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3-2 Year Track Program of Study

Foundation Skills - 3 hours FSL 101 Foundations of Scholarship and Learning 3 FSL 101 is required for new and transferring freshmen with less than 24 credit hours. Students must earn a "C" or higher in FSL 101. Rhetoric and Communication - 9 hours Athletic Training Handbook 45 ENG 101 English Composition I 3 ENG 102 English Composition II 3 BUA 251/ENG 251 Business Communications 3 or SPEE 220 Fundamentals of Speech 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Mathematics - 3-4 hours Choose one from the following: MATH 110 Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 3 MATH 111 College Algebra 3 MATH 112 Trigonometry 3 MATH 121 Calculus I 4 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Computer Literacy - 3 hours CIS 170 Intro to Microcomputer Applications 3 or ED 190 Introduction to Computers for Instruction 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Arts and Humanities - 3 hours Choose one from the following: ART 191 Enhancing Art Understanding 3 ENG 210 Introduction to Film Studies 3 MU 129 Music Listening 3 THR 100 Introduction to Theatre 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Literature in English - 3 hours Choose one from the following: ENG 215 Introduction to Literature 3 ENG 216 Topics in Literature 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Social Science and Humanities - 6 hours PSY 201 General Psychology 3 AND Choose one course from any of the following: ANTH 210/SOC 210 Cultural Anthropology 3 ECON 241 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 ECON 242 Principles of Microeconomics 3 POLSC 223 Introduction to American National Government & Politics 3 POLSC 224 Introduction to American State and Local Government & Politics 3 PSY 211 Psychology of Human Growth & Development 3 SOC 221 Introduction to Sociology 3 PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. History - 6 hours Choose one sequence from the following: HIS 111 History of Western Civilization I 3 and HIS 112 History of Western Civilization II 3 or HIS 191 World Civilization to 1500 3 and HIS 192 World Civilization since 1500 3 or HIS 201 History of the United States I 3 and HIS 202 History of the United States II 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. The Natural Sciences - 11 hours BIO 111 General Biology I 3 CHEM 103 Fundamentals of Chemistry 3 and CHEM 103L Fundamentals of Chemistry Lab 1 or CHEM 111 General Chemistry I 3 and CHEM 111L General Chemistry I Lab 1 PHY 201 College Physics I 4 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Statistics Requirement - 3 hours Choose one course from the following: BUA 365 Quantitative Methods I 3 PSY 205/MATH 205 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 Students must earn a "C" or higher in ALL courses. Exercise and Sport Science Requirements - 45 hours BIO 213 Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 BIO 214 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 BIO 220/CHEM 220 Medical Terminology 1 EXSS 150 Lifetime Fitness 1 EXSS 225 Health Professions Practicum I 1 EXSS 227 Safety and First Aid Education 2 EXSS 230 Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries 3 EXSS 301 Physiology of Exercise 3 EXSS 301L Physiology of Exercise Lab 1 EXSS 312 Nutrition 3 EXSS 327 Strength & Conditioning Program Design 3 EXSS 370/PSY 370 Psycho-Socio Aspects of Movement 3 EXSS 425 Kinesiology 3 EXSS 427 Research Methods 3 EXSS 433 Exercise Testing & Prescription 3 EXSS 436 Exercise for Special Populations 3 EXSS 450 Health Professions Practicum II 2 PE 320 Motor Learning and Development 2 Students must earn a"B" or higher in EXSS 227 and EXSS 230 and a "C" or higher in all other courses in the above section of requirements. Requirements to complete Exercise and Sport Science - 28 hours AT 5000 Anatomical Kinesiology 3 AT 5010 Therapeutic Intervention I 3 AT 5020 Clinical Experience I 2 AT 5030 Lower Extremity Injury Assessment 3 AT 5040 Therapeutic Intervention II 3 Athletic Training Handbook 46 AT 5050 Clinical Experience II 2 EXSS 5650 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Strength & Power Conditioning 3 EXSS 5679 Applied Psychology in Human Performance 3 EXSS 5980 Research Methods 3 EXSS 5990 Quantitative Methods 3 Students enrolled in graduate level courses must follow the expectations outlined in the graduate grading policy and the graduate probation and suspension policy. Requirements for Athletic Training - 33 hours AT 5100 Managing Medical Emergencies 3 AT 5110 Head, Spine, and Thorax Assessment 3 AT 5120 Immersion Clinical Experience 1 AT 6000 Upper Extremity Injury Assessment 3 AT 6010 Therapeutic Intervention III 3 AT 6020 Clinical Experience III 2 AT 6030 General Medical Conditions 3 AT 6040 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology 3 AT 6050 Contemporary Issues in Athletic Training 3 AT 6060 Clinical Experience IV 2 AT 6070 Organization and Administration in Athletic Training 3 AT 6080 Capstone in Athletic Training 1 EXSS 5998 Graduate Project 3 or EXSS 5999 Thesis 3 Students enrolled in graduate level courses must follow the expectations outlined in the graduate grading policy and the graduate probation and suspension policy. Students enrolled in graduate level courses must follow the expectations outlined in the graduate grading policy and the graduate probation and suspension policy. Required GEC Courses (47-48 hours) Required Statistics Course (3 hours) Required Exercise and Sport Science courses (45 hours) Required to complete the Exercise and Sport Science (28 hours) Required Athletic Training Courses (33 hours) 156 hours minimum required to complete the Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sport Science and the Master of Science in Athletic Training.