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Athletic Training (71 hours*)


The Discipline

The study of athletic training appeals to those who would like to work in a field that combines an athletic setting with health and medical care. A student in athletic training will learn to apply knowledge of human anatomy, exercise physiology, conditioning, nutrition, and therapy in the prevention, diagnosis, immediate care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.

Students must graduate from an accredited athletic training program and pass the Board of Certification (BOC) examination to certify as an athletic trainer.

Career Opportunities

Career possibilities include working with athletic teams at all levels of competition or in a sports medicine clinical setting or other allied health facilities or in a corporate/industrial setting. BOC certification is required, and an advanced degree is recommended.

Program Requirements    |    View MAP

  1. Complete a minimum of 45 major hours in residence at BYU.
  2. Complete application into the athletic training program during semester of enrollment in ExSc 320. See the program director or ExSc 320 instructor for an application packet.
    • Have a physical examination and provide an immunization record to verify technical standards.
    • Submit one letter of recommendation.
    • Interview with the athletic training staff.
    • Complete 30 hours of clinical observation or experience in a college or high school athletic training setting and complete observation objectives.
  3. Complete the senior exit interview.
  4. Maintain CPR/AED certification.
  5. Meet the technical standards associated with the athletic training education program.
  6. Complete the following:
      EXSC 302
      EXSC 302

                 : Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Exercise Sciences.

      EXSC 320
      EXSC 320

                 : Basic Athletic Training.

      EXSC 321
      EXSC 321

                 : Basic Athletic Training Lab.

      EXSC 362
      EXSC 362

                 : Kinesiology and Biomechanics.

      EXSC 400
      EXSC 400

                 : Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology.

      EXSC 414
      EXSC 414

                 : Advanced Athletic-Training Lab.

      EXSC 415
      EXSC 415

                 : Therapeutic Modalities.

      EXSC 416
      EXSC 416

                 : Injury Evaluation: Lower Extremities.

      EXSC 417
      EXSC 417

                 : Injury Evaluation: Upper Extremities and Trunk.

      EXSC 418
      EXSC 418

                 : Rehabilitation of Orthopedic Injuries.

      EXSC 419
      EXSC 419

                 : Medical Issues in Athletic Training.

      EXSC 423
      EXSC 423

                 : Administration of Athletic Training Programs.

      EXSC 460
      EXSC 460

                 : Orthopaedic Impairments and Therapeutic Exercise.

      EXSC 463
      EXSC 463

                 : Exercise Physiology.

      EXSC 464
      EXSC 464

                 : Exercise Physiology Lab.

      EXSC 468
      EXSC 468

                 : Problems in Exercise Prescription.

      EXSC 501
      EXSC 501

                 : Sports Medicine Pathology and Pharmacology.

      HLTH 320
      HLTH 320

                 : Advanced First Aid and Safety.

      MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Any chemistry course and any biology course.
      DESCRIPTION: Microbial world, emphasizing communicable diseases, their causes, and control.
      NOTE: Recommended for students seeking a liberal education in microbiology who do not have the prerequisites to take the more advanced courses.


      NDFS 310
      NDFS 310

                 : Sports Nutrition.

      PDBIO 220
      PDBIO 220

                  : Human Anatomy (with lab).

      PDBIO 305
      PDBIO 305

                  : Human Physiology (with lab).

      PSYCH 111 : General Psychology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PSYCH 111 : General Psychology. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      DESCRIPTION: Basic course in modern scientific psychology.


      STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Math 110 or equivalent.
      DESCRIPTION: Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, regression; computer package.
      NOTE: Honors and Independent Study also.


      STDEV 139
      STDEV 139

                  : Introduction to Health Professions.

  7. Complete the following (to be taken last semester prior to graduation):
      EXSC 498
      EXSC 498

                 : Capstone Experience in Athletic Training.

  8. Complete the following:
      EXSC 394
      EXSC 394

                 : Athletic Training Clinical Education 1.

      EXSC 395
      EXSC 395

                 : Athletic Training Clinical Education 2.

      EXSC 494
      EXSC 494

                 : Athletic Training Clinical Education 3.

      EXSC 495
      EXSC 495

                 : Athletic Training Clinical Education 4.

      Note: These courses must be completed over a two-calendar-year period. The athletic training clinical education courses listed above require field experience hours as part of the athletic training curriculum.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.



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