Four-Year Plan

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 2010

Fall Semester (First Year)

IPH 221 First Aid and CPR/AED (2)
PSY 121 Intro. To Psychology (4)
IPH 105 Clinical Experience I (1)
ENG 100 OR 101 College Rhetoric (4)
First Year Seminar (3-5)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (First Year)

IPH 106 Clinical Experience II (1)
BIO 121 Principles of Biology (4)
IPH 222 Prin. of Athletic Training (4)
MTH 116 Statistics (4)
Elective (4)


Spring Term (First Year)

Optional Elective (4)

Fall Semester (Second Year)

IPH 205 Clinical Experience III (1)
IPH 225 Human Physiology I (4)
IPH 220 Nutrition (4)
IPH 325 Orthopedic Evaluation I (3)
Elective (4)


Winter Semester (Second Year)

IPH 206 Clinical Experience IV (1)
IPH 226 Human Physiology II (4)
IPH 326 Orthopedic Assessment II (3)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Term (Second Year)

Optional Elective (4)

Fall Semester (Third Year)

IPH 305 Clinical Experiences V (1) IPH 323 Therapeutic Modalities (3)
IPH 344 Human Anatomy (4)
IPH 340 Pharmacology (4)
Elective (4)

Winter Semester (Third Year)

IPH 306 Clinical Experiences VI (1) IPH 324 Therapeutic Exercise (3)
IPH 327 Exercise Physiology (4) Elective (4)

Elective (4)

 

Spring Semester (Third Year)

Optional Elective (4)

Fall Semester (Fourth Year)

IPH 405 Clinical Experiences VII (1)
IPH 427 Administration in AT (2)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (1-2)

Winter Semester (Fourth Year)

IPH 406 Clinical Experiences VIII (1)
IPH 328 Human Diseases (4)
IPH 345 Biomechanics I (2)
IPH 480 Senior Seminar (4)
Elective (4)
Elective (4)

Spring Term (Fourth Year)

Optional Elective (4)



 

Alma College’s sports teams have been known as the “Scots” since 1931 when Alma students voted on the name. Soon thereafter, “Scotty” emerged as Alma’s official mascot and is regularly seen on campus, in the community and at athletics events.

 

Student Profile

Kelsee Miles

Kelsee Miles
Graduation: 2013
Major: Athletic Training

For an athlete like Hanover senior Kelsee Miles, it wasn’t much of a stretch to major in athletic training.

“I’ve always been involved in athletics, and I always want to be,” she says. “It’s like a puzzle—if someone has an injury, you have to do tests to figure out what’s wrong.”