Graduation Requirements
Graduate Characteristics
Graduates of the Doctor of Chiropractic Program at Campbellsville University will exemplify the highest standards of clinical excellence and ethical integrity. They will possess comprehensive clinical competence, applying evidence-informed practices with confidence, precision, and critical thinking to promote optimal patient outcomes.
They will demonstrate professionalism in all aspects of their practice - upholding ethical responsibilities, embracing lifelong learning, and honoring the trust placed in them by patients, peers, and the community.
With unwavering empathy and compassion, graduates will approach each individual with respect and understanding, recognizing the diverse backgrounds and experiences that shape health and healing. Their care will be grounded in patient-centered management, prioritizing the needs, values, and goals of the people they serve.
Graduates will be skilled in communication, fostering collaborative relationships with patients, colleagues, and interdisciplinary teams through clear, respectful, and culturally sensitive dialogue. They will emerge as leaders in the chiropractic profession - advocates for health promotion, community engagement, and the advancement of integrative healthcare.
Above all, Campbellsville University's Doctor of Chiropractic graduates will be servant-leaders who practice with integrity, lead with purpose, and heal with heart.
Graduation Requirements
Graduation from the Doctor of Chiropractic Program signifies that the student has achieved the program learning outcomes and all related courses and graduation requirements. The D.C. Program reserves the right to make changes to the academic requirements, teaching modalities, and required schedules at any point to ensure that all competencies and objectives are being met by enrolled students. In response to unique situations, changes may need to be made to the required courses, formats, schedules, assessments, policies, and procedures to quickly respond to the changing learning environment without notice. All changes will be communicated to students in a timely manner.
Graduation criteria include:
- All candidates must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of academic work with a minimum standing of 3.0 in the area of concentration and a minimum overall average of 3.0. No "D" grade is accepted in graduate-level coursework.
- Successful demonstration of all required Meta-Competencies.
- Successful completion of the final four trimesters of the program at Campbellsville University (applicable to transfer students).
- All candidates for graduation must complete an Application for Program Completion through the Workday Student Portal at the beginning of the term for which the degree work is to be completed. Please contact the Office of Student Records at 270-789-5233 for questions regarding the Application for Program Completion.
- Completion of all exit interviews and related paperwork.
- Resolution of all outstanding financial obligations to the University.
The D.C. Program must be completed within six calendar years of the date of matriculation. The six-year period includes leaves of absence and any other period of non-enrollment.