In order to meet the academic and technical requirements for admission to, participate in, and complete the program of Doctor of Chiropractic, all students must possess the qualifications to be able to perform the functions and tasks that are essential and fundamental to the practicing Doctor of Chiropractic. These essential qualifications and requirements for the program include but are not limited to:

• Physical and mental ability to perform the chiropractic adjustment, the primary skill of the practicing Doctor of Chiropractic.
• Physical and mental ability to perform in the various clinical, chiropractic and basic sciences laboratories without posing a threat to themselves or others.
• Physical and mental ability to perform the manipulative procedures essential to a Doctor of Chiropractic.
• Hearing and visual senses, with the help of auxiliary aids if necessary, to record patient histories, to provide routine safety instructions and to perform stethoscope and other ausculatory examinations, to read all forms of diagnostic imaging, and to perform microscopic examinations so that they can, with a high level of competence, interpret normal, abnormal and pathological changes.
• All students must be able to display a high level of competency in all phases of classroom, clinic and laboratory activities. To the extent that any student who does not possess these essential qualifications, Life University may deny admission to the Doctor of Chiropractic program.