Chiropractic BS-DC
Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences
Six-year, Four-month Program (with selected Council on Chiropractic Education Colleges of Chiropractic)
Specific Course Requirements
College at Florham
Under the provisions of the prechiropractic program on the College at Florham, students matriculate in the department of biological and allied health sciences, Maxwell Becton College of Arts and Sciences, for a minimum of 97 credits of course work leading to the BS in biology (preprofessional degree option), including the following courses:
College Core
Skill Requirements Total 23
- ENGW1101, ENGW1102 Freshman Writing Workshops I and II
- THEA1007 Fundamentals of Speech
- MATH1201 Calculus I
- MATH1133 Applied Statistics
- Foreign Language
- Physical Education
University Core Total 9
- CORE1006 University Core A - The Global Challenge
- CORE2007 University Core B - Perspectives on the Individual
- CORE2008 University Core C - Cross-cultural Perspectives
Social and Behavioral Sciences Total 6
Humanities Total 6
Laboratory Sciences Total 20
Biology Major
Biology Requirements Total 26
- BIOL1201, BIOL1202;
BIOL1203, BIOL1204 Biological Sciences I and II
(Lecture and Laboratory) - BIOL2003, BIOL2004 Cell Biology
(Lecture and Laboratory) - BIOL1205, BIOL1207;
BIOL1206, BIOL1208 Human Structure and Function I and II
(Lecture and Laboratory) - BIOL2210, BIOL2211 Genetics
(Lecture and Laboratory) - BIOL3339 Bioethics
Cognate Requirements Total 19
- CHEM2261, CHEM2263;
CHEM2262, CHEM2264 Organic Chemistry I and II
(Lecture and Laboratory) - CHEM3280 Biochemistry
- PHYS1001, PHYS1011;
PHYS1002, PHYS1012 General Physics I and II
(Lecture and Laboratory) or - PHYS2003, PHYS2013;
PHYS2004, PHYS2014 Physics with Calculus I and II
(Lecture and Laboratory)
Course work to be completed at Becton College prior to entering chiropractic college: Subtotal 97
Credits to be transferred to FDU from chiropractic college: 31
Total Degree Requirements: 128
This accelerated, combined degree program enables students to earn both baccalaureate and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees in just six years and four months - a full year less than the normal study time of seven years and four months. Students can choose to attend undergraduate classes on either the Metropolitan Campus or College at Florham.
The bachelor's degree is awarded by Fairleigh Dickinson University and the Doctor of Chiropractic degree is awarded by a participating Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE)-accredited College of Chiropractic. To date, the University has affiliations with:
- New York Chiropractic College
- Logan College
- Parker College of Chiropractic
- Western States Chiropractic College
- Palmer Chiropractic
Students are admitted into FDU's combined degree program as incoming freshmen or qualified transfer students. The B.S. degree is awarded after the students completes six semesters (three years) at FDU (including the courses listed below or their approved equivalent), completes the first two trimesters of study at a participating chiropractic college with grades of C or better and is accepted into the third trimester. Up to 32 credits accepted in transfer toward completion of B.S. degree requirements will be selected from appropriate graduate-level courses offered by a participating chiropractic college.
