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SCU offers a unique sports medicine emphasis for students in the Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) program. You may provide care for all levels of athletes, from high school to world-class professionals.
Opportunities include exclusive, integrated sports medicine experiences. If you complete the Sports Medicine Emphasis, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The emphasis is noted on the transcript.
Students have the opportunity to work in SCU’s Human Performance Optimization Center (HPO), located on-campus alongside residents and faculty in the sports medicine industry.
Students have the opportunity to work and practice at sporting events like marathons, triathlons, endurance cycling, weightlifting competitions, international taekwondo, high school, college athletics and so much more.
Students are exposed to key industry leaders throughout the sports medicine curriculum and other opportunities. You may encounter Olympic doctors or professional sports physicians.
The sports medicine emphasis is part of the required 22 credits of selective courses. This means that earning your certificate of completion doesn’t add any time or expense to your education.
Our sports medicine curriculum builds upon the foundational skills of the DC program. It is evidence-based and focused on outcomes and advanced competency in diagnosing, treating, and preventing athletic injuries.
The curriculum also covers the applications of peaking and recovery programs for sports performance optimization, exercise prescription, and advanced rehabilitation. Areas of study include:
The SCU DC Program requires completion of 22 credits of selectives courses for graduation requirements. Students can choose how they “spend” those credits. Students may choose to complete one or more Selective Series as part of the required 22 credits of selective courses based upon their interests and career goals.
There is no additional tuition cost unless a DC Program student were to exceed the number of credits covered by full-time tuition. Full-time tuition covers up to 28.5 credits per term. At 29 credits or more, students will begin to incur additional tuition costs.
Selective courses provide students the opportunity to focus on a specific area of interest, to explore multiple areas of interest, or to determine whether to pursue a certification or diplomate program following graduation.
The Sports Medicine Selective Series is a subset of the Sports Medicine Emphasis, so completion of the Series will contribute to completion of the Emphasis.
Course availability and schedule vary by term. Students are not required to apply for or declare their intention to pursue Selective Series. Students who successfully complete a Selective Series must indicate so on their Petition to Graduate in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Students interested in receiving a Sports Medicine Series Certificate of Completion must complete the Required thread, which is a subset of the Sports Medicine Emphasis. The Required thread consists of the following five courses, which are 1 credit, each:
Visit the SCU Academic Catalog to view the full list of selective courses available. Selectives are those with SEL and SMS prefix course numbers, though there are exceptions.
The SCU DC Program requires completion of 22 credits of selectives courses for graduation requirements. Students can choose how they “spend” those credits. Students may choose to complete one or more Selective Series as part of the required 22 credits of selective courses based upon their interests and career goals.
There is no additional tuition cost unless a DC Program student were to exceed the number of credits covered by full-time tuition. Full-time tuition covers up to 28.5 credits per term. At 29 credits or more, students will begin to incur additional tuition costs.
Selective courses provide students the opportunity to focus on a specific area of interest, to explore multiple areas of interest, or to determine whether to pursue a certification or diplomate program following graduation.
The Sports Medicine Selective Series is a subset of the Sports Medicine Emphasis, so completion of the Series will contribute to completion of the Emphasis.
Course availability and schedule vary by term. Students are not required to apply for or declare their intention to pursue Selective Series. Students who successfully complete a Selective Series must indicate so on their Petition to Graduate in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Students interested in receiving a Sports Medicine Series Certificate of Completion must complete the Required thread, which is a subset of the Sports Medicine Emphasis. The Required thread consists of the following five courses, which are 1 credit, each:
Visit the SCU Academic Catalog to view the full list of selective courses available. Selectives are those with SEL and SMS prefix course numbers, though there are exceptions.
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