| Bachelor of Science (B.S.) |
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| The Athletic Training profession is an allied health field dedicated to the prevention, evaluation, care, management and rehabilitation of injuries to physically active people. Opportunities for certified Athletic Trainers cover a wide variety of settings from the high school to the sports medicine clinic to professional sports. Aquinas student interns in Athletic Training have completed internship experiences at Grand Rapids Community College (football team), Grand Rapids Rampage and several local high schools and clinics. |
| The program was awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in the fall of 2004. Currently, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education oversees program standards. A student who successful completes the accredited program at Aquinas College is eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) national examination. |
| Students are admitted into the Athletic Training program at the end of each semester. Unlike other accredited programs, Aquinas encourages its interested students to combine participation in athletic progams with athletic training. Transfer students must meet the admissions requirements listed in the catalog. Transcripts of those students will be evaluated on an individual basis by the Program Director for equivalent courses. All students interested in the program are encouraged to set up an appointment with the Program Director for admission criteria and other pertinent information concerning the program and the profession. Complete admission information is located in the course catalog along with the descriptions of required classes. |
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| Major Requirements |
| 59 semester hours in the following plus internship: |
| HE 149 fall only |
HE 354 fall only |
HE 460 spring only |
| HE 157 |
HE 356 fall only |
HE 449 fall only |
| HE 158 |
HE 357 spring only |
BY 112 fall of even numbered years |
| HE 249 spring only |
HE 360 spring of odd numbered years |
BY 155 fall only |
| HE 250 fall only |
HE 362 fall only |
BY 156 spring only |
| HE 256 spring only |
HE 365 spring only |
PG 100 |
| HE 349 spring only |
HE 366 fall only |
PG/SY 202 |
| HE 350 spring only |
HE 397 |
And completion of clinical proficiencies |
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| For further description of the classes offered, please look in the course catalog. |
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| Necessary for Program Admission: Aquinas College Athletic Training Educational Program Technical Standards for Admission* |
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| For a complete description of all admission standards, please look in the course catalog. |
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| Program Director - JoAnne Gorant: goranjoa@aquinas.edu or (616) 632-2899 |
| Clinical Coordinator - Deb Springer: sprindeb@aquinas.edu or (616) 632-2897 |
| For more information, fill out our online form or contact JoAnne at goranjoa@aquinas.edu or (616) 632-2899. |
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| *The freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print pdf documents. |
