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Transfer Guide: MCC Liberal Arts Transfer – Associate of Science (LATAS) to Life West Chiropractic (2024)

To qualify for admissions to a chiropractic doctoral degree program, entering students must have earned a minimum of 90 transferable semester units (135 quarter hours) from a nationally or regionally accredited institution. Students who have carried a 3.0 GPA or above (out of 4.0) will be considered for our standard and/or accelerated program. Students with a 2.75 GPA but are falling short of the 3.0 guideline will be reviewed and will be considered for an Alternative Admissions Track Program.

While the 90-unit threshold is nationally dictated by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), it also ensures that students have the foundation necessary to succeed in a post-graduate level environment.

Total Credit Hours – 93.0-95.0

General Education Requirements (51.0-53.0 Credit Hours)

Communication (13.5 Credit Hours) – Complete all courses

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 4.5 ENGL 1010
ENGL 1020 English Composition II 4.5 ENGL 1020
COMS 1110 Public Speaking 4.5 COMS 1110

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills (9.0-9.5 Credit Hours) – Compete two courses

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete two courses from the following: MATH
1410, MATH 1425, MATH 1430, MATH 1930,
MATH 2410, MATH 2411, MATH 2412, or MATH 2510		 9.0-9.5 1st course: MATH 1410
2nd course: Student Choice

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness (13.5 Credit Hours) – Complete three courses

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one Humanities Transfer course 4.5 Complete one of the following: COMS 1120, COMS 1220 or COMS 1300
Complete one Social Science Transfer course 4.5 PSYC 1120
Complete one Humanities Transfer or Social Science Transfer course 4.5 Complete one additional course from the Psychology (PSYC) prefix.

Scientific Inquiry (10.5-12 Credit Hours) – Complete two courses

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete two Natural Sciences Transfer courses. One course must include a lab 10.5-12 CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1220

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy (4.5 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one of the following courses: EXPL 1000, INFO 1001 or HMRL 1010 4.5 INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy (4.5)

Major Requirements (22.5-24.0 Credit Hours)

Natural Sciences/Quantitative/Numeracy Skills (18.0 - 19.5 Credit Hours)

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete 18.0 - 19.5 credit hours from the Natural Sciences Transfer or Math Transfer course options 18-19.5 CBIOS 1111 Biology I (5)
BIOS 1121 Biology II (5)
BIOS 1130 Biology III (5)
BIOS 2050 Genetics (4.5)

Cultural Studies (4.5 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one course from the Cultural Studies Transfer courses 4.5 PHIL 2200 Introduction to Comparative Religion (4.5)

Elective Requirements (16.5-18.0 Credit Hours)

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete 16.5-18.0 credit hours from the MCC Catalog 16.5-18.0 BIOS 2310 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (6)
BIOS 2320 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (6)
HLTH 1050 Nutrition in the Life Cycle (4.5)

*Additional Courses (40.5 quarter hours) required for entrance into Life West Chiropractic:

  1. One Business course from the following prefixes (ACCT, BSAD, ENTR, FINA, MGMT, MRKT) (4.5)
  2. BIOS 2150 Microbiology (6)
  3. CHEM 2320 Organic Chemistry I (7.5)
  4. CHEM 2330 Organic Chemistry II (7.5)
  5. PHYS 110ABC and PHYS 111ABC OR PHYS 210ABC and PHYS 211ABC (15)

Academic Advising Information:

MCC Transfer Center Information:

Transfer Guide: MCC Professional Health Studies Associate of Applied Science (PHAAS) to Life West Chiropractic (2024)

To qualify for admissions to a chiropractic doctoral degree program, entering students must have earned a minimum of 90 transferable semester units (135 quarter units) from a nationally or regionally accredited institution. Students who have carried a 3.0 GPA or above (out of 4.0) will be considered for our standard and/or accelerated program. Students with a 2.75 GPA but are falling short of the 3.0 guideline will be reviewed and will be considered for an Alternative Admissions Track Program.

While the 90-unit threshold is nationally dictated by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE), it also ensures that students have the foundation necessary to succeed in a post-graduate level environment.

Total Credit Hours – 91.5

General Education Requirements (24 Credit Hours)

Communication (4.5 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
ENGL 1010 English Composition I 4.5 ENGL 1010 English Composition I

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills (4.5-5.0 Credit Hours) – Compete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
MATH 1312 or higher 4.5 MATH 1410 Statistics

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness (4.5 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one Humanities course 4.5 PSYC 1120 Human Growth and Development (4.5)

Scientific Inquiry (6 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one Natural Sciences course 6 BIOS 2310 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (6)

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy (4.5 Credit Hours) – Complete one course

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete one of the following courses: EXPL 1000, INFO 1001 or HMRL 1010 4.5 INFO 1001 Information Systems and Literacy (4.5)

Major Requirements (36 Credit Hours)

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete a minimum of 36.0 credit hours from a
minimum of two prefixes related to health
professions and program requirements. Select
from BIOS, CHEM, ECED, EMSP, ENGL, HLTH,
HIMS, HDIM, HMSV, MDST, NURS, PHYS,
PSYC, SCIE, and SOCI. Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer.		 36 BIOS 2320 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (6)
CHEM 1212 General Chemistry I (7.5)
CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (7.5)
BIOS 1111 Biology I (5)
BIOS 1121 Biology II (5)
BIOS 1130 Biology III (5)

Elective Requirements (31.5 Credit Hours)

Course Credit Hours Recommendations for Alignment with LIFE WEST
Complete credits from one of the tracks below
plus additional credit hours equaling 31.5 or
greater from any of the prefixes related to health
professions and program requirements: BIOS,
CHEM, CHRM, EMSP, ENGL, HLTH, HIMS,
HDIM, HMSV, MDST, NURS, PHYS, PSYC,
SCIE, SOCI, and SPAN. Note that not all courses in the degree may transfer.		 34.5 HLTH 1050 Nutrition in the Life Cycle (4.5)
CHEM 2320 Organic Chemistry I (7.5)
CHEM 2330 Organic Chemistry II (7.5)
PHYS 110ABC and PHYS 111ABC OR PHYS 210ABC and
PHYS 211ABC (15)

*Additional Courses (33 quarter hours) required for entrance into Life West Chiropractic:

  1. One Philosophy (PHIL) course (4.5)
  2. COMS 1110 Public Speaking (4.5)
  3. One additional Communications (COMS) course (4.5)
  4. One additional Psychology (PSYC) course (4.5)
  5. One Business course from the following prefixes (ACCT, BSAD, ENTR, FINA, MGMT, MRKT) (4.5)
  6. BIOS 2150 Microbiology (6)
  7. BIOS 2050 Genetics (4.5)

Academic Advising Information:

MCC Transfer Center Information: