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CHN 111 - Mandarin Chinese I
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: TSE 099 and TSR 099 if required
This course is designed for students who possess little or no Chinese language background. The goal of this course is to lay groundwork for the study of modern Chinese. This course will focus on the Chinese Pinyin romanization system, Chinese characters, and the development of language skills in aurally understanding, speaking, reading, and writing.
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CHN 112 - Mandarin Chinese II
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: One year of high school Mandarin Chinese or CHN 111 or the equivalent
The purpose of this course is to continue to lay groundwork for the study of modern Chinese. This course will focus on the easily confused sounds in Chinese pronunciation and continue the study of sentence patterns, expressions and Chinese characters in daily life context.
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Chiropractic Practice Management |
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CHPM 1501 - Personal Development I
(2-0-1)
An overview of the professional structure of the chiropractic profession and the concepts of personal branding and reputation management as they relate to practice success.
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CHPM 1502 - Communication Skills and Diversity
(2-0-1)
The student will focus on patient education strategies and communication technologies within a general and diverse patient population necessary to create paradigm shifts in their patients. Specifically, the student will be introduced to the importance of communication skills during procedures like the case history, analysis, report of findings, daily visits, progressive report of findings and the new patient orientation in the sustained growth of their practice.
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CHPM 1503 - Personal Finance
(2-0-1)
This course is designed to help students understand the effect of individual financial choices on their personal, professional and future goals. Students will design personal and professional budgets; simulate use of checking and saving accounts; demonstrate knowledge of finance, debt and credit management; and evaluate and understand insurance and taxes.
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CHPM 2504 - Capstone I: Personal Development I
(1-0-1)
This course is designed to help the student realize the importance of core values in order to serve their employees, patients and communities. The course will teach the student to create the consciousness and habit of consistent service as they go through school, student clinic and their future practice. This will establish them as a unique provider of high quality customer service in a marketplace that demands the same. This class serves as the “To Serve” course and is the fourth in a series of four themed, personal development courses based on the tenets and Core Values of Life University.
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CHPM 2605 - Practice Development I: Personal Marketing
(1-0-1)
The student will learn the strategies of operating and maintaining a successful chiropractic practice. These strategies will be an important preparatory for use in Life University’s student and outpatient clinic system.
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CHPM 2606 - Practice Development II: Doctor - Patient Relationship
(1-0-1)
The students, as they approach entering the clinic environment, will focus on patient education strategies and communication technologies necessary to developing paradigm shifts in their patients. Specifically, the student will concentrate on a deeper awareness of communication skills needed as part of the specific Doctor Patient Relationship encounters such as: the case history, analysis, report of findings, daily visits, progressive report of findings and the new patient orientation in the sustained growth of their practice.
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CHPM 3511 - Principles of Marketing
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: CLIN 3608
This course will study the various aspects of marketing and marketing management. The students will be exposed to the process of business activities that direct the flow of services from the chiropractor to the patient. The primary focus will be on the functions that are responsible for assuring that every aspect of the chiropractor’s office focuses on patient relationships by delivering superior value, recognizing that the organization’s ongoing relationships with patients, employees and the community are its most important asset. A Marketing Plan with pro-forma income statements will highlight the activities of the student during this courses delivery. Additionally, there will be a section devoted to financial decision making using such tools as Net Present Value of money.
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CHPM 3608 - Capstone II: Marketing, Leadership, and Basic Finances
(1-0-1)
Prerequisite: CHPM 2605 , CHPM 2606 , CHPM 2504
Students enrolled in this course will learn methods for powerful and effective communication with patients and prospective patients. Students will investigate the basic finances needed to build their future practice business plan. They will learn ways to prepare a plan to secure financing.
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CHPM 3609 - Practice Management I: Introduction to Practice Management
(1-0-1)
Prerequisite: CHPM 2605
The student will learn the strategies of operating and maintaining a successful chiropractic practice. Specifically, the student is introduced to key areas and considerations for the start-up of a chiropractic practice.
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CHPM 4520 - Small Business Management
(2-0-2)
In this course, emphasis is placed on the essentials of Entrepreneurship and the operation of a small business enterprise. Participants will understand how “to recognize a need” and determine how best to meet that need. Students will become familiar with starting a small business (i.e. locating funding, qualifying for funding, determining the good and bad related to geographic location, how to organize a project from beginning to end, eliminating waste of project time and money and how to spot problems before they become critical).
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CHPM 4611 - Practice Management II: Office and Staffing Procedures
(1-0-1)
Prerequisite: CHPM 3609
The student will learn the strategies of operating and maintaining a successful chiropractic practice. The student will examine the training procedures and practices associated with staffing a chiropractic office.
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CHPM 4612 - Capstone III: Systems for Success
(1-0-1)
Prerequisite: CHPM 3608
These courses are intended to build the foundation for conceptually understanding how to develop a high-volume, subluxation based, cash-driven, lifetime family wellness practice. This class also explores four areas for the student to get started in developing a practice. These are: LIFE’s System for Success, Compliance, Team Building and Advanced Marketing.
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CHPM 4700 - Chiropractic Practice Management
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: CLIN 3609
The student will be provided with practice procedures that are used in a chiropractor’s office. This course explores the elements necessary for the establishment of the private practice of chiropractic. The student is instructed in the preparation of opening and managing their first practice through the preparations of business and marketing plans, purchasing versus leasing of equipment and other items associated with the opening of a chiropractic practice.
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CHPM 4722 - Documentation and Coding
(2-0-2)
This course is designed to enhance the ability of future doctors of Chiropractic to document and code the clinical services they provide. The course will focus on helping providers develop clinical decision-making and documentation habits that will support the optimal CPT code for the services rendered. Coding rules for the most common categories of service provided by chiropractors will be presented, and typical problem areas within each of the categories will be discussed.
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CHPM 4763 - Jurisprudence
(3-0-3)
Prerequisite: CHPM 3609
Legal considerations of the chiropractor and professional malpractice are the basis of this course. Types of organization for practice, establishment of a practice and a practical analysis of the law of contracts, agency and partnership relating to the chiropractor are included, along with a study of the court system and the chiropractor as an expert witness. Consideration is given to insurance coverage for patients.
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CHPM 4773 - Ethics and Boundaries
(2-0-2)
This course will cover the topics of ethics and professional relations from a practical perspective. Using a combination lecture/ group discussion format, ethical issues in the context of the chiropractor functioning in his/her community, family and profession will be covered. In addition, the topics of practice styles, broad/narrow scope of practice, risk management, malpractice and professional responsibility will be discussed using actual case examples.
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Chiropractic Principles and Philosophy |
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CPAP 1104 - Preparation for National Board Exams
(0.5-0-0)
This course is session 1 of 2 in preparation of national boards that are available each of the four quarters of the academic year and are counted toward assembly graduation requirements. The attending students are presented with information on the format of National Boards Part I test plan, test taking strategies, and where to find study materials. Each week students will be presented with the test plan, and sample test questions for one of the domains of the National Board Part I exam.
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CPAP 1207 - Preparation for National Board Exams
(0.5-0-0)
This course is session 2 of 2 in preparation of national boards that are available each of the four quarters of the academic year and are counted toward assembly graduation requirements. The attending students are presented with information on the format of National Boards Part I test plan, test taking strategies, and where to find study materials. Each week students will be presented with the test plan, and sample test questions for one of the domains of the National Board Part I exam.
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CPAP 1308 - Preparation for National Board Exams
(0.5-0-0)
This course is session 1 of 2 in preparation for national board examinees that are available each of the four quarters of the academic year and are counted toward assembly graduation requirements. The attending students are presented with information on the format of National Boards Part II and III, test taking strategies, and where to find study materials. Each week students will be presented with the test plan, and sample test questions for one of the domains of the National Board Parts II and Part III exam.
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CPAP 1500 - Chiropractic Assembly
(0.3-0-0)
A part of the D.C. curriculum at Life University is a fourteen quarter series of one-hour philosophy lectures. Attendance of three each quarter is required for graduation. These lectures provide the student with an opportunity to receive up-to-date information relating to the current trends within the chiropractic profession - on a local as well as an international level. These seminars further permit ongoing communication and philosophy reinforcement throughout the D.C. curriculum.
Chiropractic Assembly is a quarterly program of one hour assemblies held in the Main Gym. Chiropractic Assemblies are scheduled at 11:00-11:50 a.m. on Thursdays. Chiropractic Assemblies feature invited speakers from within and outside the Life University community, presenting up-to-date information relating to current philosophic, scientific, clinical, political and educational trends within the chiropractic profession, both locally and internationally, as well as presentations related to Life University’s Eight Core Proficiencies. One Assembly each quarter is devoted to communication between the president of the University and the student body. Three Assemblies are offered each quarter, usually during weeks two (2), four (4) and six (6), although the dates may vary depending on the invited speakers’ schedules.
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CPAP 1502 - Health Care Terminology Same as: NTR 240
(2-0-2)
This course provides structure for learning the basics of a healthcare vocabulary by integrating in-class instruction with selfpaced study. Word-building techniques of combining word roots, prefixes and suffixes are applied to each of the body’s systems and supplemented by an introduction to common associated pathological conditions to provide a foundation for further clinical study.
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CPAP 1505 - Introduction to Philosophy, Science, and Art of Chiropractic
(2-0-2)
This introductory course to the Philosophy of Chiropractic serves as an introduction to the philosophy of chiropractic. The unique paradigm of chiropractic as a separate and distinct healthcare approach will be explored, as well as its focus on the neuro-spinal disrelationship embodied in the vertebral subluxation. This course will introduce the importance of the relationship of metaphysical and physical concepts and the metaphysical, epistemological and political outcomes of this dynamic. Learners will compare and contrast the foundational concepts of the philosophy of chiropractic and will start to develop communication skills of these concepts for the lay person.
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CPAP 1525 - Lifestyles for Health: An Introduction to Wellness
(1-0-1)
This course is designed to empower students to assess and improve their health behaviors. Students will learn and apply theories of behavioral change and lifestyle modification through wellness planning in a wellness partnering context. Students will describe risk factors for prevalent lifestyle-related disorders.
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CPAP 1605 - History of Chiropractic
(2-0-2)
Students are introduced to the highlights of the chiropractic profession from its inception in 1895 to the present time. Major names, dates, places and events are discussed. The growth and development of our national organizations, various chiropractic schools and various chiropractic schools of thought in both philosophy and technique are explored.
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CPAP 1615 - Chiropractic Principles
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: CPAP 1505
The basic metaphysical and biological principles of traditional chiropractic philosophy will be explored in the context of modern scientific and philosophic thought. The roles of energy, information and communication in creating, maintaining and transforming organizational states of matter will be described. The application of these basic principles of intelligent selforganization to living biological systems will be considered, including the specific nature of the organism-wide ‘consciousness’ traditionally referred to as “innate intelligence.”
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CPAP 2109 - Preparation for National Board Exams
(0.5-0-0)
This course is session 2 of 2 in preparation for national board examinees that are available each of the four quarters of the academic year and are counted toward assembly graduation requirements. The attending students are presented with information on the format of National Boards Part II and III, test taking strategies, and where to find study materials. Each week students will be presented with the test plan, and sample test questions for one of the domains of the National Board Parts II and Part III exam.
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CPAP 3625 - Wellness, Movement Assessment, and Conditioning Same as: SHS 102
(1-2-2)
Prerequisite: CPAP 1525 TECH 2711
This course is designed to empower students to take responsibility for their health behaviors and to prepare students to assess, mentor and coach their patients in developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The course includes a strong emphasis on spinal and neurological health promotion through patient active interventions and wellness planning. In the laboratory sessions, students develop and present a focused, spinal, health promotion exercise program.
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CPAP 3715 - Vertebral Subluxation Theories
(3-0-3)
Prerequisites: ANAT 2647 , DIAG 2740
The purpose of this course is to explore the paradigm of the vertebral subluxation complex, including theoretical constructs, pathophysiological mechanisms, components and multisystemic ramifications. The course will also delineate pathways of communication between the nervous, endocrine and immune systems as related to psychoneuroimmunology.
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CPAP 4725 - Advanced Wellness and Ergonomics SHS 488
(2-0-2)
This course is designed to motivate and encourage students to engage in wellness-oriented lifestyles including physical, mental/ emotional and spiritual factors, which promote wellness and prevent disease. Students will develop personal wellness plans for themselves and develop strategies to empower patients, public and communities to participate in health-enhancing lifestyles. Students will become aware of lifestyle and ergonomic factors that affect health both in positive and negative ways. They will participate in corporate and community-based chiropractic/wellness presentations designed to educate and empower individuals and the public to improve their health and quality of life.
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CPAP 5705 - Issues in Traditional Chiropractic Philosophy
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: Student must be entering 6th qtr. or above, CPAP 1615
The first of three courses given as an elective seminar will provide the philosophically inclined student with the opportunity to deepen and broaden his/her knowledge and understanding of both traditional and modern perspectives on vitalistic chiropractic philosophy and its relationship to Chiropractic’s clinical, professional and political issues, as well as the philosophic issues involved in chiropractic’s relationship to other biological and healthcare professional philosophies. In this elective, students will explore Stephenson’s Chiropractic Textbook in greater detail to form a strong basis for understanding and working to advance Chiropractic’s traditional and contemporary principles.
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CPAP 5805 - Philosophic Issues in Clinical/Professional Practice
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: CPAP 5705
knowledge and understanding of both traditional and modern perspectives on vitalistic chiropractic philosophy and its relationship to chiropractic’s clinical, professional and political issues, as well as the philosophic issues involved in chiropractic’s relationship to other biological and healthcare professional philosophies. In this elective, students will explore clinical applications of chiropractic principles to the question of interference, adjusting and healing/health theories and inter-professional relationships.
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CPAP 5815 - Issues in Contemporary Vitalistic/Chiropractic Philosophy
(2-0-2)
Prerequisite: CPAP 5805 (or instructor permission)
The third of three courses given as an elective seminar will provide the philosophically-inclined student with the opportunity to deepen and broaden his/her knowledge and understanding of both traditional and modern perspectives on vitalistic chiropractic philosophy and its relationship to chiropractic’s clinical, professional and political issues, as well as the philosophic issues involved in chiropractic’s relationship to other biological and healthcare professional philosophies. In this elective, students will explore contemporary issues in Vitalism, including Vitalism beyond the chiropractic profession, and begin to work toward the future of chiropractic philosophy.
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Clinical Education (Academics) |
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CLET 3757 - Clinical Skills
(2-4-4)
Prerequisites: ANAT 2647 , DIAG 2725 , DIAG 2735 , DIAG 2740 , PHYS 2535
This course will focus on the fundamentals of the patient interview, examination findings and assessment of data, differential diagnosis, diagnostic testing strategies, case management and patient communication. Students will review and refine clinical skills related to all focused regional examinations. This course will be presented in the form of lectures, team-based group discussions and labs.
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CLET 3826 - Head and Neck Clinical Case Integration
(3-2-4)
Prerequisites: CLET 3757
This course will focus on the conservative management of common cervical spine syndromes. Students will be introduced to the functional model of cervical spine syndromes via appropriate assessment, rehabilitation and management strategies. Appropriate radiographs, lab data, advanced imaging and other diagnostic information will be reviewed in the lab setting while clinical skills specific to the topic will be refined under the guidance of a faculty instructor. Each clinical topic will culminate in a weekly case conference to ensure understanding of key concepts, clinical reasoning and appropriate case management strategies. The course will integrate a variety of teaching techniques from traditional lectures to case-based and team-based learning exercises.
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CLET 3828 - Lumbar-Pelvic Clinical Case Integration
(3-2-4)
Prerequisites: CLET 3757 and TECH 2712
The course will present clinical topics that relate to the low back and specific neurological disorders through actual patient case files and integrate appropriate chiropractic management or co-management for each topic. Basic concepts will be presented in a lecture format, and students will apply the knowledge gained by participating in small group, case-based exercises. Appropriate radiographs, lab data, advanced imaging and other diagnostic information will be reviewed in the lab setting while clinical skills specific to the topic will be refined under guidance of a faculty instructor. Each clinical topic will culminate in a weekly case conference to ensure understanding of the key concepts, clinical reasoning and appropriate case management strategies. The class project for this course will consist of an oral patient case presentation in their small-group lab.
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CLET 3835 - Visceral Clinical Case Integration
(6-0-6)
Prerequisites: CLET 3757 , DIAG 3743
This course will present clinical topics and concepts that relate to common conditions of the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, vascular, lymphatic, integumentary and nervous systems. Pattern recognition of common disorders relating to these systems will be emphasized, and appropriate radiographs, lab data, advanced imaging and other diagnostic information will be reviewed. Benefits, precautions and risks associated with chiropractic management or comanagement of these patients will also be discussed.
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CLET 4840 - Extremity Clinical Case Integration
(3-2-4)
Prerequisites: CLET 3757 and TECH 3838
This course will focus exclusively on the extremities and their multiple related disorders. A strong emphasis will be placed on orthopedic and neurological musculoskeletal diagnosis while integrating assessment of data, differential diagnosis, diagnostic testing strategies, case management and outcomes assessment. Students will review and refine clinical skills related to specific examinations of the shoulder complex, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, pelvis, knee, ankle and foot. Chiropractic and co-management factors will be carefully considered. The course will be presented in a lecture and lab format utilizing case-based learning.
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CLET 4862 - Advanced Clinical Case Integration I
(3-2-4)
Prerequisites: CLET 4840 , PUBH 3717 , PUBH 3725 , PUBH 4747
This course will present clinical topics and concepts that relate to special patient groups and patients with multiple health concerns through actual patient case files and integrate appropriate chiropractic management or co-management for each topic. Appropriate radiographs, lab data, advanced imaging and other diagnostic information will be reviewed in the lab setting while clinical skills specific to the topic will be refined under the guidance of a faculty instructor. Each clinical topic will culminate in a weekly case conference to ensure understanding of the key concepts, clinical reasoning and appropriate case management strategies. The course will integrate a variety of teaching techniques from traditional lectures to case-based and team-based learning exercises.
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CLET 4874 - Advanced Clinical Case Topics
(2-0-1)
Prerequisites: CLET 3835
This course focuses on advanced clinical topics that are presented by sources from within and outside LUCC. This course will broaden the student’s clinical knowledge, awareness and attitudes through attending guest lectures, participating in panels of expert discussion, completing web-based exercises and, in certain cases, the observation of outside activities.
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Clinical Practicum Courses |
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CLIN 1501 - Clinical Patient Experience I
(0-1-0)
This course provides first quarter students the opportunity for initial exposure to the clinic system, allowing students to become patients in the clinic and/or be involved in the clinical experience by observing clinic procedures and patient assessment procedures. Students are introduced to federal confidentiality guidelines and begin to appreciate the significance of protected health information.
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CLIN 1502 - Clinical Patient Experience II
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This course is a continuation of CLIN 1501 . The student will continue to be involved in clinical experiences through observing patient and intern assessment procedures. Students will begin to gain understanding and appreciation for the roles and responsibilities of a Doctor of Chiropractic while acquiring skills in establishing a doctor-patient relationship by observing patient care encounters and intern assessment procedures. Basic clinic processes and procedures are introduced, and expectations of student behavior while in clinic are reinforced. Patient confidentiality concepts are further explored.
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CLIN 1503 - Clinical Patient Observation I
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 1502
This course allows students to begin to develop the ability to interact with patients, interns and clinic faculty, learning appropriate patient dialogue and interprofessional communication skills. Students begin to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from classroom training throughout different patient encounters.
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CLIN 2504 - Clinical Patient Observation II
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 1502
This course introduces students to basic concepts of the patient health record and health record maintenance models. Clinical documentation strategies are introduced, laying a foundation which can be built upon in future courses. Students are given an opportunity to relate these concepts with processes utilized in the LUCC clinic system as well as observe a case management review. Students begin to become familiar with the business aspects of a chiropractic practice.
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CLIN 2505 - Clinical Recording History and Chiropractic I
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: DIAG 2725
This courses provides students the opportunity to continue to interact professionally with patients, understand appropriate patient dialogue, deepen and enhance listening and empathy skills and observe how to overcome barriers in communication with patients. Students continue to integrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired during classroom training through practical application with increased responsibility. Students become more familiar with clinic operations, business forms and procedures, and how to incorporate classroom training into the daily experience of how a clinic functions.
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CLIN 2506 - Clinical Recording History and Chiropractic II
(0-1-0)
Prerequisite: CLIN 2505
This course is a continuation of CLIN 2505 and will provide a more in-depth approach to clinical reasoning, patient interview and clinical documentation.
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CLIN 3507 - Student Clinic Orientation
(1-2-2)
Prerequisites: CLIN 2506
t is presented with an introduction to the clinic policies and procedures located in the Life University Clinic Intern Handbook and also patient care procedures with emphasis on Patient Privacy (HIPAA), Case Management Review (CMR), record documentation and adjusting, utilizing the Full Spine and Life Toggle techniques. The student will also be presented with, from previous courses, a review of educational material that will emphasize practical situations. The students will be expected to continue to build upon their foundation to integrate information obtained from their patient interactions. These interactions may include patient’s history, physical examination, laboratory tests, radiographic studies and chiropractic analysis in order to develop a working diagnosis and case management plan, including goals and appropriate outcomes for care. Successful completion of this course also requires documentation of current CPR certification.
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CLIN 3601 - Basic Science Board Review
(0-2-0)
Prerequisites: Complete all basic science courses through 5th Quarter
The course is designed to help students review their knowledge in Basic Science courses as they prepare for NBCE Part 1.
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CLIN 3608 - Student Clinic I Practicum
(0-6-3)
Prerequisites: ANLS 3715 CLET 3757 , CLIN 3507 , DIAG 3750 , RADD 2711 , RADD 3511 , TECH 2701 , TECH 3713
This course provides a transitional experience from the classroom into active patient care delivery. Students continue in their development of clinical competency through patient care in the Student Clinic. This course provides opportunities to build on acquired patient case management experiences, continuity of care concepts, providing mentoring to lower quarter students and continuing to develop clinical and reasoning skills. Patient care takes place under close supervision and direction of Student Clinic faculty clinicians who continually assess the student’s clinical competency.
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CLIN 3609 - Student Clinic II Practicum
(0-6-3)
Prerequisites: CLIN 3608
This course is a continuation of CLIN 3608 . The student continues with active student and student family patient care while mentoring lower quarter students under the guidance and supervision of a faculty clinician who assesses the intern’s clinical competency on a continuing basis.
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CLIN 3709 - Outpatient Clinic Orientation
(1-0-1)
Prerequisites: CLIN 3608
This course provides a more in-depth perspective to the clinic policies and procedures located in the Life University Clinic Intern Handbook with special emphasis on outpatient care procedures, including Patient Privacy (HIPAA), Case Management Review (CMR) and record documentation.
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CLIN 3710 - Clinic Outpatient I Practicum
(0-6-3)
Prerequisites: CLIN 3609 , CLIN 3709 , CPAP 3715 , PUBH 3615 RADD 3512 , RADD 3620 , RADD 3713
Interns begin to provide care for outpatients while continuing in their development of clinical competency through a variety of patient care encounters. The clinic faculty doctors take primary responsibility for the student’s clinical education and the direction and management of patient care. Interns continue to be assessed daily by faculty clinicians. Demonstration of ability to exercise increased clinical responsibility is expected.
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CLIN 4711 - Clinic Outpatient II Practicum
(0-6-3)
Prerequisites: CLIN 3710
This course is a continuation of CLIN 3710 . Interns continue to provide care to outpatients and continue in their development of clinical competency through continued care of patients in a Life University outpatient facility while under the direct supervision of a faculty clinician. Interns are expected to be able to handle a wide range of clinical presentations and continue to be assessed daily by faculty clinicians.
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CLIN 4712 - Clinic Outpatient III Practicum
(0-6-3)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4711
This course is a continuation of CLIN 4711 . Interns are expected to continue to handle the entire range of day-to-day clinical activities. Interns continue to provide care to outpatients and continue in their development of clinical competency through continued care of patients in a Life University outpatient facility while under the direct supervision of a faculty clinician. Interns continue to be assessed daily by faculty clinicians and are expected to pass an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) along with this course in order to advance in clinic.
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CLIN 4801 - Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLET 4840 , RADD 3718 , PUBH 3717 , DIAG 3755 , DIAG 3835 , CLET 3835 , CLET 3828 , CLET 3826 , and CLIN 4711
The CLIN 4801 OSCE is a multi-station practical examination that is designed to measure the Intern’s clinical competency. Specific competencies measured include the case history, critical thought, physical examination, neuromusculoskeletal examination and x-ray interpretation.
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CLIN 4812 - Level III Clinic Experience Orientation
(1-0-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4711
This course is designed to orientate an intern to their potential Level III Clinic Practicum experiences. An intern will be provided with the various choices of experiences currently available and specifically be guided through the information and paperwork needed to apply for a PEAK (Practice Excellence Art and Knowledge) practice, domestically (locally or out-of-state) or internationally.
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CLIN 4813 - Level III Clinic Practicum I
(0-15-7)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4712 , CLIN 4801 , CLIN 4812
Interns continue to manage outpatients in conjunction with licensed faculty doctors. Interns are now able to utilize all of the technique and diagnostic tools taught in the core curriculum. Opportunities exist that allow Interns to expand their patient care knowledge and understanding by participating in optional clinical experiences. Interns are in the final stages for preparing for their entrance into the practice of Chiropractic.
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CLIN 4814 - Level III Clinic Outpatient Practicum II
(0-15-7)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4813 or CLIN 5833
Interns are utilizing all of the skills necessary to manage a wide range of patient presentations. Interns will demonstrate the ability to accept graduated responsibilities in conjunction with delivering patient care. Opportunities exist that allow Interns to expand their patient care knowledge and understanding by participating in supervised clinical experiences. Interns will complete their quantitative requirements in anticipation of graduation.
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CLIN 5600 - Clinic Re-entry/Entry Exam
(0-2-0)
This course is designed to assess a student’s skills, after a clinic absence of one or more quarters, for placement back into or transfer into the clinic practicum environment. Assessment is offered twice each quarter.
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CLIN 5700 - (10th) Student Clinic Practicum Elective
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 3609 and CLIN 5600 (Clinic Re-entry test if applicable)
This course is for ninth quarter interns who are academically ineligible to participate in the next student clinic - CLIN 3710 - but wish to continue the opportunity to maintain and continue to develop clinical skills in the student clinic environment. This 0 credit course will bill the same as 1 credit of tuition.
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CLIN 5800 - (13th) Outpatient Clinic Practicum Elective
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4712 and not taken or “NP” OSCE/CLIN 4801 and CLIN 5600 (Clinic Re-entry test if applicable)
This course is for thirteenth quarter interns that are academically ineligible to participate in the Level III outpatient clinic choices - i.e. CLIN 4813 - but wish to continue the opportunity to maintain and continue to develop clinical skills in the outpatient clinic environment. This 0 credit course will bill the same as 1 credit of tuition.
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CLIN 5823 - (14th) Level III Practicum Elective
(0-1-0)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4801 and CLIN 5600 (Clinic Re-entry test if applicable)
This course is for fourteenth quarter interns or above who wish to limit their participation in the Level III clinic choices but will continue the opportunity to maintain and continue to develop clinical skills in the Level III clinic environment. This 0 credit course will bill the same as 1 credit of tuition.
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CLIN 5833 - Level III Immersion Practicum
(0-24-12)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4712 , CLIN 4801 , CLIN 4812
Interns continue to manage outpatients in conjunction with licensed faculty doctors. Interns are now able to utilize all of the technique and diagnostic tools taught in the core curriculum. Opportunities exist that allow Interns to expand their patient care knowledge and understanding by participating in optional clinical experiences. Interns are in the final stages for preparing for their entrance into the practice of Chiropractic. Interns are immersed in one Adjunct Faculty’s private practice. Credit is given in place of CLIN 4813 and up to six credits toward the general elective graduation requirement.
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CLIN 5834 - Level III Immersion Practicum
(0-24-12)
Prerequisites: CLIN 4813
Interns are utilizing all of the skills necessary to manage a wide range of patient presentations. Interns will demonstrate the ability to accept graduated responsibilities in conjunction with delivering patient care. Opportunities exist that allow Interns to expand their patient care knowledge and understanding by participating in supervised clinical experiences. Interns will complete their quantitative requirements in anticipation of graduation. Interns are immersed in one Adjunct Faculty’s private practice. Credit is given in place of CLIN 4814 and up to six credits toward the general elective graduation requirement.
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CIM 101 - Introduction to Computers
(5-0-5)
The computer literacy course is designed to acquaint students with practical computer skills, including the word processing, database and spreadsheet applications used commonly in professional contexts. The student will be introduced to academic Internet resources, multimedia techniques, personal data security and basic computer science. (When offered online for remote degree students who are off-campus, the student will be required to purchase specific hardware, various software, and proctoring fees. On-campus students are expected to take the lab format).
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CIM 102 - Introduction to Computers (Remote Sites)
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: DEO 100
This computer literacy course, exclusively for students in fully online degrees and online programs, is designed to provide practical computer skills, including word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications commonly used in professional contexts. The student will be introduced to academic Internet resources, multimedia techniques, data security, and basic computer science. Skills in Cloud applications to empower the online learner will be addressed.
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CIM 204 - Programming IV - Adv. VB
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CIM 201
This course is designed to train the student to program in the VISUAL BASIC language. It adds to the skills learned in the CIM 201 class. Areas of emphasis will include: The Program Development Cycle and its components of Analysis, Design, Coding, Testing, Debugging and Documentation; Fundamentals of good programming practice; and use of Arrays, Sequential Files and Random-Access Files. Emphasis will be placed on programming in a user’s Window interface controls, objects, images and data structures.
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CIM 230 - CIM Seminars *This course can be repeated.
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CIM 101
This course is composed of guest lecturers, field trips or general discussions on current events in the computer information management field.
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CIM 320 - Health Information Management
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: CIM 101
This course examines healthcare organizations from the perspective of managing data and information systems. Students will identify healthcare processes with information systems as the main focus. The goal of the course is to identify key issues enabling the management of healthcare systems today so that both information management professionals and healthcare professionals can be effective in such systems. Specific federal regulations, vendor options, databases, security and Cloud-based tools will be discussed. Hands-on software skills in data analytics will be included. Alternative health record requirements, including those for mental health centers, chiropractic and long-term facilities will be explored.
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CIM 450 - Senior CIM Project I
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 410 & Instructor Approval, CIM 305 CIM 330
Students will be assigned or personally develop a CIM project as their senior project. It may include, but is not limited to, systems analysis and design, data communication design, database design and/or management of a CIM project or programming effort. The project must be pre-approved by the CIM faculty and Department of Business department head.
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CIM 451 - Senior CIM Project II
(5-0-5)
Prerequisite: Instructor Approval
This course is designed to give the motivated student an additional chance to demonstrate their ability to integrate the CIM curriculum by seeking an IT certification approved by the department within the student’s chosen area of specialization.
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CIT 103 - Laws of Cyberspace
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102
This course is an introduction to the legal issues of cyberspace. Legal issues in this domain are complex. Technology has been evolving faster than the law’s ability to handle the changes, so partially this course will be an education in the legislating and policy making of moving targets. It will also be an education in jurisdiction, privacy, surveillance, and copyright as it relates to the Internet. The perspective will be from US law and jurisprudence, although there will be periodic forays into international issues. Topics covered will include cyberlaw and cybergovernance, the Digital Revolution and its impact on First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment issues, copyright in the Digital Age, and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
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CIT 104 - Legal & Ethical Issues
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102
This course will offer a survey of legal issues arising from the rapid growth of the Internet and other on-line communications. The focus will be on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights on the Internet, including copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. The course will also include discussion on jurisdictional issues, free speech, data privacy, electronic transactions, and computer crime. The goal is to provide you with a practical overview of Internet law that will prepare you to address issues pertaining to this area of law.
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CIT 105 - Information Technology & Organizational Integration
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102
This course is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of Information Systems (IS) as they apply to the business industry. Topics will include Information Systems fundamentals; IS infrastructure; organizational and business strategies for Information Systems, Managing Information Systems; Information Systems for commerce and collaboration; business intelligence and Enterprise Information Systems; security, privacy and ethics for Information Systems.
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CIT 106 - Applications of Technical Communication
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102
Principles, techniques, and skills needed to conduct scientific, technical, or business writing. Instruction in the writing of reports, letters, in the preparation and presentation of oral reports, and other exercises applicable to a wide range of disciplines and careers. Emphasis on clarity, conciseness, and accuracy of expression. Research techniques, information design, effective use of graphics, and preparation and presentation of oral reports will be covered.
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CIT 200 - Career Development for the IT Professional
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102
Principles, techniques, and skills needed to conduct scientific, technical, or business writing. Instruction in the writing of reports, letters, in the preparation and presentation of oral reports, and other exercises applicable to a wide range of disciplines and careers. Emphasis on clarity, conciseness, and accuracy of expression. Research techniques, information design, effective use of graphics, and preparation and presentation of oral reports will be covered.
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CIT 303 - Networking Fundamentals
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIT 103 , CIT 104 , CIT 105 , CIT 106 , CIT 200 , CIM 205
This course offers theory and hands-on training in network analysis and troubleshooting. The core is to understand the flow of traffic inside a network by using tools such as Wireshark to capture and analyze live traffic. We will cover various analysis techniques to spot the most common network problems, will get familiar with statistical tools such as Wireshark to analyze traffic in real time. By the end of the course the participant will be able to recognize the OSI model layers, components and functions of each layer, recognize network elements such as router, switch and firewall, and the will gain the ability to identify common network attacks.
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CIT 304 - Business Information Systems
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIT 103 , CIT 104 , CIT 105 , CIT 106 , CIT 200 , CIM 205
This course provides an introductory survey of the use of information systems in business enterprises. You will study how organizations can use information systems to improve efficiency and enable new ways of doing business. You will gain a conceptual understanding of the basic building blocks of information system technology, such as database management and network architecture. You will study examples of how business needs can drive the development of new technology and also how advances in technology can drive changes in business. Such an understanding will enable you to identify existing technologies to solve a business problem or conceptualize new technologies that meet emerging business needs.
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CIT 309 - Cloud Computing
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 102 & MAT 101
Leverage cloud services to streamline computing resources, deploy enterprise applications, improve user access and system reliability, and utilize advanced computing capabilities. Foundation concepts include virtualization, multi-tenant architecture, and software defined networking. Examines the full range of services available to organizations along with deployment strategies, evaluation criteria, economic justification, and manageability.
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CIT 315 - Applied Data Analytics
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIM 205
This course aims to provide students with the resources needed to examine, parse, and analyze datasets (with a specific aim for answering research questions). This data analysis course covers a variety of concepts across disciplines of economics, statistics, and machine learning but with a specific emphasis on application. All techniques will be taught through practical examples of real-world datasets with enough breadth to understand the most critical concepts behind various analysis techniques.
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CIT 406 - Programming Data Structures
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIT 103 , CIT 104 , CIT 105 , CIT 106 , CIT 200 , CIM 205
This course covers fundamental data structures and their use in programming. This includes both class design and features of the C++ programming language. Much of our discussion will be built around the design and use of the C++ standard library (STL). By using the standard library, students will be able to write reasonably sophisticated programs quickly.
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CIT 407 - IT Risk Management
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIT 103 , CIT 104 , CIT 105 , CIT 106 , CIT 200 , CIM 205
Introduces students to information assurance and the management of information related risks. Topics include information assurance vs. information security, compliance requirements, legal and regulatory issues, security policies, business continuity, asset identification, and classification, threats and vulnerabilities, applying risk management, and security controls. Students will also learn how to conduct a security gap analysis, create a risk management plan, and select an appropriate risk control.
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CIT 408 - Strategic Management in Information Systems
(5-0-5)
Prerequisites: CIT 103 , CIT 104 , CIT 105 , CIT 106 , CIT 200 , CIM 205
Students examine the ability of information technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of decision making by improving the various elements of the decision-making process and making data collection more cost effective. They also discover what every manager needs to know to leverage information systems for the design and implementation of business models in an organization.
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CIT 460 - Senior Capstone
(5-0-5)
NOTE: Must be completed within the last quarter of the program.
This capstone course is a senior level course designed to allow the student to review, analyze and integrate the work the student has completed toward a degree in Information Systems and Technologies. The student will complete an approved academic project and paper that demonstrates mastery of their program of study in a meaningful culmination of their learning, and assesses their level of mastery of the stated outcomes of their degree requirements. This is a capstone course to be taken after all other Information Technology courses have been satisfactorily completed. Students must have senior standing in the program and must demonstrate that they have taken all other IT courses in their degree plan prior to registering for this course.
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DIAG 2725 - Visceral Diagnosis
(4-4-6)
Prerequisites: ANAT 1625
This course enables the student to acquire and demonstrate a knowledge base in anatomy, physiology and visceral pathology, as well as the clinical presentations of visceral disorders. Special emphasis is placed upon the chiropractic approaches to these processes and their potential neurological origins. This knowledge base includes clinical presentations, which will enable the student to provide proper chiropractic care and/or referral when indicated. Students are required to demonstrate proficiency in the performance of the physical examination and clinical assessment of visceral disorders. The concepts of critical thinking and differential diagnosis are introduced in this class.
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