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Semester Based Curriculum

CURRICULUM IS EFFECTIVE FOR ALL NEW STUDENTS ENTERING THE PROGRAM AS OF FALL 2007

Year One
 
Semester One Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours
Hours 
  AN 511 Cell and Tissue Microscopic Anatomy and Physiology 3 0 54 3
 
  AN 512 Functional Anatomy I: Spine 3 3 108 4.5
 
  PP 511 Principles and Practice I: Chiropractic History and Philosophy 2 0 36 2
 
  BC 511 Biochemistry, Metabolism, and Nutrition 4 0 72 4
 
  PP 512 Principles and Practice II: The Doctor Patient Relationship: Communication Skills, Ethics, and Case History 2 0 36 2
 
  AN 513 General Anatomy I: Viscera 3 3 108 4.5
 
  TE 511 Chiropractic Examination Skills I: Palpation and Biomechanics of the Spine and Pelvis 2 0 36 2  
  TE 511L Chiropractic Examination Skills I: Palpation and Biomechanis of the Spine and Pelvis 0 3 54 1.5  
  AN 514 Clinical Embryology I 1 0 18 1  
TOTAL HOURS  20 9 522 24.5  
 
Semester Two Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours
Hours 
  DI 521 Diagnostic Imaging I: Normal Anatomy of the Spine and Pelvis, Introduction to X-Ray Imaging and Physics 2 2 72 3  
  PH 521 Organ System Microscopic Anatomy and Physiology I 2 0 36 2  
  NS 521 Neuroscience I 3 0 54 3  
  PP 523 Principles and Practice III: Contemporary Chiropractic Studies 2 0 36 2  
  AN 525 General Anatomy II: Head and Neck 3 3 108 4.5  
  AN 526 Functional Anatomy II: Extremities 3 3 108 4.5  
  MB 521 Clinical Microbiology Introduction to Infectious Diseases I 2 0 36 2  
  TE 522 Chiropractic Examination Skills II: Palpation and Biomechanics of the Extremities 1 0 18 1  
  TE 522L Chiropractic Examination Skills II: Palpation and Biomechanics of the Extremities 0 3 54 1.5  
TOTAL HOURS  18 11 522 23  .5

 

Year Two
 
Semester Three Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  NS 612 Neurosciences II 3 0 54 3  
  PA 611 Fundamentals of Pathology 2 1 54 2.5  
  PH 612 Organ System Microscopic Anatomy and Physiology II 4 2 108 5  
  MB 612 Infectious Diseases II 2 0 36 2  
  TE 613 Technique Procedures I: Introductio to Full Spine Technique 1 0 0 1    
  TE 613L Technique Procedures I: Introduction to Full Spine Technique 0 3 54 1.5    
  DX 611 Diagnostic Skills I: Orthopedic Examination of the Spine, Pelvis, and Extremities 2 0 36 2  
  DX 611L Diagnostic Skills I: Orthopedic Examination of the Spine, Pelvis, and Extremities 0 4 72

4

  
  DX 612 Diagnostic Skills II: Physical Examination 2 0 36 2  
  DX 612L Diagnostic Skills II: Physical Examination 0 3 54 1.5  
  DI 612 Diagnostic Imaging II: Normal Anatomy 1 2 54 2  
TOTAL HOURS  11 15 576 24.5  
 
Semester Four Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  PA 622 Systems Pathology II 4 2 108 5  
  TE 624 Technique Procedures II: Intermediate Full Spine and Upper Extremity Technique 2 0 36 2  
  TE 624L Technique Procedures II: Intermediate Full Spine and Upper Extremity Technique 0 4 72 2  
  DI 623 Diagnostic Imaging III: Bone Pathology 2 2 72 3  
  DX 624 Laboratory Diagnosis 3 0 54 3  
  MB 623 Public Health I 2 0 36 2  
  DX 623 Diagnostic Skills III: Clinical Neurology and clinical Examination of the Nervous System 2 0 36 2  
  DX 623L Diagnostic Skills III: Clinical Neurology and Clinical Examination of the Nervous System 0 4 72 2  
  TE 625 Technique Procedures III: Soft Tissue 2 0 36 2  
  TE 625L Technique Procedures III: Soft Tissue 0 2 36 1  
  CN 621 Nutritional Pathology 2 0 36 2  
  PP 624 Principles and Practice III: Research Methods 2 0 36 2  
  16 12 504 22  

 

Year Three
 
Semester Five Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  TE 716 Technique Procedures IV: Intermediate Full Spine and Lower Extremity Technique 2 0 36 2  
  TE 716L Technique Procedures IV: Intermediate Full Spine and Lower Extremity Technique 0 4 72 2  
  DI 714 Diagnostic Imaging IV: Arthritis and Trauma 2 2 72 3  
  PT 711 Physiological Therapeutics I 1 0 18 1  
  PT 711L Physiological Therapeutics I 0 2 36 1  
  DD 711 Differential Diagnosis I: Internal Disorders 5 0 90 5  
  DD711L Differential Diagnosis I: Internal Disorders 0 1 18 0.5  
  CN 712 Clinical Nutrition: Treatment and Management 2 0 36 2  
  PH 713 Toxicology/Pharmacology 2 0 36 2  
  TE 717L Technique Procedures V: Soft Tissue II 0 2 36 1  
  ER 711 Emergency Procedures 1 0 18 1  
  ER 711L Emergency Procedures 0 2 36 1  
  RS 711 Thesis I 0 0 0 1  
TOTAL HOURS  15 13 504 22.5  
 
Semester Six Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  DI 725 Diagnostic Imaging V: Chest and Abdomen 1 2 54 2  
  TE 728 Technique Procedures VI: Advanced Chiropractic Technique I 2 0 36 2  
  TE 728L Technique Procedures VI: Advanced Chiropractic Technique I 0 3 54 1.5  
  DI 726 X-Ray Positioning and Physics 3 2 90 4  
  DD 722 Differential Diagnosis II: Neuromusculosketal 4 0 72 4  
  PT 722 Physiological Therapeutics II: Rehabilitation 2 0 36 2  
  PT 722L Physiological Therapeutics II: Rehabilitation 0 2 36 1  
  DX 725 Special Populations 3 0 54 3  
  CS 721 Clinic Services I: Student Clinic 2 4 108 4  
  MB 724 Public Health II: Community Health and Wellness 2 0 36 2  
  RS 722 Thesis II 0 0 0 1  
TOTAL HOURS  17 13 540 24.5  

 

Year Four
 
Semester Seven Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  CS 812 Clinical Services II 0 25 450 12.5  
  DI 827 X-Ray Review 2 0 36 2  
  PP 815 Small Business Management, Insurance, Office Procedures, Jurisprudence and Ethics 4 0 72 4  
  TE 819 Technique Procedures VII: Advanced Chiropractic Technique II 0 6 108 3  
  PS 811 Clinical Psychology 2 0 36 2  
  RS 813 Thesis III 0 0 0 1  
TOTAL HOURS  8 31 702 24.5  
   
 
Semester Eight Sem. 
  Number Course Lecture Lab Hours Hours 
  CS 823 Clinical Services III 0 25 450 12.5  
  RS 824 Thesis IV: Completion and Submission 0 0 0 1.5  
  TOTAL HOURS
  CS 824 Clinical Services (Six weeks) Summer Session 0 25 150 4  
TOTAL HOURS  0 5 600 18  

 

 

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