Cleveland Chiropractic College offers a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology degree. Students may pursue either the Bachelor of Science or the Doctor of Chiropractic degree independently or both degrees concurrently.
The lower division of the B.S. degree, Preprofessional Accelerated Health Science Program offers the biological sciences, English, college algebra, and humanities and social sciences coursework in preparation for upper division BS coursework as well as the prerequisites for admission to the Doctor of Chiropractic program.
The general objective of the undergraduate division is to provide the student a strong undergraduate education that stresses the structure and function of the human body while providing for the general education requirements of the degree.
The specific objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Human Biology degree are:
- To provide the enrolled Doctor of Chiropractic students with the opportunity to meet the eligibility requirements for chiropractic licensure in those states that require a pre-licensure, regionally accredited baccalaureate degree. Currently, several states have such a requirement in addition to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree for chiropractic licensure.
- To provide Cleveland Chiropractic College graduates the opportunity to pursue additional graduate degree programs. A regionally accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology may enhance the graduates' opportunities to accomplish this goal.
- To offer prerequisite health science and general education courses for admissions to the Doctor of Chiropractic program.
The Bachelor of Science in Human Biology degree consists of lower and upper division coursework.
Requirements to complete the degree include:
- Completion of a minimum of 124 credit hours with no course grades less that a "C."
- Satisfactory completion of all courses required by Cleveland Chiropractic College.
- A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
The admissions requirements to the Bachelor of Science degree program include:
- An official high school transcript, or GED transcript.
- A high school GPA of at least 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. (The high school GPA requirement is waived if the applicant has at least 24 post-secondary credit units and a minimum 2.00 GPA.)