Application Portal: Beginning Your Journey at Life West
Your Application
4 Steps. About 15 minutes.
Part 1: About You
~ 5 min.
Part 2: Education History
~ 3 min.
Part 3: Disclosures
~ 5 min.
Part 4: Application Fee
~ 2 min.
Documentation
What you'll need
You can return and upload these at any time after you submit your application. There’s no need to wait until everything is ready.
Unofficial College Transcripts
Available through your college portal or registrar.
Personal Essay
Tell us why you’re excited about chiropractic.
Photo of your ID or Passport
Your driver’s license, state ID or passport.
Start your application now — upload documents when you’re ready. Your admissions advisor will follow up if anything is missing.
After you submit
What happens next
Our enrollment team is with you every step of the way
Application Review
Our enrollment team reviews every submission.
Advisor Follow-Up
Your admissions advisor will review with you.
Enrollment Interview
A conversation with our Director of Enrollment — not a test, just a chance to connect.
Next Steps
Financial aid, campus tour, scholarships, housing — we’ll guide you through what’s relevant to you.
Every step of the way
A breakdown of everything we’ll need to complete your application
All of the information collected in our application is exactly what you’d expect.
To get started:
Part 1
About You
No surprises here. The first part of application is all the basic “this is who I am” type info – name, contact info, birthday, how’d you find us and any special considerations around military experience, disabilities, etc.
Part 2
College Background
We’re looking for the info you’d expect about the college(s) you attended for your undergrad and other degree/credits. For international students from non-English speaking countries, we’ll also ask for information about your IELTS or TOEFL results.
Part 3
Disclosures & Signature
Once you’ve completed the app, you’ll be asked to review various rules, regulations & disclosures. Then, we’ll ask you to sign your application – acknowledging that you’ve read the disclosures and everything you’ve submitted is accurate.
Part 4
Application Fee
During the process, you’ll be asked to submit your $45 application fee with payment available through our secure, online platform.
Once you’ve submitted your application:
Part 5
Documentation Uploads
High school transcripts or diploma copy
Unofficial college transcript(s)
Personal essay on why you want to be a chiropractor
Optional
FERPA Authorization
Life West adheres to FERPA – the act governing our institutional responsibilities to student privacy. Here, you can provide consent for our team to release/discuss information about your educational records with other parties (e.g. spouses, family, advisors or others you choose).
Need Help?
Schedule a call with your advisor
Our team is here to answer questions or help with anything you need at any point in the process.