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Undergraduate Education Progam - Academic Coursework

Students must meet the academic requirements for the (a) Athletic Training Education Program, (b) Department of Physical Education, and (c) University.

(a) Athletic Training Requirements
(51 hrs)
  PEDU 263 Introduction to Athletic Training
(2)
  PEDU 266 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
(3)
  PEDU 266L Athletic Training Lab
(1)
  PEDU 275 Functional Musculoskeletal Anatomy
(3)
  PEDU 300 First Aid/CPR for the Professional Rescuer
(3)
  PEDU 348 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries I
(3)
  PEDU 349 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries II
(3)
  PEDU 365 Pharmacology & Drug Education in Athletics
(2)
  PEDU 366 Therapeutic Modalities
(3)
  PEDU 366L Therapeutic Modalities Lab
(1)
  PEDU 464 Conditioning Methods in Athletic Performance
(2)
  PEDU 466 Therapeutic Exercise
(3)
  PEDU 466L Therapeutic Exercise Lab
(1)
  PEDU 494 Athletic Training Senior Seminar
(2)
  PEDU 496 Organization & Administration of Athletic Training
(3)
  PEDU 497 General Medical Concerns in Athletic Training
(2)
  PEDU 392 Athletic Training Clinical I
(1)
  PEDU 393 Athletic Training Clinical II
(1)
  PEDU 492 Athletic Training Clinical III
(2)
  PEDU 493 Athletic Training Clinical IV
(2)
  PEDU 520 Mechanical Analysis of Human Movement
(3)
  CLAS 230 Medical Terminology
(3)
     
(b) Physical Education Core Requirements
(19 hrs)
  PEDU 105 Weight Training
(1)
  PEDU 190 Intro to the Description & Analysis of Human Mvmt
(2)
  PEDU 232 Philosophy & Principles of Physical Education
(3)
  PEDU 420 Motor Learning in Physical Education
(3)
    OR EXSC 351
  EXSC 530 Exercise Physiology
(4)
  EXSC 507 Exercise, Sport, and Nutrition
(3)
    OR HRTA 340 OR HPRE 502
  PEDU 570 Human Growth During Childhood & Adolescence
(3)
     
(c) General Education Requirements
(52-58 hrs)
  Language Arts
12 hrs
  Aesthetics
3 hrs
  Natural & Biological Sciences
16 hrs
  Numerical & Analytical Reasoning
6 hrs
  American & World Culture
12 hrs
  Health
3 hrs
  Foreign Language (possible)
0-6 hrs
     
(d) Professional Electives
(12 hrs)
     
Total Number of Course Credits 128-134

 

Four-Year Course Plan for Athletic Training

  FALL   SPRING  
YEAR 1 ENGL 101 (3) CHEM/PHYS (4)
  BIOL 101/110 (4) PEDU 300* (3)
  UNIV 101/SS Elect (3) PEDU 275* (3)
  PEDU 232 (3) PEDU 190 (2)
  PEDU 263* (2) PEDU 266 (3)
      PEDU 266L (1)
    16 cr   16 cr
* Courses are offered in BOTH the FALL & SPRING semesters
         
  FALL   SPRING  
YEAR 2 PEDU 105 (1) ENGL 102 (3)
  MATH _____ (3) MATH _____ (3)
  CLAS 230 (3) EXSC 244/BIOL 244 (4)
  EXSC 223/BIOL 243 (4) PEDU 264 (3)
  PEDU 366 (3) PEDU 348 (3)
  PEDU 366L (1)    
    15 cr   16 cr
         
  FALL   SPRING  
YEAR 3 SPCH 140 (3) SOCY 101 (3)
  ARTE 360 (3) HPEB 321 (3)
  HPEB 502 (3) PEDU 420 (3)
  PEDU 520 (3) PEDU 466 (3)
  PEDU 349 (3) PEDU 466L (1)
  PEDU 392 (2) PEDU 393 (2)
    17 cr   15 cr
         
  FALL   SPRING  
YEAR 4 EXSC 530 (4) Professional Elective (3)
  PEDU 496 (3) History Elective (3)
  PEDU 570 (3) ENGL 283/285 (3)
  PEDU 494 (2) PSYC 101 (3)
  PEDU 492 (2) PEDU 497 (3)
  PEDU 365 (2) PEDU 493 (2)
    16 cr   16 cr
         
*Total Credits 128-134

*Depending on Foreign Language Requirements

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