1992-1993 Academic Catalog

Athletic Training Minor The athletic training minor prepares students for a ministry and career as athletic trainers. This internship-based program is designed to prepare the student to meet the requirements for certification as set forth by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the American Medical Association's Council on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA). The practice of athletic training is regulated and licensed in many states including Ohio and will soon be so regulated in most. Students considering a career in athletic training should understand that as an allied health profession, it requires a significant level of scientific and medical preparation. Prospective athletic training students should have successfully completed college preparatory courses in biology, chemistry and advanced biology (or human anatomy and physiology) and, ideally, physics. They should also have successfully completed mathematics courses at least through Algebra II. A. Course requirements, forty-nine quarter hours including: PEA-355 Basic Athletic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PEA-356,357 Advanced Athletic Training I,II ..... 6 PEA-358 Therapeutic Exercise and Modalities . . . . 4 PEH-303 Nutrition for Health and Weight Control . 2 PEH-305 Mood Altering Substances ........... 2 PEH-316 Human Anatomy .................. 5 PEH-317 Human Physiology ................. 5 PEM-240 First Aid and Safety Education ........ 3 PEH-302 Stress Management Strategies . . . . . . . . . 2 PEM-390 Physiology of Exercise ............. 4 PEM-392 Kinesiology ..................... 3 PEM-499 Internship in P.E.-Train Rm (100 hrs min) 5 PEM-499 Internship in P.E.-Football (100 hrs min) . 5 * Required cognate: PEH-199 P.A.C.L. ......... 2 B. Academic progress requirement: Students will be expected to maintain a GPA of at least 2.5 (C+) in athletic training courses in order to progress through the program. Evaluation of each student's progress will be carried out quarterly and yearly. Students will have the option of retaking courses for which they did not achieve satisfactory grades. Evaluation of progress will occur in both clinical performance and classroom work. Health and Physical Education 111 Student athletic trainers gain extensive experience by working in the College's own training room. C. Requirements for National Certification: 1. Complete the requirements for the minor as listed above. 2. Complete an additional 1300 hours under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer. (Accomplished by participating in the daily operation of the Cedarville College training room and through internships at local high schools/colleges and Sports Medicine Clinics.) 3. Complete the National Athletic Trainers Association core requirements: a. Earn a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in the United States. b. Possess current American National Red Cross Standard First Aid Certification and current Basic CPR certification. c. Receive the endorsement of certification by an N.A.T.A. Certified Athletic Trainer. d. Pass the Certification Examination (written, oral practical, and written simulation sections).