Pre-Chiropractic Program

The 3-year pre-chiropractic program satisfies the minimum requirements of most chiropractic institutions in the country. Students must maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA for consideration by chiropractic schools. Internships are available with local chiropractors; for more information, see the course description for HLTHST 493 Internship and meet with an advisor. For additional information on chiropractic programs in the United States visit the American Chiropractic Associationwebsite.

Advisors

Name and Email	Position and Department	Phone	Office
Glenda Hill ghill@boisestate.edu	Director, Pre-Professional Studies	426-3832	HSR 124
Erin Colburn erincolburn@boisestate.edu	Pre-Health/Pre-Professional Advisor	426-2454	HSR 122

Pre-Chiropractic Course Work

Course Number and Title	Credits
ENGL 101, 102 English Composition	6
PSYC 101 General Psychology	3
Area II core course in social science	3
Humanities or social science electives (select with an advisor)	12
BIOL 227-228 Human Anatomy and Physiology	8
CHEM 111, 111L - 112, 112L College Chemistry I and II with Labs CHEM 307, 308, 309, 310 Organic Chemistry and Lab	8 10
MATH 147 Precalculus OR MATH 143-144 College Algebra & Analytical Trigonometry	5
PHYS 111 General Physics I	4
Select one of the following: PHYS 112 General Physics II OR KINES 370/371 Biomechanics and Lab OR KINES 330/331 Exercise Physiology with Lab	3-4
Additional course work to total 90 credits (see advisor)	28
Total	90
Suggested electives BIOL 205 Microbiology, COMM 101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication, GENBUS 101 Introduction to Business, HLTHST 101 Medical Terminology, HLTHST 202 Health Delivery Systems, HLTHST 207 Nutrition, HLTHST 466 Complimentary Medicine, HLTHST 493 Pre-Professional Internship, ZOOL 301 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, and ZOOL 403 Head and Neck Anatomy.