Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida

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Application Procedures
 

All Students

The following information is for all applicants to the Doctor of Chiropractic program.

1. Submit the application to the Admissions Department, along with a nonrefundable processing fee of $50. Make checks payable to Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida.
2. Students are encouraged to submit their application at least one year prior to their desired term of entry. The application and all pertinent records should be on file with the Admissions Department at least 60 days prior to the beginning of the desired starting academic term.
3. Official transcripts from all colleges attended must be sent to the Admissions Department directly from the colleges. Applicants still attending other colleges should have official transcripts forwarded as soon as they are available. Preprofessional credits must be earned at institutions accredited at the college level by an agency that has been nationally recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education including:
   • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
   • New England Association of Schools and Colleges
   • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
   • Northwest Association of Colleges and Schools
   • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
   • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Community and Junior Colleges
   • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Colleges and Universities
4. Two letters of recommendation are required (one from a Doctor of Chiropractic and one from a college faculty member). Letters of recommendation may not include immediate family and must be on letterhead.
5. A typewritten essay of two pages or less covering the development of your interest in chiropractic, your career goals and your reason for choosing Palmer Florida is required.
6. An interview may be required for candidates with certain academic backgrounds and qualifications. Interviews are held in conjunction with the campus visit program. Students who are to be interviewed will be contacted to schedule an interview. An additional inter- view with Student Academic Affairs may be requested if prior academic performance
   warrants one.
7. A $200 tuition deposit is required before official acceptance can be granted. The deposit is nonrefundable and is applied in full toward the first term’s tuition. The balance of the first academic term tuition is due on the tenth day of class. See Academic Calendar section.

Documents will be held for 60 days without an accompanying application. If the applicant does not begin at Palmer Florida in the academic term requested and the Admissions Department is unable to make contact, the file will be inactivated and held on file for one year. The prospective student must then reapply and resubmit all necessary documents.

Applicants are allowed to defer twice into an upcoming term if space permits. This must be done in writing via the Admissions Representative. Applicants wishing to defer a third and final time must meet with the Campus Enrollment Director. If the Director approves the deferral, the student must matriculate into the requested term or his or her admission file will be deactivated.

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