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2019 Fall Trimester

Doctor of Chiropractic

College of Chiropractic Course list

Curriculum

Trimester 1 – 15 weeks

11010BIOCHEMISTRY 1

5
23515MANAGING FINANCES

1
13010GROSS ANATOMY 1

5.5
15010HISTOLOGY 1

3.75
22710INFECTION CONTROL

0.2
33010METHODS 1: SKILLS ANALYSIS 1

1
31010PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY 1

1
20010SKELETAL RADIOLOGY 1

1.5
34010SPINE AND PELVIS

3
Total Credit Hours:21.95

Trimester 2 – 15 weeks

11330BIOCHEMISTRY 2

2
23525BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL

1
14220EMBRYOLOGY

2
13120GROSS ANATOMY 2

5.5
15120HISTOLOGY 2

3.5
33120METHODS 2: SKILLS ANALYSIS 2

2
12120NEUROSCIENCE 1: PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS)

4
11120PHYSIOLOGY 1

4.5
31120PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY 2

2
Total Credit Hours:26.5

Trimester 3 – 15 weeks

23535CULTURE AND CHIROPRACTIC

1
36001CLINICAL SKILLS 1 - PATIENT INTERVIEWING

1.5
32050FOUNDATIONS OF EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE

2
16140IMMUNOLOGY AND CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

3.5
33230METHODS 3: CERVICAL AND THORACIC MANUAL THERAPIES

3.25
12230NEUROSCIENCE 2: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)

3
36030NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 1: PRINCIPLES AND OVERVIEW

3
11230PHYSIOLOGY 2

4.5
37030PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY 3

2
20130SKELETAL RADIOLOGY 2

2.5
Total Credit Hours:26.25

Trimester 4 – 15 weeks

23545LEADERSHIP

2
46002CLINICAL SKILLS 2: PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS

4
33340METHODS 4: LUMBOPELVIC MANUAL THERAPIES

3.25
36140NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 2: SPINAL DISORDERS

4.5
36141NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 3: EXTREMITY DISORDERS

3.63
17030PATHOLOGY 1

3
17140PATHOLOGY 2

3
22040PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY 4

2
20240SKELETAL RADIOLOGY 3

2.5
Total Credit Hours:27.88

Trimester 5 – 15 weeks

23555EMPLOYMENT LAW

1
36350CLINICAL NUTRITION 1

2
24050CLINICAL PATHOLOGY 1

2.75
21250EENT

2.5
25150INFECTIOUS DISEASES

2
41050INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL CHIROPRACTIC

1
34150METHODS 5

2
56003NEURODIAGNOSIS

2.75
35151PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS 1: MODALITIES

2.25
25250PUBLIC AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH

2
20350SKELETAL RADIOLOGY 4

2.5
Total Credit Hours:22.75

Trimester 6 – 15 weeks

23566COMPENSATION COMPLIANCE AND QUALITY

2
23365CARDIOPULMONARY SYSTEM

4
41060CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 1

3
36351CLINICAL NUTRITION 2

2
24160CLINICAL PATHOLOGY 2

4.25
23562GASTROINTESTINAL/GENITOURINARY AND MEN'S HEALTH

4
34260METHODS 6: PRACTICUM 2

2
33561PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS 2: SOFT TISSUE TECHNIQUES

2
24760PRINCIPLES AND PHILOSOPHY 5

1
20460RADIATION PHYSICS AND SAFETY

3
20661RADIOLOGY OF ABDOMEN AND CHEST

2.5
Total Credit Hours:29.75

Trimester 7 – 15 weeks

23575WORK/LIFE BALANCE

0.75
41170CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 2

3
36470CLINICAL NUTRITION 3

2
22571EMERGENCY CARE

1.5
23890DERMATOLOGY

1
23670ENDOCRINOLOGY

1.5
25380MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH

2
26170MENTAL HEALTH 1

2
25980PHARMACOLOGY

2
35170PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS 3: EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION

1.5
20570RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY AND POSITIONING

1.5
23570WOMEN'S HEALTH

2.25
Electives*
Total Credit Hours:21.00

* Chiropractic students are required to complete a minimum of 3 elective credits (T7 - T9); at least one elective must be an E78xx level course.  Additional E78xx electives may be selected to meet remaining elective credit requirements.

Trimester 8 – 15 week academic term, 17 week clinical term

None
Northwestern Integrated Clinical Exam (NICE 3)
25490CHILDREN'S HEALTH

2
41280CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 3

9
42280CLINICAL CASE STUDIES 1

1
25690HEALTH AND THE OLDER PERSON

2
26280MENTAL HEALTH 2

1
Electives*
Selectives**
Total Credit Hours:17

* Chiropractic students are required to complete a minimum of 3 elective credits (T7 - T9); at least one elective must be an E78xx level course.  Additional E78xx electives may be selected to meet remaining elective credit requirements.

**Chiropractic students are required to complete a minimum of two credits from the E77xx selective courses in T8 or T9.  

Trimester 9 – 15 week academic term, 17 week clinical term

41390CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 4

9
42390CLINICAL CASE STUDIES 2

1
20790CLINICAL IMAGING- A CASE STUDY APPROACH

2
47190LEGAL ASPECTS OF CHIROPRACTIC HEALTHCARE

2
Electives*
Selectives**
Total Credit Hours:17

* Chiropractic students are required to complete a minimum of 3 elective credits (T7 - T9); at least one elective must be an E78xx level course.  Additional E78xx electives may be selected to meet remaining elective credit requirements.

**Chiropractic students are required to complete a minimum of two credits from the E77xx selective courses in T8 or T9.

Trimester 10 – 15 week clinical term

41400CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 5

10
or
41500CLINICAL INTERNSHIP 6

10
Total Credit Hours:10

Total Credit Hours: 218.83

* The requirement for elective courses is 3 credits or 4 courses taken anytime during Trimesters 7-9.

41500: Interns who have completed all clinical quantitative requirements may register for Clinic Internship 6