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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Movement Science, Sports Medicine Concentration, B.S.
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Sports Medicine Concentration, Major Core Requirements - 27 Credits
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.
Also required is:
7 credits of courses selected from the following list in consultation with the advisor:
Professional Development Procedures
In order to progress through the Movement Science majors, students must meet the academic and professional development criteria necessary to earn intermediate and advanced standing in the department.
Intermediate Standing
Requirements for Intermediate Standing to progress through the Movement Science majors are as follows:
Advanced Standing
Advanced Standing is required for those completing an internship, ATEP clinical experience, or student teaching practicum. The requirements are as follows:
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 in the Major Core area (27 credits)
- Minimum GPA of 2.7 in the courses required within the chosen concentration (Physical Education requires a minimum GPA of 3.0 within the concentration)
- Minimum overall GPA of 2.8
- Personal Statement
- Resume
- First Aid / CPR Certification
- Membership in a professional organization
- Earn a minimum of 16 Professional Development Points across four different areas (Academic, Clinical, Professional, Social Justice; four in each area)
- Three (3) Faculty Recommendations and two (2) additional recommendations from outside the department
Additional requirements for Physical Education students can be found on the Physical Education concentration page .
Additional information can be found in the SMHP Department manual.
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