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Applied Health Science (B.S.) Pre-Athletic Training Concentration

Program Overview

Director:  M. Lewis

Pre-Athletic Training Concentration. Students in the accelerated program will earn a bachelor's degree in Applied Health Science and a Master of Science in Athletic Training from Messiah University.  Acceptance into this program as a first-year student indicates acceptance into the five-year accelerated curriculum culminating in a Masters degree. For more information on the requirements for progression to the professional phase, please click on the following link and select the accordion Progression to the Professional Phase https://www.messiah.edu/athletic-training.

Undergraduate Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Applied Health Science program can:

  1. Describe the anatomical and physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise.
  2. Explain the role of exercise in disease prevention.
  3. Prescribe safe and effective exercise programs for diverse individuals.
  4. Integrate scientific information and research into professional situations.
  5. Identify factors influencing health and human performance.
  6. Identify how faith impacts professional practice in the applied health sciences.

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

APHS 170Concepts of Conditioning

2
APHS 215Chronic Disease and Exercise

3
APHS 271Kinesiology

3
APHS 301Exercise Physiology

4
APHS 325Exercise Nutrition and Metabolism

3
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3
STAT 269Introductory Statistics

3
 

Three credits from the following:

GERO 251Biology, Nutrition, and Healthy Aging

3
PSYC 209Life Span Development

3
HDFS 210Child Development

3
HDFS 311Adolescent Development

3
HDFS 312Adult Development

3

Pre-Athletic Training Concentration (36-37 credits)

ATHT 102Introduction to Athletic Training

1
ATHT 140Prevention & Management of Injury

2
ATHT 203Medical Terminology & Topics

2
ATHT 235Orthopedic Assessment

3
ATHT 339Therapeutic Interventions

3
ATHT 480Senior Seminar in Athletic Training

2
BIOL 170Cell and Animal Physiology

4
BIOL 185Human Anatomy and Physiology I

4
BIOL 186Human Anatomy and Physiology II

4
PHYS 201Introductory Physics I

4
ATHT 480 fulfills writing in the major requirement.

Three credits from the following:

MATH 102The Mathematics of Growth

3
MATH 108Intuitive Calculus with Applications

3
MATH 111Calculus I

4

Four credits from the following:

CHEM 103Chemical Science

4
CHEM 105General Chemistry I

4
 

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement 0
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar 3
Oral Communication 3
Created and Called for Community (W) 3
Mathematical Sciences (STAT 269, MATH 102, 108, 111) met/major
Laboratory Science (BIOL 170, CHEM 103 or 105) met/major
Science, Technology & the World (APHS 301) waived
Social Science (PSYC 101) met/major
European History or United States History 3
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion 3
Arts 3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language 3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies 2 or 3
Bible 3
Christian Beliefs 3
Wellness course (APHS 170) met/major
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism 3
QuEST requirements 41-42
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration) 60-61
Free electives  22-20
Total undergraduate credits  123
See graduate catalog for admission and requirements for the MSAT program, including the list of graduate courses that can be used as undergraduate electives towards the MSAT.