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Four Year Plan and 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

Effective Fall 2007 

Fall Semester (First Year)

EHS 221 First Aid and CPR/AED (2)
BIO 121 Principles of Biology (4)
PSY 121 Intro. To Psychology (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)  

Winter Semester (First Year)

EHS 105 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 225 Human Physiology I (4)
EHS 222 Prin. of Athletic Training (4)
MTH 116 Statistics
Elective (4)

 

Spring Term (First Year) 

Optional Elective 

Fall Semester (Second Year)

EHS 106 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 226 Human Physiology II (4)
EHS 344 Human Anatomy (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4) 

Winter Semester (Second Year)

EHS 205 Clinical Experience (1)
EHS 327 Exercise Physiology (4)
EHS 325 Orthopedic Assessment I (3)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Term (Second Year) 
EHS 326 Orthopedic Assessment II (3)
EHS 206 Clinical Experience (1) 

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 301 Nutrition (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Semester (Third Year)

EHS 340 Pharmacology (4) 

Fall Semester (Fourth Year)

EHS 405 Clinical Experiences (1)
EHS 427 Administration in AT (2)  
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (Fourth Year)

EHS 406 Clinical Experiences (1)
EHS 328 Human Diseases (4)
EHS 345 Biomechanics I (2)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Term (Fourth Year)

Optional Elective (4) 

 

 


 

The Alma College Percussion Ensemble performed at the prestigious Centrum Jazz Festival, an international festival in Port Townsend, Wash., in July 2007. Alma was the only college group invited to perform. "It's a huge honor," says faculty director Dave Zerbe. "You can't apply to perform there; they seek you out."

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Robyn Anderson

Dr. Robyn Anderson
Departments: Exercise and Health Science

Robyn Anderson grew up surrounded by athletics. Her father was a physical education teacher and owned a gymnastics club.

“Teaching and coaching was part of my life from the beginning as the entire family became involved with the business in one capacity or another,” the professor of exercise and health science says. “I love to teach, coach and learn, so these areas became my passion.”