Nov 21, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Athletic Training, B.S.

Health and Human Performance
615-904-8192
Helen Binkley, program coordinator
Helen.Binkley@mtsu.edu

Admission Closed
NOTE: Fall 2022 is the last term students will be admitted into the Athletic Training program; the program will be terminated in Summer 2027. A new M.S.AT. program will begin Summer 2023.

The Athletic Training Program consists of four academic years and is a limited enrollment program. The program’s academic and clinical foundation is based upon the National Athletic Trainer’s Association Educational Competencies and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education accreditation standards and guidelines for entry-level athletic training education programs. The program consists of 120 credit hours, which include True Blue Core, athletic training core courses, and major auxiliary courses. Students enter the program as pre-athletic training majors and must complete the first year of pre-athletic training curriculum consisting of True Blue Core and athletic training prerequisite courses. Students then make formal application for admission to the last three years, which includes 65 hours of athletic training courses. When a student applies for admission and is accepted, the student is then classified as an Athletic Training major. Transfer students are evaluated on an individual basis and substitutions made at the discretion of the Athletic Training Program faculty based on Accreditation standards and guidelines. The number of students accepted into the program is limited, making the application process competitive.

Students seeking admission to the program must have a 2.50 cumulative grade point average. The application process includes the following:

completion of a formal application, which includes three letters of recommendation;
successful completion of ATHT 3570 and ATHT 3580 and BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011 with a minimum grade of B- in each;
successful completion of pre-program clinical observations as part of ATHT 3570 ;
successful completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours;
interview with Athletic Training program admission committee.

After students have met the admission requirements, acceptance is based upon weighted criteria. Meeting minimal admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the program. In order to be guaranteed admission to the Athletic Training Program, applicants must score a 110 out of the possible 120 possible points.

Application Score Sheet

Overall grade point average of 2.5 or better	30 pts
Grade of B- or better in ATHT 3570 , ATHT 3580 , and BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011	15 pts
Clinical evaluation (which includes 20-30 observation hours)	45 pts
Interview	30 pts
Total points	120 pts

All students must sign a technical standards document as part of the application process. This document is attached to the program application form and is in the Athletic Training education program manual.

Once a student is admitted, he/she must follow a prescribed course of study, which includes both academic and clinical courses. Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.50. Students must achieve a B- or better in all ATHT courses and a C- or better in BIOL 2020 /BIOL 2021 ; NFS 3000 ; EXSC 3830 /EXSC 3831 ; and the natural sciences to continue in the program. If a student does not achieve a B- or better in an ATHT course and a C- or better in the above courses he/she must retake the course.

Only admitted students are allowed to register for athletic training clinical courses (ATHT 3000 , ATHT 3001 , ATHT 3002 , ATHT 3003 , ATHT 4430 , ATHT 4950 , and ATHT 4990 ). These courses require a structured clinical rotation under an approved clinical instructor/supervisor. Clinical courses provide the student with a variety of athletic training experiences including contact-collision, collision, and non-contact sports for males and females in the collegiate, high school, and professional sport environment. Students also take a practicum (ATHT 4430 ) in athletic training at the completion of their junior year, which requires a clinical rotation in a non-traditional sport environment (i.e., sports medicine clinic, physical therapy clinic). Students must complete all clinical courses with a minimum grade of B- or better. If a student fails to get a minimum grade of B-, the student cannot matriculate on to the next clinical course. The student will be on leave from the clinical portion of the program for one year. The student can, however, continue taking academic coursework that does not require clinical courses as co-requisites or prerequisites upon approval of the program director. A student must successfully pass ATHT 3000 ATHT 3001 , ATHT 3002 , and ATHT 3003 with a B- or better before continuing on to ATHT 4950 and the semi-independent field experience.

Matriculation and progression each year in the Athletic Training program depends on successful completion of a comprehensive written and oral examination scoring 80 percent or better. The exam is given at the end of the spring semester of the first and second year. Each student will be given three attempts to successfully complete these exams; failure to score 80 percent or higher after three attempts will result in remediation. The student must meet with the athletic training program faculty and the designation of specific course work will be identified for the student to retake in order to learn and master the material.

Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.50 to graduate from the program. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded a B.S. in Athletic Training and become eligible to sit for the Board of Certification Examination (BOC) for the Athletic Trainer.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Athletic Training, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	65 hours
Auxiliary Courses	25 hours*
TOTAL	120-131 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the major meet General Education requirements:

BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011 (Nat Sci)
CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 or PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 (Nat Sci)
PSY 1410 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (65 hours)

ATHT 3000 - Clinical A in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3001 - Clinical B in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3002 - Clinical C in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3003 - Clinical D in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3570 - Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3580 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3 credit hours
ATHT 3590 - Athletic Training Medical Documentation and Terminology 2 credit hours
ATHT 3900 - Human Structure and Movement in Sport and Injury 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 3901 - Human Structure and Movement in Sport and Injury Lab 0 credit hours
ATHT 3950 - Evaluation and Assessment of Injuries to the Lower Extremities 3 credit hours
ATHT 3960 - Evaluation and Assessment of Injuries to the Upper Extremities and Thorax 3 credit hours
ATHT 3980 - Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine in Athletic Training 2 credit hours
ATHT 4000 - Strength, Conditioning, and Human Performance 3 credit hours
ATHT 4200 - Acute Trauma and Emergency Care in Athletic Training 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 4201 - Acute Trauma and Emergency Care in Athletic Training Laboratory 0 credit hours
ATHT 4500 - Therapeutic Medications and Ergogenic Aids in Sports 3 credit hours
ATHT 4820 - Organization and Administration of Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4950 - Pathology of Sport Illness and Consideration of Special Populations 3 credit hours
ATHT 4960 - Rehabilitation Techniques 4 credit hours
ATHT 4970 - Therapeutic Modalities 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 4971 - Therapeutic Modalities Lab 0 credit hours
ATHT 4975 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport, Health, and Rehabilitation 3 credit hours
ATHT 4980 - Advanced Evidence-Based Medicine in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4990 - Senior Seminar in Athletic Training 3 credit hours

Auxiliary Requirements (25 hours)

BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours
PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
NFS 3000 - Nutrition Principles for Physical Activity and Health 3 credit hours
EXSC 3830 - Physiology of Exercise 4 credit hours AND
EXSC 3831 - Physiology of Exercise Lab 0 credit hours
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours
OR
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
Choose 3 hours from
ATHT 4080 - Alternative Therapies in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4430 - Practicum in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4965 - Aquatic Exercise and Therapeutic Rehabilitation Techniques 3 credit hours
ATHT 4999 - Independent Research in Athletic Training 3 credit hours

Curriculum: Athletic Training

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Pre-Athletic Training Program

Freshman Fall

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics (MATH 1530 or MATH 1710 recommended) 3 credit hours
ATHT 3580 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3 credit hours
BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Freshman Spring

ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Audience-Centered Communication 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
ATHT 3570 - Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Application to Program and Program Admission

Admitted Athletic Training Program

Sophomore Fall

ATHT 3000 - Clinical A in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 3590 - Athletic Training Medical Documentation and Terminology 2 credit hours
ATHT 3980 - Introduction to Evidence-Based Medicine in Athletic Training 2 credit hours (even years only)
ATHT 3900 - Human Structure and Movement in Sport and Injury 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 3901 - Human Structure and Movement in Sport and Injury Lab 0 credit hours
ATHT 4200 - Acute Trauma and Emergency Care in Athletic Training 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 4201 - Acute Trauma and Emergency Care in Athletic Training Laboratory 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Sophomore Spring

ATHT 3950 - Evaluation and Assessment of Injuries to the Lower Extremities 3 credit hours
ATHT 3001 - Clinical B in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
NFS 3000 - Nutrition Principles for Physical Activity and Health 3 credit hours
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Fall

ATHT 3960 - Evaluation and Assessment of Injuries to the Upper Extremities and Thorax 3 credit hours
ATHT 3002 - Clinical C in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
EXSC 3830 - Physiology of Exercise 4 credit hours AND
EXSC 3831 - Physiology of Exercise Lab 0 credit hours
ATHT 4500 - Therapeutic Medications and Ergogenic Aids in Sports 3 credit hours OR
ATHT 4820 - Organization and Administration of Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 16 Hours

Junior Spring

ATHT 4000 - Strength, Conditioning, and Human Performance 3 credit hours (Spring only)
ATHT 4960 - Rehabilitation Techniques 4 credit hours
ATHT 3003 - Clinical D in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4970 - Therapeutic Modalities 4 credit hours AND
ATHT 4971 - Therapeutic Modalities Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 14 Hours

Senior Fall

ATHT 4500 - Therapeutic Medications and Ergogenic Aids in Sports 3 credit hours OR
ATHT 4820 - Organization and Administration of Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT 4950 - Pathology of Sport Illness and Consideration of Special Populations 3 credit hours
ATHT 4980 - Advanced Evidence-Based Medicine in Athletic Training 3 credit hours (odd years only)
PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 15 Hours

Senior Spring

ATHT 4975 - Psychosocial Aspects of Sport, Health, and Rehabilitation 3 credit hours (even years only)
ATHT 4990 - Senior Seminar in Athletic Training 3 credit hours
ATHT guided elective 3 credit hours
PHYS 2010 - Non-Calculus-Based Physics I 0 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
PHYS 2011 - Physics Problems Laboratory I 4 credit hours
OR
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
CHEM 1111 - General Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours

Subtotal: 13 Hours

Athletic Training Program Costs

Athletic training students pay the same fee schedules as do all other undergraduate students at the University. These fees are described in detail elsewhere in this catalog. Additional expenses incurred by athletic training students include

the cost of a uniform package - $100-$150 (ATHT 3000 );
liability insurance - approximately $35 (yearly);
membership into the National Athletic Trainer’s Association - approximately $80-$100 (yearly);
maintenance of professional rescuer CPR - approximately $30-$50 (yearly);
verification of immunization (cost depends on where immunization is received);
their own transportation to and from clinical sites including, but not limited to, vehicle and fuel costs;
the cost of a background check, if required by the clinical site - approximately $40 (when required by clinical site).

Clinical sites may be assigned to a student within a 60-mile radius of the MTSU main campus. Students are required to have a minimum of three off-campus clinical rotations, with a maximum of six off-campus clinical rotations, to complete the clinical component of the Athletic Training Program.