Sports Medicine Concentration, Major Core Requirements - 27 Credits

• Scientific Foundations

• MOVP 0100 - Science of Physical Activity and Health Credits: 3
• MOVP 0194 - Musculoskeletal Structure and Function Credits: 3
• MOVP 0203 - Motor Development and Behavior Credits: 3
• MOVP 0204 - Kinesiology Credits: 3
• MOVP 0205 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: 3
• MOVP 0212 - Concepts of Nutrition Credits: 3
• MOVP 0331 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3

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  Evidence Based Practice

• MOVP 0266 - Inquiry for Evidence Based Practice Credits: 3

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  Cultural Competence

• EGST 0260 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology Credits: 3 OR
• MOVP 0325 - Women and Sport Credits: 3

Sports Medicine Concentration

About the Program

The Sports Medicine concentration is a pre-professional preparation option which completes requirements for a Movement Science major with an integrated concentration in Sports Medicine and Health Science. Students are required to create an individualized plan of study appropriate to be eligible to apply for graduate school and other forms of continuing education in the allied health fields. Further study is required to obtain credentials in an allied health profession; however, entry-level healthcare career pathways are accessible for the student completing all program requirements. The integrated curriculum provides students the opportunity for inter-professional learning and problem solving; skill sets required by the evolving healthcare system and graduate programs.

Requirements

All majors in the Department of Sports Medicine and Human Performance must complete the twenty-seven (27) credits of courses specific below. A minimum grade point average of 2.5 in the Major Core Classes is required to be eligible to graduate with a degree from the department.

In order to successfully complete the Sports Medicine Concentration, students must:

• Earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the Major Core courses.
• Take all required SPorts Medicine Concentration courses.
• Earn a health care (or related) credential (EMT, CNA, PCA, HHA, phlebotomy, scribe, etc.)
• Meet academic and professional development criteria necessary to earn both Intermediate and Advanced Standing in the Movement Science Department, as outlined in the Departmental Benchmarks section.
• In addition, students pursuing a career in an allied health field must meet prerequisite standards for graduate level education in that field (i.e. PT, OT, PA, etc.). Information on these requirements may be obtained directly from the programs to which the student intends to apply.

Professional Development Procedures

In order to progress through the Movement Science and Athletic Training majors, students must meet the academic and professional development criteria necessary to earn intermediate and advanced standing in the department.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements  and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .