This area of concentration is designed to integrate the disciplines of chiropractic and sport science. Program objectives include the practical application of scientific knowledge with hands-on opportunities for the chiropractor/student to work with athletes in all sports. Areas of study include research, and coursework in arthrokinematics, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and kinesiology. Students interested in this area of concentration should have a Doctor of Chiropractic degree or be a candidate in the chiropractic program and have a desire to integrate chiropractic and athletic performance.

This area of concentration is designed to prepare the student for a career in fields such as personal training, cardiac rehabilitation, health club management, preventive medicine, corporate fitness, and for further study in doctoral programs. Program objectives prepare a student for a variety of demands involved in the evaluation and prescription for preventive and rehabilitation programs. Students attracted to this program represent a number of backgrounds. These range from recent college and university graduates who majored in physical education, health, recreation, and biology to therapists, nurses, athletic trainers, and paramedics. A number have strong backgrounds in the natural sciences or business where they have been involved in club or corporate fitness programs.

This area of concentration is designed to integrate the disciplines of Nutrition and Sport Health Science. The program objective is to prepare the graduate student for a career in Sports Health Science and Nutrition through the practical application of scientific knowledge. Areas of study include research, publishing, and coursework in nutrition biochemistry, exercise physiology and kinesiology. Students interested in this area of concentration should have a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and have a desire to integrate nutrition and athletic performance.

This area of concentration is designed to better prepare students to become coaches that have the knowledge and understanding necessary to obtain optimal performance from their athletes. Program objectives prepare students for scientific coaching by applying the principles of physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, biomechanics, and psychology to the sport or sport skill of interest. Students attracted to this program may have a variety of backgrounds, including a strong desire to develop world-class athletic performers. Some of these backgrounds will include physical educators or other club, high school and college level coaches, and anyone else desiring to increase their knowledge of sport and/or their own level of sport performance.

This area of concentration is designed to help prepare the injury-care provider (e.g. chiropractor, athletic trainer, etc.) for sport injury management positions at the high school and college level, or in clinical and professional settings. Program objectives prepare students for the prevention, management, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries along with the multiplicity of demands involved with the successful operation of injury-care programs. Students attracted to this program have diversified backgrounds including anatomy, physical education, health sciences, and biology.