| Athletic Training | |
| An Arts and Sciences A.A. Degree Program (Transfer) |
| Application Code 163 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division— |
| Room ST-149—443-518-1560. |
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| The two-year program in Athletic Training at Howard Community College is designed for students who are interested in an allied health profession specializing in the health care of athletes. Athletic trainers function as integral members of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs, and other athletic health care settings. The athletic trainer specializes in the prevention, assessment, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. The program at Howard Community College is intended to prepare students for transfer to a four-year institution with an Athletic Training program accredited by the National Athletic Training Association. |
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| GENERAL EDUCATION CORE | Credits |
| Students enrolled in transfer programs must take a |
| minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s |
| total of general education and required courses must equal |
| at least 60 semester hours of credit. |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
| Humanities, Arts & | |
| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 9-11 |
| Social Science2 | Social and Behavioral Science Core Course | 3 |
| PSYC-101 General Psychology | 3 |
| Science | BIOL-101 General Biology I | 4 |
| BIOL-203 Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| Mathematics | MATH-138 Statistics | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary | Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues Core |
| Course (see p. 64) | 2-3 |
| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| SOCI-101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| BIOL-204 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHEM-101 | General Inorganic Chemistry I | |
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| CHEM-103 | Fundamentals of General Chemistry | 4 |
| HEED-112 | First Aid and Safety | 3 |
| EXSC-101 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 1 |
| EXSC-110 | Introduction to Athletic Training | 1 |
| EXSC-150 | Sport and Society | 3 |
| EXSC-200 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| EXSC-209 | Sport and Exercise Nutrition | 3 |
| EXSC-210 | Sport and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
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| 1One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement. |
| 2One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Science Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Science Core requirements. |
