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Distributive Requirements

General Education (Distributive) Requirements

Candidates for all degrees must complete courses, which meet the General Education Objectives of the College. A summary of the requirements follows.

I. Literacies

A. Composition – English 101 or proficiency
B. Computation – Mathematics 101 or proficiency
C. Foreign Languages – 112 or above or two years of high school credit in one language

II. Distributive Requirements

A. Arts and Humanities (AH) 16 Credits

  1. Creative or Performing Arts 4 Credits
  2. Literature 4 Credits
  3. Philosophy or Religious Studies 4 Credits
  4. Humanities Elective 4 Credits

B. Social Sciences (SO) 16 Credits

  1. History 4 Credits
  2. Economics, Political Science, Sociology 12 credits
    At least 4 credits in each of two departments

C. Natural Sciences (NS) 16 Credits

  1. Life Sciences 4-8 Credits
  2. Physical Sciences 4-8 Credits
  3. Computational and Mathematical Sciences

Athletic Training Students who are interested in Pre-Physical Therapy, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Occupational Therapy, etc should contact Dr. John Davis and Dr. Kay Grimnes for additional information. ATS who are interested in those areas will need to take additional classes in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Math and Psychology.

Athletic Training Students who are interested in the field of education should contact Dr. Mark Seals in the Education Department. The ATS Major will need to acquire an additional teaching major and minor in addition to the Athletic Training Major. Some of these students may need an additional ninth or tenth semester to complete all the requirements.

Athletic Training Major: Four Year Academic Plan

Fall Semester (First Year)

EHS 105 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 221 First Aid and CPR (2)
EHS 222 Principles of Athletic Training (4)
BIO 121 Principles of Biology (4)
PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology (4) or MTH 116 Statistics or Elective (4)
 

Winter Semester (First Year)

EHS 106 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 225 Human Physiology I (4)
PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology (4) or MTH 116 Statistics or Elective (4)

Fall Semester (Second Year)

EHS 205 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 226 Human Physiology II (4)
EHS 325 Orthopedic Assessment I (3)
EHS 344 Human Anatomy (4)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (Second Year)

EHS 206 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 327 Exercise Physiology (4)
EHS 326 Orthopedic Assessment II (3)
EHS 301 Nutrition (4)
Elective (4)

Fall Semester (Third Year)

EHS 305 Clinical Experiences(1)
EHS 323 Therapeutic Modalities (3)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (Third Year)

EHS 306 Clinical Experiences (1)
EHS 324 Therapeutic Exercise (3)
EHS 328 Human Diseases (4)
EHS 345 Biomechanics I (2)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Semester (Third Year)

EHS 340 Pharmacology (4) 

Fall Semester (Fourth Year)

EHS 405 Clinical Experiences (1)
EHS Administration in AT (2)  
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (Fourth Year)

EHS 406 Clinical Experiences (1)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

 

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Student Profile

Brandon Smith
Graduation: 2008
Major: Exercise and Health Science
Minor: Chemistry

Brandon Smith hopes his interest in the human body combined with his major in exercise and health science will earn him a spot in medical school in the fall of 2008.

“The Exercise and Health Science Department at Alma has classes that focus on function in physiology, structure in anatomy and even pathology in human diseases,” the Harrisville senior says. “I hope that I will discover an area of medicine that will call me in the way that the EHS program here did.”