Movement Science (Pre-Athletic Training) Concentration
UTC has one of the few Accredited Masters Degree Entry Level Athletic Training programs in the country. If you are an undergraduate student who has a desire to be an athletic trainer, this is the concentration to select. The Movement Science Concentration will prepare you for admission into the Masters Degree Entry Level Athletic Training program. There are undergraduate athletic training programs at other schools. However, seventy percent of all athletic trainers have a Masters Degree. Therefore, it is best to pursue a Masters Degree in Athletic Training. In the job market, someone with a Masters Degree in Athletic Training will almost always be hired before someone with an Undergraduate Athletic Training Degree.
If you would like more information on what an Athletic Trainer might do and career possiblilies, visit the website for the National Athletic Trainer's Association, www.nata.org.
If you already know you want to be an Athletic Trainer, program specifics are listed below.
Program Admittance and Evaluation Point:
Students will first declare a Pre-Athletic Training (Pre-AT) major code. Students must meet the same admission requirements as all other applicants to the University. Academic advising for all students under the pre major code of Pre-AT will be done by the Director of Clinical Education for the Graduate Athletic Training Program. Following the spring semester of the sophomore year, the Director of Clinical Education for the Graduate Athletic Training Program will select and notify the students that have been approved for admission into the Movement Science concentration based upon the criteria outlined below. Students not selected for admission will also be advised and told to select a new major. The Registrar will be advised in writing by the Health & Human Performance Department of the students approved for admission into the Health & Human Performance Movement Science program and will facilitate the change in major code for the approved students. If the student does not meet the criteria for admittance into the Movement Science program, they may opt to declare HHP-Exercise Science Concentration.
As stated previously, the determination of admittance into the Movement Science major will be at the end of the Sophomore year. This cut-off point occurs early enough to allow students to transition into HHP-Exercise Science Concentration. Students will not be required to complete courses that can not be transferred into the HHP-Fitness Wellness degree.
Selection into the Movement Science Major is based upon an evaluation of the following factors:
- A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale at UTC.
- Completion of the Movement Science Application Form by the first Monday in April of their sophomore year
- Completion of credit hours required for junior classification including the following courses with no grade lower than a C:
- BIOL 1210
- BIOL 1910
- BIOL 2080
- CHEM 1210/1230
- CHEM 1220/1240
After you have met the requirements, please download the Movement Science Concentration Admission Form and submit it to Dr. Burch Oglesby, Maclellan Gym Room 209.
Movement Science Concentration Admission Form
General Information :
Students admitted into the Movement Science program will complete HHP 4790 Internship and apply to the graduate program during the Fall semester of their senior year. The internship hours will be completed in the UTC Athletic Training Room. Movement Science majors are not guaranteed admission into the ATEP, but the ATEP will give preference to those students who completed the HHP-Movement Science degree with a GPA 3.5 or higher. Each candidate will be required to complete the admission and interview process.
Course Listing for the Movement Science (Pre-Athletic Training) Concentration
General Education Courses
Rhetoric & Composition (RC) 6
ENGL 1210 Rhetoric and Composition I (3)
ENGL 1220 Rhetoric and Composition II (3)
Cultures and Civilization 9
Option A
Western Humanities I (3)
Western Humanities II (3)
Non-western Humanities (3)
or
Option B
HIST 1030 World Civilization I (3)
HIST 1040 World Civilization II (3)
HIST 1050 World Civilization III (3)
Humanities and Fine Arts 6
PHIL 3250 or 4250 Ethics (3)
One approved Fine Arts Class (3)
Behavioral & Social Sciences 6
PSY 1010 Introduction to Psychology (3)
HHP 4070 Soc/Psy of Exercise Science & Leisure Sports (3)
Natural Sciences 8
CHEM 1210/1230 General Chemistry I (4)
BIOL 1210 Principles of Biology I (4)
Mathematics 3
MATH 1360 or 1405 (3)
Statistics 3
HHP 4010 Meas & Eval in Exercise Science & Leisure Studies (3)
Total General Education Credit Hours 41
Major Courses
BIOL 1910 Functional Human Anatomy (4)
BIOL 2080 Human Physiology (4)
CLASS 3000 Scientific Terminology (2)
CHEM 1220/1240 General Chemistry II (4)
HHP Activity (1)
HHP 0210 Concepts in Wellness (1)
HHP 1000 Personal Health (3)
HHP 1350 Nutrition (3)
HHP 1540 Safety and First Aid (3)
HHP 2010 Introduction to Exercise Science, Health, Leisure Studies and Sport (3)
HHP 3160 Laboratory Methods and Procedures in Exercise Physiology (1)
HHP 3170 Exercise Physiology (3)
HHP 3180 Kinesiology (3)
HHP 3320 Management in Exercise Science, Health, Leisure Studies and Sport (3)
HHP 3380 Sport Nutrition (3)
HHP 3400 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)
HHP 3500 Biomechanics of Human Movement, Exercise and Sport (3)
HHP 4280 Exercise Prescription in Health and Disease (3)
HHP 4350 Promotion of Worksite Health and Human Performance (3)
HHP 4410 Exercise and the Older Adult (3)
HHP 4560 Research Methods in Exercise Science and Health Promotion (3)
HHP 4650 Psychological Impact of Injury, Illness and Chronic Disease (3)
HHP 4790 Internship in Exercise Science and Leisure Studies (6)
NURS 2260 Pathophysiology (3)
PHYS 1030 General Physics – Mechanics and Heat (3)
PHYS 1830 Principles of Physics Laboratory (1)
PHYS 1040 General Physics - Electromagnetism and Optics (3)
PHYS 1840 General Physics Laboratory – Electromagnetism and Optics (1)
Total Major Credit Hours 79
