Athletic Training Major

The major in athletic training is designed to prepare and qualify students to take the Board of Certification Examination. Upon obtaining certification, students will be qualified athletic trainers for positions in settings such as high schools, colleges, sports medicine clinics, rehabilitation centers or private industry. The program provides solid didactic and clinical education and boasts a fully equipped, 1044-square foot athletic training laboratory facility, campus athletic training rooms and a staff of 17 approved clinical instructors. The program is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

Note: See Admissions Standards, Technical Standards and Retention Standards specific to this program as outlined above.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Health, Physical Education and Recreation department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos294.htm

Total Credits Required

124

Liberal Studies	30-40
Health Promotion Requirements	2

Required Courses in Major	66
ATR 110 Introduction to Athletic Training	1
ATR 125 Emergency Care for the Health Professional	2
ATR 201 Pathology and Pharmacology for the Athletic Trainer	2
ATR 241 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injury	3
ATR 292A Introduction to Practicum I	2
ATR 292B Introduction to Practicum II	2
ATR 320 Advanced Assessment Techniques in Athletic Training I (Lower Quadrant)	3
ATR 321 Advanced Assessment Techniques in Athletics Training II (Upper Quadrant)	3
ATR 360 Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation Techniques	3
ATR 380 Therapeutic Modalities	3
ATR 392A Intermediate Practicum I	3
ATR 392B Intermediate Practicum II	3
ATR 410 Athletic Training Policies and Procedures	2
ATR 490 Seminar in Athletic Training	2
ATR 492A Advanced Practicum in Athletic Training I	4
ATR 492B Advanced Practicum in Athletic Training II	4
BI 201 Human Anatomy	3
BI 202 Human Physiology	5
HL 101 Medical Terminology for Health Educators	1
HN 301A Nutrition for Health Professions I	2
ES 315 Physiology of Exercise	4
ES 317 Anatomical Kinesiology	2
ES 417 Biomechanics	2
ES 421 Psysiology of Training for Sport	3
ES 470 Psychological Aspects of Athletic Performance	2


Other Required Courses	12-13
HL 460 Human Disease Education	4
CH 105 Chemical Principles (4 cr.) [Div II] or	4-5
CH 107 Introductory Chemistry I (4 cr.) [Div II] or
CH 111 General Chemistry I (5 cr.) [Div II]
PY 100S Psychology as a Natural Science [Div II] or	4
PY 100L Psychology as a Natural Science with Laboratory (4 cr.) [Div II] or
PY 100H Honors Psychology as a Natural Science (4 cr.) [Div II] or
PY 100G Psychology as a Social Science (4 cr.) [Div II]

This major does not require a minor.

Bulletin Year: 2011 - 2012 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.