234 Course Requirements for BS Degree Required Support Courses (17 credit hours) HLTH SSI030 Healthy Lifestyles (3) HTHS LSI 110 Biomed Core Lecture/Lab (4)* HTHS 1111 Biomed Core Lecture/Lab (continued) (4)* PSY SSI010 Introductory Psychology (3) PEP SI3600 Measurement for Evaluation and Research (3) *ZOOL 2100 (Human Anatomy) (4) and ZOOL 2200 (Human Physiology) (4) will also be accepted in place of HTHS LSI 110 and HTHS 1111. Professional Knowledge Courses Required (17 credit hours) NUTR LS1020 Foundations in Nutrition (3) HLTH/AT 2300 Emergency Response (3) PEP 3280 Teaching Neuromuscular Conditioning (2) PEPSI3500 Kinesiology (3) PEP 3510 Exercise Physiology (3) HTHS 2240 Intro to Pharmacology (3) Athletic Training Major Courses Required (29 credit hours) AT 2431 Taping, Wrapping, Bracing, Padding, and Splinting (1) AT 3200 Psychology of Sport, Injury & Rehabilitation (3) AT 3300 Evaluation & Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries: Lower Extremities (3) AT 3301 Evaluation & Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries: Upper Extremities (3) AT 4100 Ba sic Therap eutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) AT 4101 Advanced Therapeutic Modalities for Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) AT 4200 Basic Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) AT 4201 Advanced Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries (3) AT 4550 General Medical Conditions and Advances in Athletic Training (3) AT 4600 Administration & Management in Athletic Training (3) AT 4999 Critical Thinking for Musculoskeletal Injury Management (1) Clinical Application Courses Required (16 credit hours) AT 1500 Introduction to Athletic Training (2) AT 1501 Clinical Application of Athletic Training 1(1) AT 2500 Clinical Application of Athletic Training II (2) AT 2501 Clinical Application of Athletic Training III (2) AT 3500 Clinical Application of Athletic Training IV (3) AT 3501 Clinical Application of Athletic Training V (3) AT 4500 Clinical Application of Athletic Training VI (3) Optional Electives AT 4800 Individual Proj ects (1-4) AT 4998 Preparation for the Board of Certification (BOC) Exam (1) Athletic Training departmental honors Please contact the Athletic Training Program Director (Dr. Hamson-Utley) for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn departmental honors in Athletic Training, a student must meet the following criteria: 1. Academic Excellence • Major GPA: 3.7; Total Institution Cumulative GPA: 3.5 2. Public Demonstration of Discipline Expertise One of the following: • Excellence in Community Service (Proj ect) • Present a poster or talk and/or publish a paper • Excellence in Research (including IRB application & OUR funding application) and Two of the following: • NATA student membership • Service on an athletic training student committee at the state, district, or national level • Membership and Involvement with the WSU student Athletic Training Association • Attend a state, regional and/or national Athletic Training Conference 3. Honors Courses • Fulfill the requirement for the AT major in the HPHP department, of which 9 credit hours must include an additional project within each selected course (AT 3200, 3300, 3301,4100,4101,4200,4201,4550,4600), with each project relating to a central theme for AT 4800 (see below). • Additionally, students must complete 3 credits of AT 4800 (Individual Projects) during which time they will complete a senior theses project. Students who have not completed their General Education requirements are strongly encouraged to fulfill them with Honors General Education courses. Athletic Therapy Major bachelors degree (bs) The Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance (HPHP) offers an undergraduate program in Athletic Therapy. This program is designed for students preparing to enter graduate school for physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician's assistant programs, and/or medicine. Students who graduate from this major only will NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION (BOC) EXAM TO BECOME A CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER. These students take many of the support courses, professional knowledge courses, and many of the AT major courses (see Course Requirements). However, Athletic Therapy students DO NOT take the Clinical Application courses. Instead, these students complete the prerequisites required to enter their chosen graduate program. » Program Prerequisites: Make application and be accepted to Weber State University. Formally declare Athletic Therapy as an intended major with the HPHP advisement coordinator. (See Admission Requirements on the next page.) » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: Grade of "B" or better in all Athletic Therapy major courses and grade of "C" or better in all support courses in addition to a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher in all courses required for this major. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - 40 of which must be upper division (courses numbered 3000 and above). Advisement The Athletic Therapy Program Director serves as the faculty advisor to Athletic Therapy majors. The advisor is available to the student for counseling on grades and progress toward graduation. Athletic Therapy majors must meet with a faculty advisor at least once within the first two weeks of each semester. It is the responsibility of the student to schedule the required meetings with the advisor. The HPHP department advisement coordinator will serve as the academic advisor prior to admission to the program, and will assist with advisement through completion of the program of study. Call 801-626-7425 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog