Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida

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Admissions Procedures

After the application for admission to the Doctor of Chiropractic program has been received by the Admissions Department, initial entry and processing of the application may take up to two weeks. After the initial processing is complete, the student will be contacted by his or her assigned Admissions Representative.

Normal processing time for the evaluation of undergraduate transcripts is also two weeks. However, this process may be longer during high-volume periods, which normally occur for one month before a new term begins. This includes terms beginning on all Palmer College campuses. Again, it is strongly suggested that students apply one year before their anticipated entry term and submit the required documentation as early as possible to avoid experiencing any detrimental processing delays.

Levels of Acceptance

Students earn levels of acceptance, which serve as benchmarks while working toward Official Acceptance. There are three levels of acceptance.

Provisional Acceptance will be granted when the prospective student has completed the following criteria:

• Application fee has been paid
• 45 semester units of overall course work is completed
• 18 semester units of prerequisite course work is completed, eight of which are in the sciences
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 has been earned
• A minimum prerequisite GPA of 2.50 has been earned
• Transfer form is complete (only applies to students who have attended another chiropractic college)

Conditional Acceptance will be granted when the prospective student has completed all requirements for the Provisional Acceptance as well as the following criteria:

• 60 overall semester units of course work completed
• 36 semester units of prerequisite course work is completed, 12 of which are in the sciences
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 has been earned
• A minimum prerequisite GPA of 2.50 has been earned
• A registration form for any remaining prerequisite course work has been received
• The admissions essay has been received

Please note: If a student’s overall or prerequisite GPA falls below the 2.50 minimum at any point after receiving a Provisional or Conditional Level of acceptance, the acceptance will be revoked.

Official Acceptance will be granted when the prospective student has completed all requirements for the Conditional Acceptance and the following criteria:

• All prerequisite course work completed, with a minimum 2.50 GPA
• Transcripts for all college-level coursework have been received
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.50 has been earned
• Tuition deposit has been paid
• High school transcripts or high school diploma have been received

Please note: No student will be allowed to matriculate into the D.C. Program without having achieved Official Acceptance.

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