The accelerated program typically allows for the completion of the BS/DC degrees in a six-and-one-third-year period. The BS/DC program is for the academically outstanding student with?strong, realistic motivation toward the chiropractic profession. Initial study at the University of Hartford allows the student to complete the general education and basic science requirements for the BS in health science degree and the prerequisites necessary for professional study.?

The BS degree is awarded by the University of Hartford following the successful completion of the first year of graduate study.?Students who are not in the accelerated program typically complete the BS degree in four years at the University of Hartford.

The chiropractic program requires three and one-third years of combined academic and clinical training leading to the DC degree, which is a prerequisite for licensure eligibility in the United States. NYCC provides students with an accredited three-and-one-third-year professional chiropractic curriculum.