Northwestern Health Sciences University Moves Undergraduate Studies Courses on Campus

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Undergraduate studies courses have moved onto Northwestern Health Sciences University’s campus. Since the start of the undergraduate studies program, formerly called the pre-professional program, classes have been held off campus. The undergraduate courses were taught by Northwestern faculty, but due to lack of lab facilities, were forced to be held at Inver Hills Community College in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. But as of January 2009, the undergraduate courses will finally be moving to the Northwestern campus. The move was made possible with space created by a new building addition, and laboratory renovations.

Currently, the courses offered are chemistry, organic chemistry, physics and biomechanics, all prerequisites for the chiropractic program. Admission to Northwestern’s chiropractic program requires three academic years (90 semester hours) of college credit. Many students opt to complete their undergraduate requirements at Northwestern for the graduate program they are entering. The undergraduate studies courses are primarily taken by chiropractic students, but are open to students in the acupuncture and Oriental medicine, and massage therapy program as well.

According to Charles Sawyer, DC, senior vice president and provost, “We would like to expand the types of courses we offer. Students like the accelerated format we provide, so the demands for our undergraduate offerings are increasing.” The accelerated courses allow standard year-long courses to be completed in only one trimester, thus saving undergraduate students planning on enrolling at Northwestern both time and money.