Pre-Chiropractic - Program of Study (2009-2010)
Willmar (63 Credits) - Education Plan

Students may complete the A.A. degree and transfer into a baccalaureate program, or complete all 90 preadmission credits and transfer directly into Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Minneapolis. Students may earn a B.S. in Human Biology concurrent to their chiropractic studies from Northwestern. Once preadmission requirements have been met, the D.C. degree is 3 1/2 years. It is important to work closely with your adviser if you are pursuing this program of study.
 
Course Outline
 
Required Courses
(8 Courses)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
BIOL 200 General Biology I 5 
BIOL 201 General Biology II 5 
CHEM 151 Principles of Chemistry I 5 
CHEM 152 Principles of Chemistry II 5 
CMST 121 Introduction to Communication 3 
ENGL 121 College Composition I - Critical Reading & Writing 3 
PHYS 101 College Physics 4 
PSYC 131 Introduction to Psychology 4 
Total Credits: 34  
 
Elective Courses
(select 4 credits from the courses below)
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
MATH 201 Elementary Statistics 3 
PHYS 102 College Physics II 4 
Total Credits: 4  
 
Elective Courses
(select 8 credits from the courses below)
Choose two of the following five options:
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
BIOL 210 Human Anatomy 4 
BIOL 211 Human Physiology 4 
BIOL 215 Microbiology 4 
CHEM 261 Introduction to Organic Chemistry I 5 
CHEM 262 Introduction to Organic Chemistry II 5 
Total Credits: 8  
 
Elective Courses
(1 Course)
A medical terminology course is strongly recommended.
Course
Number		 Course Title Credits
ADS 1300 Medical Terminology 2 
Total Credits: 2  
 
Elective Courses
Humanities/Social Science Electives (Minimum of 15 credits) Choose from Psychology, History, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, Art 104 or 106, Music 121, 122.
See your advisor to select courses that fulfill this requirement.
Total Credits: 15  
Additional science, communication, and humanities courses are recommended. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 and Science GPA of 2.0 is required. Students should plan to take the remainder of their 90 credits at a four-year college before admission to the professional program.
 
Total Program of Study Credits: 63