Transfer Information

July 2008                                                                                           

JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
For Transfer to Palmer College of Chiropractic

This is only a guide.  Students should contact the transfer school for program advising.

General Information

Chiropractic is a branch of the healing arts, and as a science is based on the premise that good health depends in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system.  The science of chiropractic holds as a basic tenet that a causative factor in many disease processes is improper nerve supply to the body organs or tissues.  The primary procedure in chiropractic health care is to examine and evaluate the spine and pelvis to determine if any one area of the spine is malfunctioning or if many areas of the spine are causing abnormal body movements.

Four years of graduate-level work in a nationally accredited chiropractic college are required to earn a D.C., Doctor of Chiropractic. 

Admission Requirements to Palmer College of Chiropractic

D.C. Prerequisites

Candidates for admission must meet certain specific course/credit requirements in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Current entrance requirements for the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program are the following:

  • A minimum of 90 semester hours (135 quarter hours).

  • A minimum of 48 semester hours included in the 90 total hours must be completed in the CCE required classes (listed below).

  • A minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.50 in the required prerequisite courses and the  required 90 semester hours.

All matriculants must present a minimum of 48 semester hours’ credit (or the quarter-hour credit equivalents), distributed as follows:

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Semester Hours

Quarter Hours
English Communication and/or English Language Skills

6

9
Psychology

3

4.5
Social Sciences or Humanities

15

22.5

SCIENCES
Biological Sciences with corresponding lab*

6

9
Chemistry with corresponding lab**

 

12

 

18
Physics with corresponding lab***

6

9

 

In each of the six distribution areas, no grades below 2.00 on a 4.00 scale may be accepted.

In each of the six areas of coursework, if more than one course is taken to fulfill the requirement, the course contents must be unduplicated.

*The Biological Sciences requirement must include pertinent laboratory experiences.

** At least six semester hours of the chemistry courses must include a corresponding lab. The chemistry requirement may be met with the following:

  • 3 semester hours must be General/Inorganic Chemistry
  • 6 semester hours must be Organic and/or Biochemistry
  • 3 semester hours of Chemistry elective

*** Physics with corresponding lab*

  • Two unduplicated classes, with a corresponding lab -or-
  • 3 semester hours in Physics, with corresponding lab and
  • 3 semester hours in Biomechanics, Kinesiology, Statistics or Exercise Physiology. (Physics I and II with lab are required by certain states).

In the event an institution’s transcript does not combine laboratory and lecture grades for a single course grade, the admitting institution may calculate a weighted average of those grades to establish the grade in that science course.

To inquire if specific courses meet Palmer’s requirements, please send a photocopy of that college’s departmental course offerings with course descriptions. This enables the Admissions Department to assist the candidate in selecting course sequences and the orderly accomplishment of prerequisite programs. All inquiries should be addressed to:
 

Palmer College of Chiropractic,
West Campus
90 E. Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
pccw_admiss@palmer.edu
Telephone:
(866) 303-7939 or
(408) 944-6000
Fax: (408) 944-6032

Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport Campus
1000 Brady Street
Davenport, IA 52803-5287
pcadmit@palmer.edu
Telephone:
(800) 722-3648 or
(563) 884-5656
Fax: (563) 884-5414

Palmer College of Chiropractic,
Florida Campus
4777 City Center Pkwy
Port Orange, FL 32129-4153
pccf_admiss@palmer.edu
Telephone:
(866) 585-9677 or
(386) 763-2709
Fax: (386) 763-2620

Listed below is the recommended course of study to meet the prerequisite requirements needed to enter Palmer College of Chiropractic.  Other course selections may be acceptable; however, please check with the admissions office before registering for classes other than those listed.    NOTE:  This program is subject to revision due to additions and/or deletions in the College/University Bulletin. 

SCIENCE with LABS:  take all of the following courses (35 credits)
   BIO 152, BIO 155, CEM 141, CEM 142, CEM 241, CEM 242,
  PHY 231 and PHY 232 or PHY 251 and PHY 252

Note:  There is no mathematics prerequisite.  However, students would need a sufficient mathematics level to be successful in the science courses.  This would be MTH 140:  Precalculus for PHY 231 or MTH 151: Calculus for PHY 251.

ENGLISH (6 CREDITS)
ENG 131, ENG 132 or SPH 231

 PSYCHOLOGY (4 CREDITS)
  PSY 140 

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND/OR HUMANITIES (15 credits or more)
The Social Science and Humanities Departments include course offerings in the following fields.  This list does not include math, science, business, computer or engineering courses.   

ANT  CRJ  ENG  PHL  ECN  THR  MUS  PLS  SOC  HIS  PSY  Foreign Languages