Athletic Training Comprehensive Major
Athletic Training Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by major = 46
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
- STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 28
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
- Take two of the following from two separate disciplines:
- BIOL 105GS, Biology I - 4 hours
- BIOL 106GS, Biology II - 4 hours
- BIOL 211GS, Human Microbiology - 4 hours
- BIOL 215GS, Human Physiology - 4 hours
- CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 150GS, Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS OR Math ACT score of 20 or better OR permission of instructor)
- AND CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours (Prereq: C grade in CHEM 160GS and CHEM 160LGS OR advanced placement)
- AND CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- GEOG 103GS, The Dynamic Planet: Hazards in the Environment - 3 hours
- PHYS 100GS, Physical Science - 3 hours
- AND PHYS 100LGS, Physical Science Laboratory - 1 hour
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or MATH 103GS or MATH 115 or above OR Math ACT of 20 or better)
- AND PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- PHYS 206GS, General Physics II - 4 hours (Prereq: PHYS 205GS and PHYS 205LGS)
- AND PHYS 206LGS, Physics Laboratory II - 1 hour
- PHYS 209GS, Meteorology - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 102GS or permission of instructor)
- PHYS 210GS, Astronomy - 3 hours
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 6 including:
- PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
- FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 74
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 120
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 0
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Athletic Training Comprehensive = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
This Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is accredited by CAATE (Commission on Accreditation of
Athletic Training Education).
Please see the Department for Entrance Requirements. Other
information available at the program's Web page.
All students pursuing Athletic Training as a degree option must contact the program coordinator to acquire
a copy of the Student Academic Program Manual. The manual includes Technical Standards for admission, student health issues, and
program completion requirements specific to the Athletic Training Program.
- Athletic Training Comprehensive Requirements (74 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- PE 174A, Clinical Level One A - 2 hours
- PE 174B, Clinical Level One B - 2 hours
- PE 174C, Clinical Level Two A - 4 hours
- PE 174D, Clinical Level Two B - 3 hours
- PE 174E, Clinical Level Three A - 1 hour
- (Note: Upon acceptance into the program, these courses will be taken based upon clinical
assignment per students' clinical level.)
- PE 264, Foundation of Athletic Training - 4 hours
- PE 264L, Foundation of Athletic Training Lab - 0 hours
- PE 265, Emergency Medical Response - 2 hours
- PE 310, Introduction to Human Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours
- PE 350, Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training - 4 hours
- PE 350L, Modalities in Athletic Training Laboratory - 0 hours
- PE 360, Introduction to Anatomical Biomechanics - 4 hours
- PE 375, Rehabilitation Techniques in Athletic Training - 4 hours
- PE 375L, Rehabilitation Techniques in Athletic Training Laboratory - 0 hours
- PE 405, Athletic Injury Assessment I: LE - 3 hours
- PE 406, Athletic Injury Assessment II: UE - 3 hours
- PE 422, Administration of Strength Programs - 2 hours
- PE 425, Legal Aspects of Sport and Recreation - 3 hours
- PE 430, Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
- PE 460, Gross Anatomy of Movement - 3 hours
- PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours
- PE 467, Fitness Testing - 3 hours
- PE 469, Sports Nutrition - 3 hours
- PE 470, General Medical Conditions and Pharmacological Application in Sport and Exercise - 2 hours
- PE 475, Research Methods in Exercise Science - 3 hours
- PE 499, Senior Seminar in Athletic Training - 1 hour
- REC 477, Internship - 6 hours
two separate 3-hour assignments (H.S. & Clinic)
- CSP 404, Counseling and Mental Disorders - 2 hours
