Program of Study: Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training

Program of Study:

Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training

Program Description

Athletic training, as defined by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association, is practiced by athletic trainers,

health care professionals that collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and

clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and

chronic medical conditions involving impairment, as well as functional limitations and disabilities. The

Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training program prepares students for the Board of Certification Examination.

Certified Athletic Trainers (ATC) are qualified to work in a variety of settings, including high schools, colleges

and universities, professional sports, clinics, and other areas as an integral part of the health care team. Students

will receive education in prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning,

organization and administration, and professional responsibility related to the management of athletic-related

injuries and illnesses. The education requires that 750 hours of clinical rotations on- and off-campus be

completed before graduation. Students must provide their own transportation to clinical rotations. Students are

required to complete a number of tasks prior to their clinical coursework including, but not limited to a physical

exam, CPR certification, and signing a technical standards agreement to ensure the ability to complete tasks and

requirements associated with the position.

General Education:

Competency

Requirements

Credits

University Foundations

Graduates of Grand Canyon University will complete one of the following UNV Foundational courses: UNV 103 for students entering with under 24 credit hours or UNV 303 for students transferring 24 or more credit hours.

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Effective Communication

Graduates of Grand Canyon University will be able to construct rhetorically effective communications appropriate to diverse audiences, purposes, and occasions (English composition, communication, critical reading, foreign language, sign language, etc.). Students are required to take 3 credits of English grammar or composition.

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Christian Worldview Graduates of Grand Canyon University will be able to express aspects of

Christian heritage and worldview. Students are required to take CWV 101. 4

Critical Thinking

Graduates of Grand Canyon University will be able to use various analytic and problem-solving skills to examine, evaluate, and/or challenge ideas and arguments (mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy, physical geography, ecology, economics, theology, logic, philosophy, technology, statistics, accounting, etc.). Students are required to take 3 credits of college-level mathematics.

Global Awareness, Perspectives, and Ethics

Graduates of Grand Canyon University will be able to demonstrate awareness and appreciation of and empathy for differences in arts and culture, values, experiences, historical perspectives, and other aspects of life (psychology, sociology, government, Christian studies, Bible, geography, anthropology, economics, political science, child and family studies, law, ethics, cross-cultural studies, history, art, music, dance, theater, applied arts, literature, health, etc.).

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Total General Education Credits: 34-40

Athletic Training Preclinical Coursework (All Athletic Training Preclinical Coursework will apply to the General

Education requirement):

Course

Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

BIO 181 General Biology I This course is a study of biological concepts emphasizing the interplay of structure and function, particularly at the molecular and cellular levels of organization. Cell components and their duties are investigated, as well as the locations of cellular functions within the cell. The importance of the membrane is studied, particularly its roles in controlling movement of ions and molecules and in energy production. The effect of genetic information on the cell is followed through the pathway from DNA to RNA to protein. Co-requisite: BIO 181L.

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BIO 181L General Biology I Lab

This lab course is designed to reinforce principles learned in BIO 181 through experiments and activities which complement and enhance understanding of macromolecules, cell membrane properties, cellular components, and their contribution to cell structure and function.

Assignments are designed to relate cellular processes such as metabolism, cell division, and the flow of genetic information to cell structure. Co-requisite: BIO 181.

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EXS 214 Care, Treatment, and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the principles of sports medicine, the care and treatment of athletic trauma, and the use of proper conditioning principles for the prevention of injury. Prerequisites:One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 214L.

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EXS 214L Care, Treatment, and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

Lab

This lab is designed to complement and support the principles taught in EXS 214. The course is designed to provide students with a basic

knowledge and understanding of the principles of sports medicine; the care and treatment of athletic trauma; safety and its importance in related settings; and the use of proper conditioning principles of the prevention of injury. Prerequisites: One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 214.

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BIO 155 Introduction to Anatomy and

Physiology

A study of the basic structure and function of the major systems of the human body, this course focuses on an in-depth exploration of the musculoskeletal and neurological systems for athletic training, health, and exercise science majors. This course also compares normal and abnormal

Course

Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

PSY 102 General Psychology

This foundation course in the science of behavior includes an overview of the history of psychology, the brain, motivation, emotion, sensory

functions, perception, intelligence, gender and sexuality, social psychology, human development, learning psychopathology, and therapy.

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Total Athletic Training Preclinical Coursework Credits: 16

Athletic Training Major Courses:

Course

Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

PED 200 Lifetime Personal Wellness and

Teaching of Fitness

This is an introductory course in exercise and wellness. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of knowledge regarding what fitness entails, self- evaluation of each student’s present fitness needs, and development of personalized fitness programs. A special emphasis is placed on a review of nutritional principles and producing a personalized nutrition plan. Students also receive instruction and practice opportunities in the theoretical and practical aspects of flexibility, stretching, and weight training activities. This includes lesson planning, teaching techniques, evaluation, and proficiency in skills by means of lecture, demonstration, and participation.

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EXS 356 Recognition and Evaluation of Athletic Injuries I

This course is designed to provide students with specific knowledge and practical skills required to perform proper evaluation of upper and lower body. Students learn to palpate body and soft tissue structures, and perform active, passive, and resistive range of motion testing, neurological testing, and special ligament tests for the major synovial joints in the body. Students will have multiple opportunities to reinforce their knowledge with hands-on practice. Prerequisites: EXS 214 and EXS 214L.

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EXS 321 Clinical Instruction in Athletic Training I

This 16-week-long course is designed to provide a clinical setting in which athletic training students clinically apply and demonstrate proficiency in the information learned in prior courses. This sequence allows students to apply what they have learned in class on real patients. Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor who supervises students on a daily basis through constant visual and auditory interaction and provides feedback to students on their progression. The mode of delivery is student-to-student demonstration and a clinical exam testing students’ proficiency at a clinical site (high school, college, and/or professional) on true patients. Students are evaluated at a clinical site weekly to ensure proficiency in these skills.

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EXS 357 Recognition and Evaluation of Athletic Injuries II

Building on concepts of EXS 356, this course is designed to provide students the opportunity to further analyze and apply skills in the areas of evaluation of upper and lower body, palpation of body and soft tissue structures, range of motion testing, neurological testing, manual muscle testing, and special ligament tests for the major synovial joints in the body. Prerequisite: EXS 356.

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Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

EXS 340 Physiology of Exercise

This course is a study of the effects of exercise on the body. Topics include nutrition as the basis for physical activity; how energy is produced and utilized during physical activity; the energy delivery and vital functions of the respiratory, cardiovascular, muscular, and nervous systems during exercise; how these systems can be enhanced through training; the impact of ergogenic aids and environmental stress on performance; and the effect of exercise on body composition, weight control, aging, and disease prevention. The body's responses and adaptations to exercise at the systemic, as well as the sub-cellular level, are also discussed. Prerequisites: One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 340L.

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EXS 340L Physiology of Exercise Lab

This is a course of field and laboratory experiences designed to reinforce the basic principles learned in the lecture course. Skills of measurement and evaluation, including computerized methods employed to facilitate testing, are applied to physiological and systemic principles of exercise. Prerequisites:One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 340.

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EXS 366 General Medical Conditions

This course provides a broad discussion of general medical conditions and associated pathologies of the physically active, as well as applicable information to athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers of all levels. This course covers evaluation techniques and equipment, coverage of all body systems and conditions, as well as special populations. Prerequisites: EXS 214 and EXS 214L.

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EXS 335 Kinesiology This course is an analysis of human movement, integrating knowledge of the skeletal, muscular, and neurological systems with the effects that gravity, friction, internal and external forces, and the laws of motion have on their functions. Topics presented include biomechanics of human bone, joint, and skeletal muscle; structure and function of the upper extremity, lower extremity, and spine; concepts of linear and angular kinematics and kinetics as applied to human motion; equilibrium and stability on land; and motion through a fluid medium of air or water. Included is the application of these factors to various types of physical skills. Prerequisites:One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 335L.

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EXS 335L Kinesiology Lab This laboratory course is designed to apply the anatomical, kinesiological, and biomechanical principles learned in the lecture course to human body movement. Movement of all of the major joints of the body are analyzed by relative and absolute joint position and muscle action and biomechanical terms—such as linear and angular kinematics, friction, work, power, energy, and torque—are applied to human motion. Prerequisites:One of the following combinations: 1) BIO 155 and BIO 155L; or 2) BIO 201, BIO 201L, BIO 202, and BIO 202L; or 3) BIO 360, BIO 360L, and either BIO 474 or BIO 484. Co-requisite: EXS 335.

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Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

EXS 350 Clinical Instruction in Athletic Training II

This 16-week-long course is designed to provide a clinical setting in which athletic training students clinically apply and demonstrate proficiency in the information learned in prior courses. This sequence allows students to apply what they have learned in class on real patients. Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor who supervises students on a daily basis through constant visual and auditory interaction and provides feedback to students on their progression. The mode of delivery is student-to-student demonstration and a clinical exam testing students’ proficiency at a clinical site (high school, college, and/or professional) on true patients. Students are evaluated at a clinical site weekly to ensure proficiency in these skills. Prerequisite: EXS 321.

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EXS 387 Therapeutic Modalities

This course is a study of various therapeutic modalities that aid in the healing process of injuries. The course covers the theory behind and proper use of these modalities with laboratory experience. Prerequisites: EXS 214 and EXS 214L. Co-requisite: EXS 387L.

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EXS 387L Therapeutic Modalities Lab

This course is designed to complement and support principles being taught in EXS 387. Practical applications of therapeutic modality application techniques are learned. Prerequisites: EXS 214 and EXS 214L. Co-requisite: EXS 387.

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EXS 426 Theory of Prescribing

Exercise

This course covers the specific and applied use of exercise in prevention of injury, improvement of performance, and recovery from disability and dysfunction. Included are specific exercise routines, kinesiological principles, history and scope of rehabilitating exercise, abnormal clinical kinesiology, examination procedures, and reconditioning of specific disorders. Co-requisite: EXS 426L.

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EXS 426L Theory of Prescribing Exercise Lab

This course reinforces and expands learning gained in the lecture course. Practical applications and experiments include exercise prescription and rehabilitation techniques. Co-requisite: EXS 426.

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EXS 351 Clinical Instruction in Athletic Training III

This 16-week-long course is designed to provide a clinical setting in which athletic training students clinically apply and demonstrate proficiency in the information learned in prior courses. This sequence allows students to apply what they have learned in class on real patients. Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor who supervises students on a daily basis through constant visual and auditory interaction and provides feedback to students on their progression. The mode of delivery is student-to-student demonstration and a clinical exam testing students’ proficiency at a clinical site (high school, college, and/or professional) on true patients. Students are evaluated at a clinical site weekly to ensure proficiency in these skills. Prerequisite: EXS 350.

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EXS 370 Pharmacology: Drug Use and

Abuse

This course examines current theories and practices of pharmacology and epidemiology of drug use as related to athletic training and sports medicine. Additional topics include drug abuse issues, such as: performance-enhancing substances; psychological, legal, social, and cultural implications; and approaches to solving drug abuse problems. Prerequisites: EXS 214 and EXS 214L.

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Number

Course Title

Course Description

Credits

EXS 353 Clinical Instruction in Athletic Training IV

This 16-week-long course is designed to provide a clinical setting in which athletic training students clinically apply and demonstrate proficiency in the information learned in prior courses. This sequence allows students to apply what they have learned in class on real patients. Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor who supervises students on a daily basis through constant visual and auditory interaction and provides feedback to students on their progression. The mode of delivery is student-to-student demonstration and a clinical exam testing students’ proficiency at a clinical site (high school, college, and/or professional) on true patients. Students are evaluated at a clinical site weekly to ensure proficiency in these skills. Prerequisite: EXS 351.

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EXS 458 Theory and Practice of Strength and Conditioning

This course is the study of the physiological responses to exercise, exercise technique, program design for anaerobic and aerobic exercise, exercise prescription principles, and organization and administration of strength and conditioning facilities. This course provides students information on the design and implementation of a successful strength and conditioning program. Emphasis is placed on assessment, description, and analysis of sport movement, and designing weight training programs to enhance performance variables. Workshops reinforce these goals, focusing on assessment of athletic performance, as well as the development of musculoskeletal flexibility, speed, agility, quickness, strength, and power. This course assists those students who desire to take the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Certified Strength and Conditioning (CSCS) Exam. Prerequisites: EXS 340 and EXS 340L.

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EXS 420 Management in Athletic Training,

Health, and Athletics

This course deals with the organization and administration tasks and techniques required in an athletic training program, the commercial health industry, and interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics. Topics include program and human resource management; budgeting; inventory and finance management; insurance; organizing and promoting health; and legal considerations, ethics, decision making, and communication in athletic training, health, and athletic settings.

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EXS 421 Clinical Instruction in Athletic Training V

This 16-week-long course is designed to provide a clinical setting in which athletic training students clinically apply and demonstrate proficiency in the information learned in prior courses. This sequence allows students to apply what they have learned in class on real patients. Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor who supervises students on a daily basis through constant visual and auditory interaction and provides feedback to students on their progression. The mode of delivery is student-to-student demonstration and a clinical exam testing students’ proficiency at a clinical site (high school, college, and/or professional) on true patients. Students are evaluated at a clinical site weekly to ensure proficiency in these skills. Prerequisite: EXS 353.

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EXS 415 Advanced Athletic Training

This course covers content specific to upper-level athletic training students, including therapeutic massage, research design and presentation, resume development, review for the Board Of Certification (BOC) exam, and preparation to become professionals in the field of athletic training. This