Courses

Athletic Training Major required courses:

Athletic Training (ATTR) courses:

ATTR 1310 – Introduction to Athletic Training (Fall)
ATTR 2321 – Field Experience I
ATTR 2322 – Field Experience II
ATTR 2302 – Basic Athletic Injury Care (Fall/Spring)
ATTR 3321 – Field Experience III
ATTR 3322 – Field Experience IV
ATTR 3310 – Rehabilitation/Reconditioning for Athletic Trainers (Fall 3)
ATTR 3340 – Therapeutic Modalities for Athletic Trainers (Spring 3)
ATTR 3350 – Injury/Illness Evaluation I -- process/lower extremity (Spring 1)
ATTR 3351 – Injury/Illness Evaluation II -- upper extremity (Fall 2)
ATTR 3352 – Injury/Illness Evaluation III -- head- face/spine/thorax/abdomen (Spring 2)
ATTR 4321 – Field Experience V
ATTR 4322 – Field Experience VI
ATTR 4140 – Pharmacology for Athletic Trainers (odd fall semesters/junior-senior year)
ATTR 4141 – Pathology for Athletic Trainers (odd fall semesters/junior-senior year)
ATTR 4142 – Medical Aspects of Sports (odd fall semesters/junior-senior year)
ATTR 4143 – Equipment Fitting & Bracing (even fall semesters/junior-senior year)
ATTR 4144 – Current Topics in Athletic Training (even spring semesters/junior-senior year)
ATTR 4240 – Organization & Administration of Athletic Training Programs (even spring semesters/junior-senior year)

Required supporting courses:

FSSC 3313 – Kinesiology (Fall/Spring)
FSSC 3314 – Exercise Physiology (Fall/Spring)
FSSC 3360 – Instruction of Strength & Conditioning
FSSC 4304 – Statistical Methods
BIOL 2410 – Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology (Fall/Spring)
BIOL 3307 – Nutrition (Fall) [Prerequisite – CHEM 1301 or 1310]
BIOL 3417 – Advanced Physiology (Spring)
BIOL 3418 – Advanced Anatomy (Fall)
MATH 1310 – College Algebra (Fall/Spring/Summer)
MATH 1311 – Trigonometry (Fall/Spring)
CHEM 1301 – Essentials of Chemistry I and CHEM 1101 (Lab)
OR
CHEM 1310 – General Chemistry I and CHEM 1110 (Lab) (Fall/Spring)
PSYC 1301 – Intro to Psychology (Fall/Spring)
PSYC 4321 – Psychological Counseling (Fall) [Prerequisite – PSYC 1301]

Clinical Experiences (all required unless otherwise indicated):

Football (minimum 12 weeks)
JV Football (games only)
Men's/Women's Soccer OR Women's Volleyball OR Men's/Women's Basketball (at least one; most student do two of these three)
Baseball OR Softball (minimum 6 weeks)
General Athletic Training Clinic (minimum 60 hours/semester for 3 semesters during off-campus clinical assignments)
Orthopedic Surgery -- Abilene Sports Medicine & Orthopedics (minimum 6 weeks; 12 hours/week; at least 8 surgical procedures)
General Medical -- Chad Ezzell, MD, Primary Care/Sports Medicine office (minimum 3 weeks; 10 hours/week)
Rehabilitation -- West Texas Rehab Sports Center (minimum 6 weeks; 12 hours/week)
Spine/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -- Texas Sport & Spine (minimum 3 weeks; 10 hours/week)
High School (optional) -- Abilene High School or Cooper High School (minimum 6 weeks; 10-15 hours/week)