You love sports, right? In fact, you love them so much you want to help keep athletes healthy and strong. Then you’ll love our athletic training major. 

While you’re here, you’ll get lots of hands-on experience. You’ll spend time with the athletes on one of our sports teams. And you’ll spend lots of time in the training room. You’ll also get a chance to be a trainer at local high school sporting events. 

And, you should know that 100 percent of our graduates either get a job in the field of athletic training or go on to graduate school. You can, too. Go to work at a college, university or high school. Or work for a professional sports team. Maybe at a health club or in a hospital.

Course Requirements in the Major

• INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MEDICINE
• NUTRITION
• PRACTICUM IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
• SPORT SAFETY TRAINING
• PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT
• EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES I
• EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES II
• PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
• PHARMACOLOGICAL ISSUES IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING I
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING II
• THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES
• BIOMECHANICS
• EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY I
• THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING III
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING IV
• RESEARCH METHODS IN SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
• REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
• CAPSTONE: SPORTS MEDICINE
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING V
• CLINICAL IN ATHLETIC TRAINING VI
• HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I
• HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II
• INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
• STATISTICS
• GENERAL CHEMISTRY I or DRUGS AND SOCIETY 

Students must receive a C- or better in all above core courses.

Total Credits for Major: 82

Recommended General Education Courses and Electives

• SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION
• PHYSICAL CONDITIONING/WEIGHT TRAINING I
• ETHICS IN HEALTH CARE
• CONCEPTS OF MODERN PHYSICS
• COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
• SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT

Our athletic training educational program is a rigorous and intense program, and we place specific requirements and demands on our students. An objective of this program is to prepare you to enter a variety of employment settings and to render care to a wide spectrum of individuals engaged in physical activity. Our technical standards include the essential qualities necessary for you to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic trainer. They also meet the expectations of the program’s accrediting agency (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs).

You need to meet the following abilities and expectations in order to be admitted to the program. You must demonstrate:

• The ability to assimilate, analyze, synthesize, integrate concepts, and problem solve to formulate assessment and therapeutic judgments and to be able to distinguish deviations from the norm.
• Sufficient postural and neuromuscular control, sensory function, and coordination to perform appropriate physical examinations using accepted techniques; accurately, safely, and efficiently use equipment and materials during the assessment and treatment of patients.
• The ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and colleagues, including individuals from different cultural and social backgrounds. This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to establish rapport with patients and communicate judgments and treatment information effectively. You must be able to understand and speak the English language at a level consistent with competent professional practice.
• The ability to record the physical examination results and a treatment plan clearly and accurately.
• The capacity to maintain composure and continue to function well during periods of high stress.
• The perseverance, diligence, and commitment to complete the athletic training education program as outlined and sequenced.
• Flexibility and the ability to adjust to changing situations and uncertainty in clinical situations.
• Effective skills and appropriate demeanor and rapport that relate to professional, educational, and quality patient care.

You will need to verify that you understand and meet these technical standards or that you believe that, with certain accommodations, you can meet the standards.

If you  have a documented learning, physical, or emotional disability, you may receive accommodations services through our Academic Success Center. The Academic Success Center will determine whether you can meet the technical standards with reasonable accommodation. This includes a review of whether the accommodations requested are reasonable. The ASC will take into account whether the accommodation would jeopardize clinician/patient safety, your educational process, or the institution, including all course work, clinical experiences, and internships deemed necessary to graduate.

I certify that I have read and understand the technical standards for selection listed above. I believe to the best of my knowledge that I meet each of these standards without accommodation. I understand that if I am unable to meet these standards I will not be admitted into the program.

TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR ADMISSION
STUDENT REQUESTING ACCOMMODATION FORM

I certify that I have read and understand the technical standards of selection listed above, and I believe to the best of my knowledge that I can meet each of these standards with certain accommodations. I will contact the Academic Success Center to determine what accommodations may be available. Signature of Applicant, Date