Program Contacts: QC Campus Darryl Beckett, 309-796-5239, beckettd@bhc.edu
Graduates of the doctor of chiropractic program may choose to establish a private practice or they may choose to associate with another doctor in an established practice.
Entrance requirements for admission to Palmer College of Chiropractic (effective Fall semester 2001) are as follows:
Completion of 90 semester credit hours. It is recommended that 60 of these hours be completed at the 100 and 200 level, while at least 30 hours should come from 300 or 400 (junior or senior level courses. Courses in science and communications are recommended for the 300 or 400 level.
A grade of “C” or better is required in all prerequisite courses.
A minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale is required for the prerequisite courses.
A minimum of 48 of the 60 semester hours at the 100 and 200-level must be completed as listed below in the prerequisites for admission.
Consult with the BHC pre-chiropractic advisor to develop an appropriate course of study that will meet all course, application, and admission requirements.
BIOL 145 Anatomy Physiology I Prerequisites: High school biology within the past five years or completion of BIOL 100; 101; 105 “C” or better and high school chemistry within the past five years or CHEM 101 or 110 “C” or better, and student must have completed REA 098 and MATH 080 (or COMPASS equivalent), and student must be eligible for (as determined by COMPASS score or other assessment) or currently enrolled in college-level English courses (100-level or greater) or instructor consent.
A systematic study of the anatomical-physiological aspects of the human body. Topics include homeostasis, biomolecules, cytology, histology, as well as integumentary, skeleto-muscular, nervous and endocrine systems.
4 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week.
BIOL 146 Anatomy Physiology II Prerequisite: BIOL 145 “C” or better; an appropriate COMPASS score required.
Continuation of BIOL 145. Systematic study of cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. Fluids, electrolytes, acid-base balance, metabolism, and human development are also studied.
4 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 2 lab hours per week.
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I Prerequisite: One year of high school chemistry or CHEM 110 or the completion of MATH 112 or 118 or by Algebra assessment.
Fundamental principles of stoichiometry, periodicity, atomic structure and thermochemistry with applications to gases, liquids, solids and solutions. 3 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week.
4 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week. IAI: P1902L; CHM 911
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II Prerequisite: CHEM 101.
Continuation of CHEM 101. Equilibrium calculations, electrochemistry, acid-base theory, coordination compounds, inorganic chemistry.
4 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week. IAI: CHM 912
CHEM 203 Organic Chemistry I Prerequisite: CHEM 101.
Synthetic and mechanistic features of hydrocarbons, alkyl halides and alcohols, including nomenclature.
5 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week. IAI: CHM 913
CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II Prerequisite: CHEM 203.
Continuation of CHEM 203. Emphasis on functional group reactions and mechanisms with spectrochemical interpretations.
5 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 6 lab hours per week. IAI: CHM 914
ENG 101 Composition I Prerequisite: ACT English score of 22-30 or appropriate COMPASS score; or English 091 “C” or better.
English 101 is designed for students who are competent in the fundamentals of composition. Students will write essays using a variety of expository strategies and will apply standard techniques of documentation when appropriate.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 900 (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)
ENG 102 Composition II Prerequisite: English 101 “C” or better.
English 102 is a continuation of English 101, is a required composition course that involves reading, discussion, and analysis of a body of literature to generate ideas for critical and persuasive papers, including one documented research paper.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 901R (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)
PHYS 101 College Physics I Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in college algebra or equivalent.
For students majoring in a field other than pre-engineering, mathematics or physics. Theory of mechanics, heat and sound. Graduation credit not permitted for both PHYS 101 and 201.
5 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week. IAI: P1 900L
PHYS 102 College Physics II Prerequisite: PHYS 101.
Theory of magnetism, electricity, light and topics from atomic and nuclear physics. Graduation credit not permitted for both PHYS 102 and 202.
5 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 3 lab hours per week.
PHYS 201 General Physics Prerequisite: MATH 124 or instructor consent.
For students preparing to major in engineering, physics, chemistry or mathematics. Analytical study of the theory of mechanics, heat and sound. Graduation credit will not be permitted for both PHYS 101 and 201.
5 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 4 lab hours per week. IAI: P2 900L
PHYS 202 General Physics Prerequisite: PHYS 201.
For students preparing to major in engineering, physics, chemistry or mathematics. Analytical study of the theory of magnetism, electricity, light, and nuclear physics. Graduation credit will not be granted for both PHYS 102 and 202.
5 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 4 lab hours per week.
Prerequisite Courses for Admission *Science
A minimum of two semesters or the equivalent of one academic year in each science subject.
Biology (with lab) Hours (Credit Hours)
BIOL 145 — Anatomy/Physiology I (4)
BIOL 146 — Anatomy/Physiology II (4)
Inorganic Chemistry (with lab) (Credit Hours)
CHEM 101 — General Chemistry I (4)
CHEM 102 — General Chemistry II (4)
Organic Chemistry (with lab) (Credit Hours)
CHEM 203 — Organic Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 204 — Organic Chemistry II (5)
Physics (with lab) (Credit Hours)
PHYS 101 — College Physics I (4-5)
PHYS 102 — College Physics II (5)
OR (Credit Hours)
PHYS 201 — General Physics (5)
PHYS 202 — General Physics (5)
* Survey courses are not recommended in the sciences.
Psychology (minimum 3 credit hours)
Any college level course in psychology.
Communication and/or Language Skills (minimum 6 credit hours or more)
Eng 101 — Composition I (3)
Eng 102 — Composition II (3)
Speech elective (any SPEC course) (3)
Social Science and Humanities (minimum 15 semester hours) The Social Sciences and Humanities Departments include course offerings in the following fields. This list does not include math, science, business, computer, engineering or physical education fields.
Humanities
ART (theory or applied), ENG (literature), Foreign Languages, HIST, MUSC (theory or applied), PHIL, THEA
Note: Students desiring to complete an Associate in Science degree in the pre-chiropractic curriculum must be certain that their course program includes 6 hours of Mathematics, 9 hours of Humanities and Fine Arts general education electives, 9 hours of Social Science general education electives, 3 hours in Non-Western Culture, and 2 courses (7-8 hours including one laboratory course) of Physical and Life Sciences, with one course from Life Sciences and one course from Physical Sciences, as well as those courses specified by Palmer College.
