Athletic Training, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (58 credits)

• HK 10100 - Clinical Practice in Athletic Training - Orientation (HK 10100 is required both semesters during a student’s first year, the Pre-Athletic Training year. It is repeatable for credit.)
• HK 13500 - Introduction To Health And Kinesiology
• HK 20100 - Clinical Practice In Athletic Training - Assist (HK 20100 is required both semesters during a student’s second year in the Athletic Training Program. It is repeatable for credit.)
• HK 20800 - Prevention And Treatment Of Athletic Injuries
• HK 21500 - Basic Public Health Studies
• HK 26100 - Applied Anatomy And Kinesiology
• HK 30100 - Clinical Practice In Athletic Training - Associate (HK 30100 is required both semesters during a student’s third year in the Athletic Training Program. It is repeatable for credit.)
• HK 30200 - Applied Clinical Anatomy
• HK 30300 - Athletic Training Modalities
• HK 30400 - Therapeutic Exercise
• HK 30500 - Injury Assessment I
• HK 30600 - Injury Assessment II
• HK 30700 - Injury Assessment III
• HK 36800 - Exercise Physiology I
• HK 37200 - Sport And Exercise Psychology I
• HK 40100 - Clinical Practice In Athletic Training - Lead (HK 40100 is required both semesters during a student’s fourth year in the Athletic Training Program. It is repeatable for credit.)
• HK 40500 - Administration Of Athletic Training Programs
• HK 40900 - Seminar In Sports Medicine

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (39-44 credits)

• BIOL 20300 - Human Anatomy And Physiology (satisfies Science for core)
• BIOL 20400 - Human Anatomy And Physiology (satisfies Science for core)
• COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication (satisfies Oral Communication for core)
• MA 15800 - Precalculus- Functions And Trigonometry (satisfies Quantitative Reasoning for core)
• NUTR 30300 - Essentials Of Nutrition
• PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology (satisfies Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science for core)
• STAT 11300 - Statistics And Society (satisfies Science, Technology, & Society for core) or
• STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core) or
• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition (satisfies Written Communication and Information Literacy for core)

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• Chemistry Selective (any CHM course 10000-59999 level) - Credit Hours: 3.00-4.00
• Other Language 10100 (satisfies Human Cultures Humanities for core) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Other Language 10200 - Credit Hours: 3.00 (6 credits total from one Languague)
• Science, Technology & Society Selective - Credit Hours: 1.00- 3.00
• Physics Selective (any PHYS course 10000 - 59999 level) - Credit Hours: 3.00 - 4.00

Electives (18-23 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Pre-Athletic Training

Pre-Athletic Training  

Note:  Athletic Training is a selective program.  Students begin in Pre-Athletic Training in the fall semester and apply to the professional program during the spring semester.  Admittance to the Athletic Training Professional Program is required to continue in the Athletic Training major. 

Program Requirements

Notes

• A student may elect the Pass / Not-Pass grading option for elective courses only, unless an academic unit requires that a specific departmental course/s be taken Pass / Not-Pass.  Students may elect to take University Core Curriculum courses Pass / Not-Pass; however, some major Plans of Study require courses that also fulfill UCC foundational outcomes.  In such cases, students may not elect the Pass / Not-Pass option.  A maximum of 24 credits of elective courses under the Pass / Not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements. For further information, students should refer to the College of Health and Human Sciences Pass / Not-Pass Policy.
• 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
• “C-” or better required in all HK courses.
• At least 32 credits of Purdue coursework required at 30000 level or higher. This major includes 45 credits (if taken at Purdue).

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program. 

For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor: American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course

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