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In Tri-3, I attempted to complete 32 credit hours worth of classes which took up 34 hours per week of time and I earned all 32 credits by passing all my classes. I even did a bit better than passing and attained a grade of a B+ in three of my classes! :)

Keep in mind that a grade of 92% at this school is still just a B+, whereas in most undergrad schools such a grade would be well in the A range.

Here is a preview of coming attractions for TRI-4

1. Basic Nutrition
2. Physiology III
3. Pathology II
4. Professional Development
5. Philosophy IV
6. Orthopedics II
7. Diversified Technique III
8. Basic Technique II
9. Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis
10. Fundamentals of Diagnostic Imaging

That's it. Neuromusculoskeletal Diagnosis is abbreviated NMS and diagnosis is usually Dx. With basic technique we'll be needing to press on the sacrotuberous ligament which means the pants/shorts will need to be pulled down pretty far in order to hit that ligament. I've actually been more and more interested in the Basic technique since learning about all the positive results that have been obtained with pregnant women. A lady from our class was actually part of one of the studies in which pregnant ladies had basic technique performed during the course of their pregnancy and she did find favorable results. One consequence of pregnancy is a "waddle" in the walk which is due to the various joints being locked up in the pelvic region. Anyway, it seems to be a very worthwhile technique. I believe the fundamentals of Diagnostic Imaging will include taking x-rays for the first time. That should be fun. :) Fun-Di is how the class is usually referred to. I think that's the class where you can start out with 4 extra credit points --- actually may be 4% points worth of extra credit if you don't miss a single class. You lose one point (or percentage) for each day missed.

Nice, Positive Points about TRI-4,

• only 3 labs - the finals for labs are usually while we still are in class full time - can be stressful.
• Hwy 40 is OPEN - that means about 45 minutes or so less per DAY of time spent in my car - close to 5 extra hours a week!!!
• only 31 hours of class per week - a savings of 3 hours per week over tri-3

So, about 8 hours a week extra time - that's an entire letter grade :)

Not sure what to put for a pic - not sure how much I'll blog here again before our first day of class on Wednesday, January 13th. I kind of need to let everything settle down.