Athletic Training
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At Upper Iowa University, the key to success in the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is hands-on-experience, complemented by coursework with strong academic content. You will be involved in preventing and caring for injuries, record keeping, rehabilitating and conditioning athletes, as well as fitting and maintaining protective athletic equipment.
As a student, you will be exposed to many aspects of organization and administration of the ATEP while utilizing the Certified Athletic Training Staff as a resource. This wide range of experience enhances the total development of your skills. You will also get the opportunity to work with NCAA Division II men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletics.
As a certified athletic trainer, you will work under the direction of a licensed physician and coordinate medical services with a variety of allied health care professionals. You have the opportunity to work in a variety of settings including, but not limited to: secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional sports, performing arts, sports medicine clinics, hospitals and physician extender opportunities, military and law enforcement and industrial and commercial settings.
LOCATION: Main residential campus in Fayette, Iowa
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MAJOR IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
Pre-Professional Courses: (11 credits)
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(4) BIO 135 Principles of Biology I
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(3) PSY 190 General Psychology
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(1) HPER 102 First Aid/CPR/AED Programs
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(3) HPER 144 Introduction to Athletic Training
Professional Courses: (56 credits)
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(3) HPER 115 Clinical Work Practicum I*
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(3) HPER 215 Clinical Work Practicum II*
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(3) HPER 283 Sports Nutrition
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(4) BIO 270 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
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(4) BIO 275 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
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(3) HPER 302 Exercise Physiology
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(3) HPER 305 Kinesiology
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(3) HPER 319 General Medical Conditions & Disabilities for the Physically Active
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(3) HPER 318 Psychology of Exercise and Sport
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(3) HPER 332 Athletic Injury Assessment-Lower Extremity
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(3) HPER 333 Athletic Injury Assessment-Upper Extremity
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(3) HPER 375 Organization and Administration of Athletic Training
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(3) HPER 408 Therapeutic Modalities in Athletic Training
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(3) HPER 415 Clinical Work Practicum III*
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(3) HPER 455 Therapeutic Reconditioning Principles
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(2) HPER 472 Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training
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(3) HPER 490 Clinical Work Practicum IV*
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(3) HPER 491 Clinical Work Practicum V*
- (3) HPER 492 Clinical Work Practicum VI*
Total: 70 credits
* Semester long Clinical Experience meets three times per week.
HPER 493- Clinical Work Practicum VII is recommended during the spring semester of the student’s senior year.
