Biology, Chiropractic Track, B.S.

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Students in the chiropractic track will complete ninety-three credit hours at Chowan and thirty-one hours at Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa. After the completion of the 31 hours at Palmer, the student will be awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Chowan. Completion of the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Palmer will require three and one-half to five years depending on the student.

GPA 3.00

Minimum Graduation Requirements (124 credit hours)

General Education Requirements (30 credit hours)

See the “General Education Requirements ” section of this catalog (other than Social Science, Science, and Mathematics)

C or Better On All Courses Toward The Major.

Biology Core (24 credit hours)

BIOL 101 - General Biology I Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 102 - General Biology II Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 221 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 222 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 341 - Microbiology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 401 - Genetics Credits: 4 hours

Chemistry and Physics Core (28 credit hours)

CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 275 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 276 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 325 - Introduction to Biochemistry Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 101 - General Physics I Credits: 4 hours
PHYS 102 - General Physics II Credits: 4 hours

Additional Requirements (11 credit hours)

MATH 133 - College Algebra Credits: 3 hours
PSYC 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3 hours
Free Electives Credits: 5 hours

Courses to be Completed at Palmer College (31 credit hours)

Neuroanatomy I Credits: 5 hours
Spinal Anatomy Credits: 2 hours
Gross Anatomy Credits: 6 hours
Embryology Credits: 5 hours
Rights and Responsibilities Credits: 1 hour
Information Literacy Credits: 1 hour
Biochemistry I Credits: 6 hours
Fundamentals of Neurophysiology Credits: 3 hours
Philosophy I Credits: 2 hours