Undergraduate Athletic Training

    CURRICULUM INFORMATION

    The undergraduate athletic training major at West Virginia University is a three year program within the School of Physical Education. The program is designed to prepare the student to become a professional athletic health care practitioner. The major consists of 128 credit hours, including General Education Curriculum (GEC) courses and specific athletic training courses. Students may combine athletic training with another major; however, an additional one to two years may be required to complete both areas of study.

    The athletic training major at WVU is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). West Virginia is one of approximately 343 institutions in the United States with an accredited undergraduate curriculum.

    The program also requires students to complete various clinical experiences in the WVU athletic training rooms, local sports medicine clinics, high schools, and general medical rotation. Upon successful completion of the undergraduate curriculum program, the student is eligible to sit for the BOC certification examination. Once the student passes this examination, he or she can practice as a nationally Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), and seek job opportunities at the professional, collegiate, secondary, clinical, or industrial setting. Students may also pursue a Master's Degree from another institution following graduation.

    CLINICAL EXPERIENCE The clinical experiences consist of four athletic training facilities with staff, graduate assistant, and athletic training students. There are also clinical experiences at Fairmont State University, local sports medicine clinics, and area high schools. All clinical experiences are supervised by a certified athletic trainer (ATC).

    COURSEWORK

    The coursework within the athletic training curriculum has been developed to allow for a progressive learning experience. Course content is coordinated with the student's clinical experience to encourage practical application. Listed below is the program of study for the Athletic Training major:

    Freshman Year
    Fall Semester Spring Semester
    ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric I 3 ATTR 121 Sport Injury Control & Management 3
    BIOL 101 General Biology 3 ATTR 122 Sport Injury Control & Mgmt Lab 1
    BIOL 103 General Biology Lab 1 BIOL 102 General Biology 3
    PSYCH 101 General Psychology 3 BIOL 104 General Biology Lab 1
    UNIV 101 University Orientation 1 HN & F 171 Introduction to Human Nutrition 3

    MATH 126 College Algebra or MATH128 Plane Trigonometry

    		 3 GEC requirement 3

    GEC requirement

    		 3 GEC requirement 3

    ATTR 293 Prospective Athletic Training

    		1  
      15 17

    Sophomore Year
    Fall Semester Spring Semester
    ATTR 281 Athletic Training Practicum I 2 ATTR 282 Athletic Training Practicum II 3
    ATTR 219 Gross Anatomy 3 ATTR 221 Advanced Athletic Training 2
    ATTR 218 Gross Anatomy Lab 1 ATTR 332 Orthopedic Assessment II 3
    ATTR 222 Orthopedic Assessment I 3 CHPR 172 First-Aid and Emergency Care 2
    ATTR 220 Taping, Bracing, and Padding 2 ENGL 102 Composition & Rhetoric II 3
    CHPR 170 Health of the Individual 3 BIOL 235 Human Physiology 3
    14 16

    Junior Year
    Fall Semester Spring Semester
    ATTR 301 Athletic Training Practicum III 2 ATTR 302 Athletic Training Practicum IV 2
    ATTR 321 Therapeutic Modalities 3 ATTR 324 Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries II 2
    ATTR 323 Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries I 2 ATTR 325 Organization and Administration 3
    PHYS 101 Introductory Physics 4 ATTR 326 Clinical Drug Application 1
    GEC requirement 3 ATTR 327 Biomechanics 3
        SS 383 Exercise Psychology 3
        CHEM 115 Fundamentals of Chemistry 4
    14 18

    Senior Year
    Fall Semester Spring Semester
    ATTR 403 Athletic Training Practicum V 2 ATTR 404 Athletic Training Practicum VI 2
    ATTR 424 Athletic Training Senior Seminar (W) 3 EXPH 368 Lab Techniques and Methods 3
    ATTR 426 Medical Aspects of Athletic Training 3 GEC requirement 3
    EXPH 365 Physiology of Motor Activities 3 GEC requirement 3
    PATH 300 Introduction to Pathology 3 Elective(s) 6
    GEC requirement 3    
    17 17

    128 hours total

    For more information regarding the Athletic Training program, please feel free to contact:

    Vincent G. Stilger, HSD, ATC
    Undergraduate Athletic Training Curriculum Coordinator
    West Virginia University
    PO Box 6116 Coliseum
    Morgantown, WV 26506-6116
    (304) 293-3295, ext. 5148
    vstilger@mail.wvu.edu

    Amanda Hart , ATC
    Educational Graduate Assistant
    West Virginia University
    PO Box 6116 Coliseum
    Morgantown, WV 26506-6116
    (304) 293-3295, ext. 5149
    ahart7@mix.wvu.edu

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