ChiropracticFour Year Pre-requisite Plan

Requirements for Chiropractic programs vary from school to school and can change year to year, students must carefully examine the pre-requisitie requirements of the schools they are interested in to be current and accurate when registering for courses at Gustavus. Consult the Association of Chiropractic Colleges website http://www.chirocolleges.org/prospective-students/find-a-school/ to view a list college members and the requirements and statistics for the 20+ Chiropractic programs.

*Course sequence will vary by major. 

First Year: Fall

BIO 101 Principles of Biology

CHE 107 Principles of Chemistry

FTS 100 (Writing Intensive courses- WRITI)


First Year: Spring

BIO 102 Organismal Biology

CHE 141 Organic Chemistry I

English (some schools may waive this course, if you compete two courses designated as "writing intensive")


Second Year: Fall

CHE 251 Organic Chemistry II

PHY 120/121 Physics w/ calculus w/lab


Second Year: Spring

CHE 258 Inorganic Chemistry I

PHY 170/171 Physics II w/ calculus w/lab

PSY 100


Third Year: Fall

Biochemistry (required at select schools, Northwestern)


Third Year: Spring

Microbiology (required at select schools)


Regional Chiropractic Programs Pre-requisite Requirements:

Northwestern(Biochemistry)

Logan University

Palmer College

Parker University


Updated 11/12/19 HSB