Northern Michigan University offers a pre-chiropractic program that follows the criteria established for admission to colleges of chiropractic whose programs are in compliance with the standards, rules and guidelines of the Council on Chiropractic Education. Normally, students must have completed at least 90 semester hours, with a cumulative grade point average of 2.50. Courses should be selected with the help of the pre-chiropractic adviser located in the Physics Department.
Pre-chiropractic students will not be taking all the courses listed.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Pre-Professional Programs department page.
For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/chiropractors.htm
| Total Credits Required | 0 |
| PY 100 H, L or S Introductory Psychology | 4 |
| BI 111 Introductory Biology: Principles [Div II] | 4 |
| BI 201 Human Anatomy | 3 |
| BI 202 Human Physiology | 5 |
| BI 218 Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| BI 303 General Microbiology | 5 |
| CH 111 General Chemistry I [Div II] | 5 |
| CH 112 General Chemistry II [Div II] | 5 |
| CH 220 Introduction to Organic Chemistry | 5 |
| CH 321 Organic Chemistry I | 4 |
| CH 322 Organic Chemistry II | 4 |
| CH 450 Biochemistry I | 4 |
| HL 471 Exercise Specialization in Adult Fitness and Cardiac Rehabilitation or | 2 |
| ES 315 Physiology of Exercise (4 cr.) or | |
| ES 317 Anatomical Kinesiology (3 cr.) or | |
| ES 417 Biomechanics (2 cr.) | |
| PH 201 College Physics I [Div II] or | 5 |
| PH 220 Introductory Physics I (5 cr.) [Div II] | |
| MA 171 Introduction to Probability and Statistics [Div V] | 4 |
| Other Courses | |
| May be required for chiropractic school admission. | |
| CLS 100 Obtaining a Blood Specimen | 1 |
| HN 210 Nutrition for Humans | 4 |
| PY 100G Psychology as a Social Science [Div II] | 4 |
| SO 101 Introductory Sociology [Div II] | 4 |
Individual state licensing boards may require additional education prior to entering a chiropractic college. Since entry requirements vary by state as well as by college, it is imperative that students interested in the pre-chiropractic program interact with the advisor in the Physics Department early in their education and continue to do so throughout their academic career at NMU.
Bulletin Year:
2015 - 2016 Undergraduate Bulletin
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