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Palmer College Student Handbook

Palmer College offers the 2024-2025 Student Handbook in digital form. Use the left-hand navigation menu to search through the sections:

  • Palmer College
  • Compliance, Ethics and Integrity
  • Notice of Discrimination
  • Student Code of Ethics
  • Complaint Resolution
  • Student Affairs
  • Academic Standards and Policies
  • Financial Planning and Tuition
  • Campus Information
  • Academic Calendars
  • Administration
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Students at Palmer College of Chiropractic are responsible for reading the Palmer Student Handbook thoroughly and become familiar with its contents. The College reserves the right to amend the content and/or policies contained in this handbook as necessary and without prior notice. Students are encouraged to check for the updated versions of this handbook and all online policies and procedures.

The Student Handbook was last updated on Jan. 30, 2024. This online version supersedes all other versions.

Reservation of Rights

Palmer College of Chiropractic reserves the right, without notice, to modify its requirements for admission or graduation; to change the arrangements or content of its courses and the instructional materials used, or to alter any regulation affecting the student body; to refuse admission or readmission to any student at any time, or to dismiss any student at any time, should it be in the interest of the College, or of the student, to do so. The College also reserves the same right as to any other material in this handbook. 

Please refer to the Palmer College of Chiropractic website, www.palmer.edu, for the most current information. 

Issued for January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.

Throughout this Handbook as a matter of convenience and consistency, the above corporate and tradenames will be more generally referred to as Palmer College of Chiropractic, Palmer College or the College unless denoting a particular campus.