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 one of the Palmer College branches. 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)

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

Course #	Credit Hours	Term Taken	Grade

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

General Education Requirements (30 credit hours)

Perspectives (0 credit hours)

PERS 101 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 102 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 103 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours
PERS 104 - Perspectives Credits: 0 hours

Critical Thinking (4 credit hours)

CT 101 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours
CT 102 - Critical Thinking Credits: 2 hours

College Writing and Advanced College Writing (7 credit hours)

ENGL 101 - College Writing Credits: 4 hours
ENGL 102 - Advanced College Writing Credits: 3 hours

Religion (3 credit hours)

REL 101 - Understanding the Bible: Texts and Contexts Credits: 3 hours

History (6 credit hours)

HIST 105 - Discovering America Credits: 3 hours
HIST 110 - Discovering the World Credits: 3 hours

Literature (3 credit hours)

ENGL 201 - Survey of British Literature to 1800 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 202 - Survey of British Literature Since 1800 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 203 - Survey of American Literature to 1865 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 204 - Survey of American Literature Since 1865 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 205 - Survey of Ancient World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 206 - Survey of Modern World Literature Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 207 - Survey of African American Literature to 1940 Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 208 - Survey of African American Literature since 1940 Credits: 3 hours

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

ART 161 - Art Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
DRAM 161 - Drama Appreciation Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 161 - Appreciation of Film Credits: 3 hours
MUSI 161 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3 hours

Health (3 credit hours)

SSPE 201 - Health Credits: 3 hours

Physical Education Activity (1 credit hour)

Physical Education Activity Credits: 1 hour

Critical Thinking-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Critical Thinking (CT) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)
CT-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)

Writing Intensive-Designated Courses (2 courses)

Writing Intensive (WI) courses may overlap with any other requirement:

WI-Designated Course (must be met with a course from the major)
WI-Designated Course (can be met with a course from the major or outside the major)