccalaureate degree would be conferred, upon successful completion of all first-year courses at either institution once a transcript was sent to and verified by the Neumann University Registrar. For students opting for the 4+3 at NCHS, they will graduate from Neumann University before attending classes at NCHS. For further information, please contact the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.

Students who are interested in either Chiropractic or Podiatric medicine meet as a group with the Pre-Medical Advisors (Dr. Brinda Govindaraju and Dr. Amy Brown) during their freshman and sophomore years with formal advising not beginning until the second semester of the sophomore year and only after the student has applied for the advising process and is interviewed and selected by the members of the Pre-Medical and Pre-Professional Advisory Committee of the School of Health Professions and Biological Sciences. Students must have demonstrated satisfactory academic progress in their chosen major with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 and earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in all specified science courses (chemistry, organic chemistry, biology, and physics). Students also must take the MCAT exam with a minimum score of 493.