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NMU Pre-Chiropractic Program
Northern Michigan University's pre-chiropractic program is
an intensive program designed to give students plenty of
opportunity to fully explore the field before applying to a
chiropractic program. The program is advised by Dr. Dave
Lucas, head of NMU's Physics Department.
NMU's program follows the criteria established for admission
to colleges of chiropractic whose programs are in compliance
with the standards, rules and guidelines of the Council on
Chiropractic Education. Normally, students must have completed
at least 90 semester hours, with a cumulative grade point
average of 2.50. You will be required to take 15 courses
(63 credits), many of which are in biology, chemistry and
physics. NMU has outstanding teaching facilities in all of
these areas. The Seaborg Science Complex is one of the premier
university science facilities in the Midwest. The complex is
the largest academic facility on NMU's campus. It consists of
the New Science Facility, opened in 2001, and the completely
renovated Luther S. West Science Building and features
state-of-the-art instructional equipment and technology
including more than a dozen different types of scientific
laboratories.
We also offer our students opportunities to participate in
high-level faculty research projects another activity that is
highly regarded by professional schools. You might become
involved in cancer or genetics research or you might help
research particles and fields theory, create lenses that mimic
the gravity that bends light around planets or uncover the
mysteries of the aurora borealis.
As a pre-chiropractic student at NMU, you'll have the
opportunity to learn from the best. Every week, select students
are invited to attend a clinical conference at the local
hospital to listen to various presentations by medical experts.
Every other year, we take sophomores and juniors to visit
Michigan medical schools so our students become familiar with
the facilities before they apply. The program is directed by an
advisory board comprised of NMU faculty members and local
physicians. In addition to providing professional guidance,
when you apply to professional school you may request that your
advisory board conduct a personal interview with you. Based on
that interview, the board will prepare an evaluation letter,
which they'll send to the professional school or schools of
your choice.
Learn more about Northern Michigan University's
pre-physician program through the following links:
