Expand Your Career with Dual Degrees
National's Advantage in Dual Degrees
National University offers several health care degrees on one campus (DC, ND, MSAc, MSOM, MT). Students earning dual degrees can save months, years, and several thousand dollars versus taking both degrees at separate times, or at separate institutions.
Completing courses in one program will give you advanced standing in a second degree. After successfully completing three trimesters in your first degree, you can begin a second program with your advisors' approval.
Why Enroll in Dual Degree Programs?
Multiple degree programs expand your career options, increase your earning potential, and let you tailor your education to your specific goals. Multiple credentials give you a strong advantage when applying for career opportunities and in meeting your patients' needs.
Our convenient evening MSAc and
MSOM programs make it easy to combine two degrees,
or maintain a practice while earning your second degree.
Dual Degree Options
DC/ND Dual Degrees
- Completing both degrees normally adds only four trimesters to your education.
- DCs can enjoy an expanded scope of practice (childbirth, prescription rights, and minor surgery) in some states that license NDs.
- NDs can more easily practice a wider range of their medicine under their DC license in states that are still working on ND licensure.
DC/MSOM or MSAc and ND/MSOM or MSAc Dual Degrees
- AOM degrees are easy to integrate with your DC or ND program, since AOM classes are offered in the evening.
- Master's degree programs in AOM go much deeper than what is covered in the ND and DC curriculum.
- In states with no ND licensure, NDs can apply their training under the LAc scope of practice.
Adding the MT Certification
- MT courses are in the evening and easily integrated with an ND and DC degree.
- Massage adds a new dimension of patient care and added revenue source for your future practice.
UWS/NUHS Collaborative Program
National University of Health Sciences and University of Western States offer a special collaborative program whereby DC students from UWS can earn an ND degree at NUHS, while saving time and tuition costs. UWS students are eligible to apply in their 5th quarter (or later) of their DC program.
Meet NUHS Alumni with Dual Degrees
Timothy Marando, ND, DC
Dr. Marando specializes in sports medicine and says his
naturopathic medicine training helps him with athletes who come in
with chronic underlying conditions in addition to sports injuries.
He feels he has a deeper understanding of physiological processes
that helps him in prescribing supplements to maximize his patients'
performance.
Katie Borchert, ND,
MSOM
Dr. Katie Borchert works in suburban Chicago at an
interdisciplinary chiropractic clinic and a therapeutic massage
center that offers clinical services. "I'm happy I chose a dual
degree in oriental medicine. The scope of practice under my
acupuncture license is very close to what we do in naturopathic
medicine." In the future, she hopes to integrate acupuncture and
holistic therapy with dental services.
Meet NUHS Students Pursuing Dual Degrees
Nolan Lee, DC, MSAc
"Acupuncture is a fantastic complement to what I do as a
chiropractic physician. It makes my practice valuable to a whole
different population of patients who do not necessarily seek
chiropractic care, but are open to acupuncture. An MSAc degree
helps to better understand this age-old art that is so rich and
complex in its applications and theories."
Denise Shostek, DC, and
current ND student
"My goal as a physician is to practice internal medicine from a
natural perspective. It made sense to me to first become a licensed
chiropractic physician in Illinois, which covers internal medicine
in our scope of practice. In the meantime, I am completing the ND
degree for more tools to handle my patients' internal medicine
issues."
