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Description
The athletic training major is designed to prepare students to become competent allied health care professionals who specialize in injury and illness prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for physically active people. The curriculum provides a balance between classroom instruction and clinical experience that prepares students to become competent allied health care professionals in clinics, colleges, universities, high schools, and other settings.
NSU's athletic training major, established in 2003, is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), effective March 2007. Athletic training students will graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training and will be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination. The athletic training major is designed to ensure that students who graduate from the program meet all requirements necessary to pass the BOC examination.
Learning Outcomes
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A successful athletic training graduate is expected to:
- Demonstrate the ability to prevent, evaluate, treat, rehabilitate, and document athletic related injuries in the of field of athletic training;
- Analyze and comprehend the physical, psychological, and emotional demands of physically active individuals and the sports medicine professionals involved in their care;
- Develop the effective communication skills necessary for a successful allied health care career in athletic training;
- Illustrate and differentiate the ethical practices as it relates to athlete/patient care.
Curriculum Requirements
General Education Requirements (30 credits)
Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.
Athletic Training Major Requirements (53 credits)
During the athletic training program's first two semesters, the pre-professional year, students must successfully complete
all introductory coursework: ATTR 1100 Introduction to Athletic Training, ATTR 1200 Principles of Athletic Training,
and ATTR 1300 Emergency Care. During the pre-professional year, students are also required to spend 100 hours observing
certified athletic trainers in a variety of settings.
Core Courses (53 credits)
ATTR 1100 Introduction to Athletic Training (1 credit)
ATTR 1200 Principles of Athletic Training (3 credits)
ATTR 1300 Emergency Care (3 credits)
ATTR 1400 Health and Fitness (3 credits)
ATTR 2100 Injury Evaluation I /Lab (3 credits)
ATTR 2200 Injury Evaluation II /Lab (3 credits)
ATTR 2210 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training I (1 credit)
ATTR 2220 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training II (1 credit)
ATTR 2300 Sports Nutrition (3 credits)
ATTR 2400 Strength and Conditioning (2 credits)
ATTR 3100 General Medicine in Sport (3 credits)
ATTR 3230 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training III (1 credit)
ATTR 3240 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training IV (1 credit)
ATTR 3300 Therapeutic Modalities/Lab (4 credits)
ATTR 3500 Rehabilitation of Athletic Injury and Laboratory (4 credits)
ATTR 4100 Athletic Training Administration (3 credits)
BIOL 1400 Introductory Cell Biology (3 credits)
BIOL 3312 Human Anatomy and Physiology /Lab (5 credits)
BIOL 3700 Kinesiology (3 credits)
BIOL 3710 Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
Major Electives (optional)
ATTR 4300 Applied Research in Athletic Training (3 credits)
ATTR 4950 Internship in Athletic Training (3 credits)
Clinical Experience
The Clinical Experience I, II, III, and IV courses have been developed to provide quality experience, "teaching
moments," and interaction with certified athletic trainers (ATCs) in and out of the classroom. Each course will
include evaluation and assessment of athletic training students' clinical skills along with monitoring of clinical rotations.
Additional special projects and assignments will be included to enhance student learning.
On-Campus Sites
NSU NCAA Division II. Athletics
University School (Private High School)
NSU Health Profession Division Medical Clinics
Off-Campus Affiliated Sites
Nova High School, Davie, Florida
Pine Crest High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Accelerated Rehabilitation Inc., Plantation, Florida
Clevelend Clinic, Weston, Florida
Memorial West Fitness and Rehabilitation, Pembroke Pines, Florida
The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2009-2010 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.
