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Curriculum in Athletic Training

Leading to the Bachelor of Science

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^*ENGL 101^G	Freshman Composition	3
^*GBIO 151^G	General Biology I	3
^*BIOL 152	General Biology Laboratory I	1
^*CHEM 101 or CHEM 121^G	General Chemistry I General Chemistry I for Science Majors	3
^*CLAB 103 or CLAB 123	General Chemistry Laboratory I General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors	1
^*MATH 161^G	College Algebra	3
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^*ENGL 102^G	Critical Reading and Writing	3
^*MATH 162 or MATH 163 or MATH 241^G	Plane Trigonometry Calculus for the Biological, Business and Social Sciences Elementary Statistics	3
^*ZOO 250^G	Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I	3
^*ZOOL 252	Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I	1
^*ATHT 141	Prevention and Management of Motor Performance Injuries	3
^*PSYC 101^G	General Psychology I	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^*COMM 211^G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3
^*History Elective^G		3
^*NUTR 342	Nutrition	3
^*HS 133	Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century	3
^*ZOO 251¹	Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II	3
^*ZOOL 253¹	Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II	1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ANTH 205	Functional Anatomy for Athletic Trainers	3
^††ATHT 206	Athletic Training Foundations and Practice	3
^††ATLB 217²	Practicum in Athletic Training	1
^††ATHT 241	Emergency Health Care for the Athletic Trainer	3
^††ATLB 244	Emergency Health Care for the Athletic Trainer	1
^*KIN 321	Motor Learning	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

SUMMER SEMESTER

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ATLB 210	Clinical Experience in Equipment-Intensive Sport, Bracing, and Padding	1
Total Semester Credit Hours: 1

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ATLB 303³	Clinical Integration and Field Experiences in Athletic Training Lab I	1
^††ATLB 300	Lower Extremity Clinical Competency Lab	1
^††ATLB 370	Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training Lab	1
^††ATHT 372	Therapeutic Modalities for Athletic Injuries	3
^††ATHT 305	Lower Extremity Sports Injury Management	3
^*KIN 372	Biomechanics	3
^*ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232^G	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ATLB 317³	Clinical Integration and Field Experiences in Athletic Training Lab II	1
^††ATLB 344	Upper Extremity Clinical Competency Lab	1
^††ATLB 304	Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries Lab	1
^††ATHT 333	Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Intervention of Athletic Injuries	3
^††ATHT 340	Upper Extremity Sports Injury Management	3
^*KIN 392	Strength Development and Conditioning Programs	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 14

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ATHT 420³	Clinical Integration Lab IV	3
^††ATHT 455	Medical Aspects of Sports Related Injuries/Illnesses I	3
^††ATHT 462	Administration of Athletic Training Programs	3
^*Social/ Behavioral Science Elective 200^4,G		3
^*Music, Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre^G		3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course	Description	Credit Hours
^††ATHT 425²	Athletic Training Senior Clinical II	3
^††ATHT 466	Medical Aspects of Sport Related Injuries/Illnesses II	3
^††ATHT 410	Evidence-Based Practice for the Athletic Trainer	3
KIN 436	Psychosocial Dimensions of Physical Activity	3
^*KIN 426	Strength Development and Conditioning Programs	3
Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmit Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses

^††Clinical Progression Course; grade of "C" or higher is required.
¹Class must be taken prior to formal acceptance into ATP or during the first semester of Clinical Progression.
²Provides the student with the opportunity to practice and apply the athletic training clinical proficiencies under the supervision of a qualified Approved Clinical Instructor and/ or Clinical Instructor for a minimum of 150 hours per semester.
³Provides the student with the opportunity to practice and apply the athletic training clinical proficiencies under the direct supervision of a qualified Approved Clinical instructor and/ or Clinical Instructor for a minimum of 225 clinical education hours per semester (approximately 15 hours per week).
⁴Social/Behavioral Science Elective must be sophomore level or higher, and selected from courses in Economics, Political Science, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, or Anthropology.
^*Grade of "C" or higher is required.

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Leading to the Bachelor of Science

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

SUMMER SEMESTER

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Second Semester

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120