School of Chiropractic: Academics
At Campbellsville University Chiropractic, academic excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our rigorous curriculum, designed by experienced professionals, equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the chiropractic field Explore our programs and discover how our comprehensive approach to education prepares you for success in both the classroom and the clinic.
With our chiropractic curriculum - deeply steeped in providing hands-on, practical experience - you'll develop the real-world skills, knowledge and insights you need to excel in your chiropractic career from day one.
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What Makes Our Chiropractic Curriculum Unique?
Campbellsville University School of Chiropractic offers you a comprehensive chiropractic education that combines thorough coursework and classroom learning with clinical experiences throughout the entire curriculum. Our chiropractor schooling requirements and curriculum are unique for a number of reasons, including:
Clinical education is the foundation of our chiropractic curriculum. Chiropractic schools vary in the point in the curriculum you begin your clinical experiences, as well as the depth and breadth of clinical experiences throughout the program of study. The Campbellsville chiropractic program offers you a series of clinical observation courses starting in your first semester and continuing until you begin your community-based clerkship courses in your seventh semester.
During semesters 1 - 6 you will observe real clinical cases involving patients and families, with a clinician mentor as your guide. Throughout these six clinical observation semesters, you will develop the essential skills and knowledge you need to prepare for your hands-on clinical practicum. By building your clinical experience early in our chiropractic curriculum, you will gain a better understanding of the complexities of caring for patients and their families, along with more deeply developed communication skills.
Our chiropractic educational requirements and chiropractic curriculum seamlessly integrate clinical concepts and experiences with foundational science. We've organized our courses to remove silos and cut across subject matter lines, bringing together disparate components of the curriculum. Integrating chiropractic business operation courses with clinical experiences ensures that you'll learn how to operate your own practice or take on the leadership of an existing practice.
Our chiropractic curriculum builds in complexity over time, challenging you to master new concepts quickly as you build upon your previous knowledge. Our students find that our integrated, logical approach to curriculum delivery better prepares them to succeed early in their chiropractic careers, compared to their peers.
Building on the clinical experience you'll gain in semesters 1-6, in your seventh semester you'll begin your community-based clerkship.
You can perform your clerkship anywhere in the country, with an established practicing chiropractor of your choice. You'll work in tandem with your chiropractor mentor to develop a rich, integrated perspective on diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders. You'll also gain valuable insights into the social determinants of health and recovery and the value of multidisciplinary care as you observe differing business processes and develop the clinical and business skills you need for your career.
Through our chiropractic curriculum and clinical experiences, we also partner with a multitude of community-based clinicians. You'll have opportunities to observe and practice in a variety of different clinical settings in different disciplines, reinforcing interdisciplinary care concepts. The business courses taught concurrently with the community-based clerkship are designed to prepare you for practice within a variety of professional settings.
Our magnificent new 45,000-square-foot School of Chiropractic is filled with cutting-edge technology that ensures graduates master the academic knowledge and clinical skills needed to succeed. Our tech delivers everything students need and nothing they don't.
Touch screen Anatomage tables help students visualize and understand the anatomy and physiology concepts of a real human body in a technologically advanced way, and without the ethical and practical issues associated with the traditional use of cadavers. This fully segmented 3D anatomy system uses virtual dissection to present students with a highly effective, fully interactive, life-sized touch screen experience as if the patient were on an operating table.
Kinetisense 360 motion capture software in the Bluegrass Chiro Student Clinic adds the power of artificial intelligence to help students develop better diagnostics in a real-world setting.
The fully operational clinic helps students familiarize themselves with the inner workings of a medical practice, such as managing electronic health records, using an X-ray machine, developing physical therapy plans, and practicing good bedside manner techniques.
Ours is among the first chiropractic schools in the world to have a force sensing table, which simulates chiropractic adjustments and gives students real-time feedback. With three large monitors that show students the angle, force and time-delayed analyses of their adjustments, the simulator allows students to repeatedly practice treating different body types, focus on patients' progress and comfort, and develop consistency in their techniques.
The new facility - dedicated entirely to the School of Chiropractic - also features a radiology suite, physical therapy zone, spacious classroooms, and an open atrium that serves as a student living room, study and event space.
For more than 100 years, Campbellsville University has been dedicated to providing a comprehensive, high-quality education grounded in Christian values.
If your personal life, your career path and your faith are inextricably linked, Campbellsville University School of Chiropractic is the place for you. Our core values and Christian mission form the backbone of who we are, what we do and how we do it.
Your Campbellsville Christian chiropractic education will be rooted in these values, including:
- Integrity: We define integrity as a quality of being truthful with strong moral principles. The individual who embodies this value is true to their word and can be trusted to do what they have committed to do.
- Work ethic: We define work ethic as a principle that considers hard work as intrinsically virtuous and worthy of reward. The individual who embodies this value does what is required regardless of difficulty.
- The Joy of Teaching and Learning: Chiropractic education is a never-ending process. We define the joy of teaching and learning as the recognition of this continuous process and its commitment to advancing knowledge. The individual who embodies this value is a lifelong learner and understands the value of educational growth.
- Respect for others: We define respect for others as a feeling of appreciation for others, regardless of their abilities or achievements. The individual who embodies this value accepts people for who they are, even when they are different from themselves in belief and/or background.
- Servant leadership: We define servant leadership as both a philosophy and practice of committing one's life to the enrichment of others, while also creating a more just and caring world. The individual who embodies this value practices service above self and recognizes that they are committed to patient care over personal needs.
- Dedication to the Science and Art of Chiropractic: We define dedication to the sciences and art of Chiropractic as a commitment for the purpose of understanding the scientific principles supporting Chiropractic and the dedication needed to transform technical skill into artistry. The individual who embodies this value is committed to learning the science and art to the best of their ability in pursuit of mastery.
Living and learning at a Christian university sets a shared expectation and creates an intentional culture for how you'll learn, care for patients and treat each other. Through your Campbellsville education, you'll transform your knowledge and technical skills into mastery of the artistry of chiropractic.
“Attending CU's Chiropractic program is more than just earning letters behind your name and the right to treat patients in the real world. It is about building the community, serving those in need, understanding that difference that we can make, & so much more. This program strives to make certain that every one that comes through the doors has exactly what they need to succeed through school & well into their future careers. They provide the ability to build your network with fellow students & with current Chiropractors in the surrounding areas! I personally have been blessed enough to meet with numerous different providers that all have a variety of different practice styles, which allows me to develop into a more well-rounded chiropractor that is ready for any type of patient may walk into my future clinic. I was also able to serve on a short-term mission trip while attending this program that brought my faith & passion to help others together in an unforgettable way. CU can feel like home if you let it. You build friendships that can last a lifetime & professional relationships that can propel you forward in the Chiropractic world. Here at Campbellsville Chiropractic, there are endless possibilities.”
Alyssa Smith, Chiropractic Student
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