Life University is located in Marietta, Georgia. It is best known for its doctorate degree program in chiropractic, but it also offers a number of undergraduate programs.
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Life University was founded in 1974 by Dr. Sid Williams as Life Chiropractic College. The school was established on the site of a placer gold mine, next to Southern Technical Institute (now Southern Polytechnic State University). 22 students attended the first classes in January 1975. They became known as "Day one class". By 1990, the school had grown to become the largest college of chiropractic in the world. Appointed in March 2004, the university's current president is Dr. Guy Riekeman, former Chancellor of the Palmer Chiropractic University System. In 2006, Life University remains the largest school in the chiropractic profession.
Life University is divided into three distinct colleges: The College of Chiropractic (D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic), The College of Graduate Studies (M.S. Sports Health Science), and The College of Undergraduate Studies (Certificate Life Coaching, A.S. Computer Information Management and Life Coaching, B.S. Biology, Biopsychology, Psychology, Business Administration, Computer Information Management, Dietetics, Exercise Science, General Studies and Nutrition).
Life University offers a curriculum for pre-chiropractic that is not a degree program but may lead to an undergraduate degree.
Life University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) to award Associates, Bachelors, Masters and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees.[1]
The Doctor of Chiropractic degree program of Life University College of Chiropractic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE).[2]
The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and Dietetic Internship (DI) Program are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).[3][4]
There has been much conjecture surrounding the CCE's revocation of accreditation in June, 2002.
The CCE did not disclose the precise grounds for which they based their decision, but indicated noncompliance with instructional requirements and failure to maintain a suitable educational environment among their findings.[5]
Life University challenged the legitimacy of the CCE's revocation in federal court in January, 2003.[6] In February 2003, after the court reviewed evidence that suggested the CCE's decision was politically motivated, the University's accreditation was retroactively restored by a temporary injunction while the case went to trial.[7] In June 2003, both parties reached an agreement whereby the University maintained its accreditation while completing a special accreditation process over the following 19 months.[8]
Life's most notable sport is rugby, which began in 1980. Along with UC Berkeley it is one of two varsity rugby programs in the United States. In 1982, Life lost to UC Berkeley in the collegiate National Championships. Since 1986, Life has played at a senior level rather than collegiate with considerable success, including a stint in the Rugby Super League from 1997 to 2002. Life rejoined the RSL in 2009.[9] In 2000, Life won the Rugby Super League National Championship, and in 2007, Life University's rugby team was ranked number one of the Division 1 clubs in the nation.[10]
Life was also known for their track and cross country program between 1995-2002. Over that stretch the Mike Spino coached teams won 12 NAIA Championships and finished runner-up in 8. The Eagles won NAIA Men's Cross Country Championships in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships in 1997 and 2000; NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000; and Women's NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2000 and 2001. The team was disbanded after the 2002 season.
Life won the NAIA Men's Basketball Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2000. They were runner-up in 1994.
The men's ice hockey team are 5 times ACHA Division II National Champions.
Other sports include basketball, volleyball, cycling, soccer, hockey, tennis, golf, powerlifting, racquetball, and triathlon.
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