Allied Health Technology, B.S. - Sports Medicine

The Sports Medicine degree program is for students who envision a future career in healthcare professions such as Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Physician Assistant, or Orthopedic Medicine – a branch of medicine that focuses on the care of the skeletal system. This academic major provides students with the foundational knowledge of the human body, sport performance, and basic injury care. This major also provides students with the prerequisite coursework they will need to become eligible for graduate school.

Major in Allied Health Tech-Sports Medicine, BS
- BIOLOGY FOUNDATIONS
  - General Biology with B- or higher
    
    3 hours
    - BIOL 100
      
      General Biology
- REQUIRED BIOLOGY COURSES (C- or higher)
  - Must earn a C- or higher in all required Biology courses.
  - BIOL 254
    
    Human Anatomy & Physiology I
    
    4 hours
  - BIOL 255
    
    Human Anatomy & Physiology II
    
    4 hours
  - BIOL 352
    
    Nutritional Science
    
    3 hours
  - BIOL 362
    
    Cell and Developmental Biology
    
    4 hours
  - BIOL 364
    
    Foundations of Genetics & Molecular Biology
    
    4 hours
  - BIOL 375
    
    Biometry
    
    3 hours
  - BIOL 361
    
    Microbiology
    
    4 hours
- REQUIRED WELLNESS & SPORT SCIENCES COURSES
  - WSSD 311
    
    Resp to Emergen: First Aid CPR
    
    3 hours
  - WSSD 375
    
    Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
    
    3 hours
  - WSSD 450
    
    Kinesiology and Phys Found of Sport
    
    3 hours
  - WSSD 452
    
    Nutrition for Performance Enhancement
    
    3 hours
  - Sport Psychology - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - WSSD 485
      
      Perf Enhance:Mntl Trng in Sprt
    - WSSD 582
      
      Sport Psychology
  - WSSD 491
    
    Exercise Physiology
    
    3 hours
  - WSSD 492
    
    Seminar in Sport Science
    
    3 hours
- SPORTS MEDICINE ELECTIVES ¹
  - Choose 6 hours from:
    
    6 hours
    - BIOL 300
      
      Co-Op Ed Experience in Biol
    - BIOL 454
      
      Immunology
    - BIOL 363
      
      Medical Microbiology
    - BIOL 438
      
      Neurobiology
    - BIOL 463
      
      Virology
    - BIOL 465
      
      Developmental Biology
    - BIOL 498
      
      Independent Study
    - BIOL 489
      
      Honors Course
    - BIOL 499
      
      Departmental Honors
    - WSSD 483
      
      Legal Aspects of Sport
    - WSSD 300
      
      Co-Op Ed Experience in Wssd
    - WSSD 400
      
      Co-Op Ed Experience in Wssd
    - WSSD 498
      
      Ind Stdy:
    - In consultation with your advisor, choose a minimum of 6 credits from the following recommended courses. At least 2 credits must be from Biology (BIOL).
Total hours

56 hours

1.: To meet the requirement for SPORTS MEDICINE ELECTIVES, classes must include at least 2 hours from: any BIOL course(s).

Req Related for Allied Hlth Tech-Sports Med, BS
- For Allied Health Technology majors the G2 block of the Liberal Arts Core will be fulfilled by your required related coursework.
- CHEM 111
  
  Introductory Chemistry 1
  
  4 hours
- CHEM 112
  
  Introductory Chemistry 2
  
  4 hours
- ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  4–8 hours
  - A C- or higher in CHEM 111 and 112 is a pre-requisite for CHEM 235. A C- or higher in CHEM 231 is a pre-requisite for CHEM 232. Students planning to attend graduate school or pursue programs in medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, or physician assistant after their clinical training should take CHEM 231 and 232 for this requirement.
  - Short Course in Organic Chemistry - See Appendix 1
  - Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II - See Appendix 2
- CHEM 326
  
  Biochemistry 1
  
  4 hours
- Precalculus
  
  4 hours
  - MATH 160
    
    Precalculus
  - Students interested in attending graduate or professional school should also take MATH 161
- PHYSICS - Choose 1 of the following options 1-4:
  
  8–10 hours
  - Option 1. Physics with Algebra
    - PHYS 131
      
      Physics 1 with Algebra
    - PHYS 132
      
      Physics 2 with Algebra
  - Option 2. Physics with Calculus
    - PHYS 231
      
      Physics 1 with Calculus
    - PHYS 232
      
      Physics 2 with Calculus
  - Option 3. Physics 1 with Algebra and 2 with Calc
    - PHYS 131
      
      Physics 1 with Algebra
    - PHYS 232
      
      Physics 2 with Calculus
  - Option 4. Physics 1 with Calc and 2 with Algebra
    - PHYS 132
      
      Physics 2 with Algebra
    - PHYS 231
      
      Physics 1 with Calculus
- Health Psychology
  
  3 hours
  - PSYC 356
    
    Health Psychology
  - PSYC 100 and 227 or 228 should be taken as G3 electives, they are pre-requisites for PSYC 356. PHIL 100 (G1), SOCY 101 or ANTH 121 (G3), BIOL 207 (D, W) and COMM 461 (P) are also recommended courses to help students fulfill graduate school pre-requisites.
Total hours

31–37 hours
Appendix 1. Short Course in Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 235
  
  Organic Chemistry
  
  4 hours
Appendix 2. Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 231
  
  Organic Chemistry 1
  
  4 hours
- CHEM 232
  
  Organic Chemistry 2
  
  4 hours

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Allied Health Technology, B.S. - Sports Medicine

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