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| A.A. Degree (Transfer) An Arts and Sciences Area of Study |
| Application Code 163 |
| For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room ST-149—443-518-1560. |
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| The Athletic Training area of study 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. This area of study 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 patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’stotal of general education and required courses must equalat least 60 semester hours of credit. |
| Composition | ENGL-121 College Composition | 3 |
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| Literature1 | Humanities Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Arts Core Course (see p. 62) |
| Literature Core Course (see p. 61) | 9-11 |
| Social Sciences2 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Course |
| (see p. 63) | 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 |
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| REQUIRED COURSES RELATED TO MAJOR |
| 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 |
| SOCI-101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
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