Pre-Chiropractic

The Health Sciences degree is offered by the Department of Kinesiology through the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. The purpose of the Health Sciences Program is to serve as a degree focused on pre-professional preparation for entrance into graduate programs. This program, specifically through an identified area of concentration, will help students recognize and meet specific entrance requirements for health-related degree programs at the master's or doctoral level. Students should meet with their advisor to discuss their concentration and steps after graduation.

Course Catalog

Through the BS Health Sciences degree program at Dallas Baptist University, along with many degrees, students have the opportunity to gain practical experiences through both for-credit and not-for-credit internships and observation experiences. Students are able to meet with their advisor to find a location that best fits their professional pursuits, location, and personal interests. These experiences are critical in the exploration and confirmation of your future career and calling to be a Chiropractor.

Chiropractors are professionals who are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of many problems or dysfunctions within the neuromuscular system. Chiropractors utilize methods of treatment such as joint adjustments and manipulations as well as other more specific interventions in order to help their patients pursue injury recovery, athletic performance, and overall health and wellness. The path to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) requires an advanced degree as well as state licensure. With an expected job growth rate of 9% through 2032 and an average median salary of $75,380 per year (bls.gov, 2024), this is certainly an expanding field where you can exercise your calling to serve others through the diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders and dysfunction.

Although Dallas Baptist University will not be your final stop on your journey to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), we are well-equipped to provide you with everything you need to feel confident as you apply to these accredited advanced degree programs during your final semesters of undergraduate preparation.

Further Advanced Degree Preparation

As you pursue your undergraduate degree, it would be wise to focus on building tools to prepare you for applying to your advanced degree program. Application to a Doctor of Chiropractic program often focuses on the following components:

• Academic Record (GPA and Pre-Requisites)
• Extracurricular Preparation and Observation Hours
• Letters of Recommendation

Pre-Requisite Courses

To aid in your preparation for applying to your advanced program, DBU has a directed BS in Health Sciences degree that has a concentration in Pre-Chiropractic aiming to provide a Christ-centered education as you complete your pre-requisites and earn your undergraduate degree. In this degree, you will be immersed in a study that emphasizes the science and application of the principles of human movement among many other sub-disciplines to create a greater depth of understanding.

Extracurricular Preparation and Observation Hours

As you prepare for a career in chiropractic, there are many experiences that would be very valuable to engage in to aid in the development and demonstration of skills in leadership, communication, service, and familiarity with the profession. These extracurriculars could include but are not limited to student organization membership and leadership, engagement with community service projects, and observation hours at chiropractic clinics. Prioritizing your academic work will ultimately trump these experiences, however, these experiences would prove to be very beneficial to your preparation! Within our directed Health Sciences degree program here at DBU, there are required service-learning experiences as well as many other opportunities to develop in these areas, such as participation in our internship program.

The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic metropolitan areas in the United States. This population growth brings a great need in many career fields, one of which is careers in health science-related disciplines. Studying for your preparation in occupational therapy in the DFW area creates an excellent opportunity for experiential learning through volunteering, scheduled observation hours, or structured internship programming. All of these are critical to the Dallas Baptist University Health Sciences degree programming and your successful application to your terminal degree program as you seek to serve in the field of Chiropractic Care. The BS in Health Sciences degree at Dallas Baptist University has an intentional approach to experiential learning as we have practical experience built into your course requirements. In your pursuit of this degree, you will find yourself living, learning, and serving in one of the most dynamic areas in the United States as you prepare to act out God’s call for your life.