2017-2018 Catalog The Trusted Leader in Chiropractic Education® 1 PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC CATALOG 2017-2018* Palmer College Foundation doing business as Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport, Iowa 1000 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52803 (800) 722-2586 (563) 884-5000 Admissions: (800) 722-3648, (563) 884-5656 Email: [email protected] Palmer College Foundation, Inc., doing business as Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida Port Orange, Florida 4777 City Center Parkway Port Orange, FL 32129 (866) 890-5498 Admissions: (866) 585-9677, (386) 763-2709 Email: [email protected] Palmer College of Chiropractic West San Jose, California 90 E. Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134 (408) 944-6000 Admissions: (866) 303-7939, (408) 944-6000 Email: [email protected] Palmer College of Chiropractic website www.palmer.edu *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 catalog. This version of the catalog for Palmer College of Chiropractic can be found on our website: www.palmer.edu. Issued for January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018, Volume 111. As changes occur, the most up-to-date information can be found on our website: www.palmer.edu Throughout this Catalog 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. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC CATALOG 2017-2018* ........................................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 2 WELCOME ............................................................................................................................................................. 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................... 8 CHIROPRACTIC .............................................................................................................................................. 8 IDENTITY STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 8 CHIROPRACTIC PILLARS ............................................................................................................................... 8 MISSION ........................................................................................................................................................... 9 VISION .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 VALUES ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................. 9 PRACTICE PARADIGM ................................................................................................................................... 9 THE PALMER EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................ 10 THE FIVE STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS OF THE COLLEGE .............................................................................11 INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES ............................................................................................................................11 ACCREDITATION/LICENSURE ......................................................................................................................11 APPROVALS ................................................................................................................................................... 12 COLLEGE FINANCIAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 12 DISCLAIMERS, DISCLOSURES AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................ 13 STATE COMPLIANT PROCESS POLICY ....................................................................................................... 13 INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ......................................................................................... 13 CONSUMER INFORMATION ........................................................................................................................ 13 INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ....................................................................................................................... 13 NO LEGAL ADVICE INTENDED ................................................................................................................... 13 COMPLIANCE WITH COLLEGE REGULATIONS ......................................................................................... 13 COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .......................................................................................................................... 13 LEGAL IMMIGRATION STATUS .................................................................................................................... 13 LINKS TO NON-PALMER WEBSITES ........................................................................................................... 14 STATE AUTHORIZATION FOR OUT-OF-STATE PRECEPTORSHIPS/FIELD TRAINING AND OTHER OPERATIONS ...................................... 14 HISTORY OF PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC .................................................................................... 15 STUDENT AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................. 17 BOOKSTORES ................................................................................................................................................ 17 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................................... 17 PALMER ALERT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM................................................................................................... 17 PALMER CENTER FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................... 17 STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTERS ................................................................................................ 18 STUDENT DISABILITY SUPPORT CENTER ................................................................................................. 18 STUDENT HANDBOOK ................................................................................................................................. 18 STUDENT HEALTH ........................................................................................................................................ 19 STUDENT ORIENTATION .............................................................................................................................. 19 STUDENT PORTALS ....................................................................................................................................... 19 STUDENT SERVICES ..................................................................................................................................... 19 WIRELESS COMPUTER ACCESS .................................................................................................................. 19 ABOUT PALMER ................................................................................................................................................. 20 THE CAMPUSES ............................................................................................................................................. 20 2 CAMPUS VISITS ............................................................................................................................................. 20 RESEARCH ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 FACILITIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 CLINICS .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 LIBRARIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ................................................................................................. 22 MUSEUM AND OSTEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS ......................................................................................