Program Overview

Quick Facts

  • Delivery: On Campus
  • Program Type: Non-Degree
  • Brand New State-of-the-Art Labs
  • Anatomy Study Lab

Chiropractic is a form of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders through adjustment of the spine. As a licensed chiropractor, you seek to reduce pain in your patients and improve their mobility while also promoting healthy lifestyles through exercise, ergonomics, and other therapies.

Ball State’s pre-chiropractic program is a non-degree program designed to allow students to fulfill admissions requirements for chiropractic school while also completing a major in biology or in pre-medical preparation. Through your studies, your departmental advisor will help you meet the requirements of your chiropractic school of choice, including schools Ball State has partnered with.

Affiliation Agreements

  • Logan College of Chiropractic:
    Ball State has a "3+3" affiliation agreement with the Logan College of Chiropractic. Students admitted to Logan at the end of their junior year can complete their bachelor's degree transferring up to 32 credits from Logan's first-year curriculum provided those grades are a C or above. Ball State students must complete the Ball State University Core Curriculum (either the pre-medical or biology major), take additional Logan prerequisite courses and accumulate at least 94 credits before entering the Logan chiropractic program in the fall of their senior year.
  • National University of Health Sciences:
    We have an affiliation agreement with the National University of Health Sciences. As part of a pre-chiropractic program at Ball State, qualified students will complete three years of undergraduate study or a minimum of 90 credits leading toward their bachelor of science in pre-medical preparation. Students with a 3.5 GPA or higher will then start the five-year DC program at NUHS. After successful completion of all coursework in the first three trimesters at NUHS, they will be granted their bachelor's degree from Ball State.
We have a dedicated support team in Biology including academic advisors with educational backgrounds in biological sciences and a faculty advisor with a PhD. They will assist you with the application timeline, setting benchmarks, and finding shadowing and volunteer opportunities. Feel free to contact one of the advisors to see what a course schedule would like look!

Pre-chiropractic students must complete the pre-chiropractic program requirements, the University Core Curriculum, and a major in biology or pre-medical preparation.

Required Courses

  • BIO 111 – Principles of Biology 1
  • BIO 112 – Principles of Biology 2
  • BIO 201 - Symposium
  • BIO 214 – Genetics
  • BIO 216 – Ecology
  • CHEM 111 – General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 112 – General Chemistry 2
  • PHYC 110 – General Physics 1
  • One of the following:
    • BIO 314 – Methods in Genetics
    • BIO 315 – Methods in Cell Biology
    • BIO 316 – Methods in Ecology
  • One of the following:
    • CHEM 230 – Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences AND CHEM 241 – Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
    • CHEM 231 – Organic Chemistry 1 AND CHEM 241 – Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
  • One of the following:
    • MATH 112 – Precalculus Trigonometry
    • MATH 114 – Precalculus Trigonometry (accelerated 8 week course)
    • MATH 161 – Applied Calculus 1
    • MATH 165 – Calculus 1

General Electives

  • BIO 210 – Introduction to Botany
  • BIO 215 – Cell Biology

To complete coursework for the general biology option, you will work with your advisor to create a course of study that fulfills these requirements:

  • five elective courses at the 200 level or above in anatomy, biology, biotechnology, botany, physiology, or zoology.

Recommended courses:

  • ANAT 201 – Fundamentals of Human Anatomy
  • PHYS 215 – Human Physiology
  • BIO 313 – Microbiology
  • ZOOL 330 – Structure and Development of Vertebrates
  • CHEM 360 – Essentials of Biochemistry

Required Courses

  • BIO 111 – Principles of Biology 1
  • BIO 112 – Principles of Biology 2
  • BIO 215 – Cell Biology
  • BIO 315 – Methods in Cell Biology
  • CHEM 111 – General Chemistry 1
  • CHEM 112 – General Chemistry 2
  • CHEM 225 – Chemical Analysis
  • CHEM 231 and CHEM 241 – Organic Chemistry Part 1
  • CHEM 232 and CHEM 242 – Organic Chemistry Part 2
  • PHYC 110 – General Physics 1
  • PHYC 112 – General Physics 2
  • ZOOL 330 – Structure and Development of Vertebrates
  • SOC 100 – Introduction to Sociology
  • PSYS 100 – Introduction to Psychological Science

You will choose to fulfill your biochemistry requirement from one of two options:

  • CHEM 360 and CHEM 361 – Essentials of Biochemistry and Laboratory
  • CHEM 463 and CHEM 464 – Principles of Biochemistry 1 and 2 (*our advisors recommend this option)

Electives

Science Electives

You need to take 9 to 10 credits.

Recommended courses:

  • BIO 214 – Genetics
  • BIO 313 – Microbiology
  • ANAT 201 – Fundamentals of Human Anatomy
  • PHYS 215 – Human Physiology

General Electives

You need to take 3 to 4 credits.

For a complete list of all the classes you will take as part of this program and their descriptions, please see our Course Catalog.

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