Athletic Training / Bachelor of Arts

This program will no longer be enrolling new students after August 2017.

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 73

For admission requirements to the Athletic Training major, consult the Objectives of Sport and Exercise Science in this Catalog. All Athletic Training majors must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or above. Students who do not receive a passing grade twice in a required course (two non-passing grades in one course, or one non-passing grade in each of two courses) will be dismissed from the Athletic Training Education Program. A passing grade is a “C-” or above in all major courses. In clinical classes and assessment labs, a passing grade is a “B-” or above. Dismissal from the Program does not necessarily result in dismissal from the University.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-ATHT-A

I. Core Courses (73)

BIOL-10100Anatomy and Physiology 1

4

BIOL-10200Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab

1

BIOL-10300Anatomy and Physiology 2

4

BIOL-10400Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab

1

SPEX-20400Emergency Cardiac Care

1

SPEX-21100Weight Training

3

SPEX-25000Introduction to Athletic Training

3

SPEX-25100Athletic Taping Lab

1

SPEX-25600Sport and Exercise Psychology

3

SPEX-26300Physical Assessment of the Lower Extremities

3

SPEX-26400Physical Assessment of the Lower Extremities Lab

2

SPEX-26500Physical Assessment of the Upper Extremities

3

SPEX-26600Physical Assessment of the Upper Extremities Lab

2

SPEX-27100Nutrition and Exercise

3

SPEX-27500Health Education

3

SPEX-30000Disease Processes and Exercise

3

SPEX-30400Athletic Training Clinical 1

2

SPEX-30500Athletic Training Clinical 2

2

SPEX-30600Emergency Procedures for Athletic Trainers

3

SPEX-30700Pharmacology for Sport and Exercise Science

1

SPEX-34000Kinesiology

3

SPEX-34500Exercise Physiology

3

SPEX-36100Management Strategies for Athletic Trainers

3

SPEX-40900Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making

3

SPEX-44000Therapeutic Exercise

3

SPEX-44100Therapeutic Modalities

3

SPEX-40500Athletic Training Clinical 3

2

SPEX-40600Professional Development for Athletic Trainers

1

SPEX-48100Athletic Training Internship

4

II. The Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
SPEX-34000Kinesiology

3