The BS in human biology degree completion program is available to all current UWS DC program students and alumni. The design of the program is modeled after the general educational components of the traditional liberal arts biology major. The degree fulfills most bachelor’s degree requirements for graduate study, employment, or licensure. States that require a bachelor’s degree for chiropractic licensure are listed and updated on the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Board website. For current DC program students, credits for the BS degree come from a student’s previous undergraduate work (at least 135 quarter credits) and coursework from the basic sciences component of the chiropractic program, plus two evidence-informed practice courses. The credits from the DC program courses are dually-attributed to both the BS and DC degree. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the completion of the BS degree requirements to be eligible to receive the BS degree. Students can apply to the bachelor’s program at any time and will receive a diploma when all requirements are met.
Human Biology
Undergraduate Completion Program
Program Highlights
Dual-Attribution
Credits from the chiropractic program are dually-attributed to both the BS in Human Biology and the Doctor of Chiropractic degree so no extra time is needed to complete either degree.
Requirement Fulfillment
Because UWS is regionally accredited, the Bachelor of Science degree fulfills most bachelor’s degree requirements for graduate study, employment and licensure. States that require a bachelor’s degree for chiropractic licensure are listed and updated on the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards website.
Exclusive UWS Benefit
The Bachelor of Science degree in human biology is only available to current UWS doctor of chiropractic students and recent doctor of chiropractic graduates. Students can apply to the bachelor’s program at any time and will receive a diploma when all requirements are met.
Solid Foundation
A bachelor’s degree traditionally represents undergraduate study with a core of cultural and communication proficiency and a depth of coursework in the chosen major. This tradition is incorporated into the UWS bachelor’s degree.
Program Details
Tuition: Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- Grand Total
- $0 (dually-attributed from chiropractic program)
Considerations: Credits from the chiropractic program are dually-attributed to both the BS in Human Biology and the Doctor of Chiropractic degree so no extra time or cost is needed to complete either degree. For current chiropractic students, credits for the BS degree come from a student’s previous undergraduate work plus coursework from the UWS chiropractic program. Students obtain the general education and life and physical sciences credits prior to matriculation to UWS and the degree requirements are obtained while enrolled at UWS.
View the tuition and fee schedule here.Requirements: Bachelor of Science in Human Biology
- GPA Requirements:
- Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above in the DC program to qualify, and also to complete the degree. Transfer credits from prior undergraduate courses will not contribute to the cumulative GPA, unless they are from courses offered through UWS.
- Minimum Academic Credits:
- The prerequisites for the bachelor’s program are identical to those for the chiropractic program.
Class Standing | ||
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A student’s class standing is determined by the total number of transfer credits awarded, not by the number of years of college study or by the completion of an associate degree. | ||
Class Awarded | Credits Needed | |
Freshman | 0-44 credits | |
Sophomore | 45-89 credits | |
Junior | 90-134 credits | |
Senior | 135+ credits |
- Transfer Credit
- Up to 135 credits toward the bachelor’s degree are accepted from any regionally-accredited college or university. A maximum of 12 quarter credits of vocational/technical credits are accepted. Credit by examination through testing programs such as CLEP, DANTES, NY Board of Regents College Examination, or college challenge exams are accepted for humanities and social science credits. These credits must be listed on a transcript from an institution with regional accreditation. The following types of credit are not accepted toward the degree:
- Courses numbered below college level (e.g., remedial courses or courses below 100 in the course numbering system)
- Repeated courses
- Courses completed at an institution that is not regionally-accredited
- Courses taken as non-credit
- ESL courses not completed at a regionally-accredited institution
- Continuing Education courses
- Academic Standing
- A student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the completion of the BS degree requirements to be eligible to receive the degree. Transfer credits from prior undergraduate courses will not contribute to the cumulative GPA, unless they are from courses offered through UWS (e.g., online undergraduate courses, courses from the massage program). For current chiropractic program students, continuing enrollment in the BS program is contingent upon eligibility for continuing enrollment in the DC program through the first five quarters of the program. Students transferring to UWS from another chiropractic or health-professions school who apply to the bachelor’s program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
- Residency Requirement
- Students must complete at least the last 25 percent of the credits for the degree while in residence as a matriculated student at UWS.
- UWS Alumni
- BS degree applications submitted by UWS DC program alumni will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.Graduates who have not completed the evidence-informed practice course sequence will be required to take additional courses in order to meet the learning objectives of the program. These additional courses are biostatistics, baccalaureate writing preparation, and the baccalaureate project preparation seminars.These courses must be taken in sequence except for biostatistics, which can be taken at any time. These additional courses are graded on a Pass/No Pass basis. These courses can be completed from a distance and take approximately 6 to 12 months to complete. Students can enroll in fall, winter, spring, or summer.It is possible to be exempt from the biostatistics course if an elementary statistics course was taken at another regionally-accredited institution and passed with a C or better and was not used to fulfill the physics requirement for entry into the chiropractic program. The other courses must be completed through UWS.