Pre-Athletic Training Minor

Coordinator: Kristen Crawford
Phone: (540) 568-6652
Email: crawf2ka@jmu.edu
Pre-Athletic Training Minor Website

Program Description

The Pre-Athletic Training program provides guidance on courses, experiential activities, and competencies for students that are preparing to be competitive applicants to graduate athletic training programs after completing their Bachelor's degree at James Madison University. The Pre-AT program is a minor that students complete as part of their baccalaureate degree.

Declaring Pre-Athletic Training (Admission Standards)

Incoming first-year and transfer students can declare pre-athletic training without verification from PPH Advising. Current students can declare the pre-athletic training minor through MyMadison without needing further approval.

Additional Information

Pre-professional health programs do not ensure that all prerequisites for admission to health professions schools are met. Students should inquire with athletic training schools of interest to confirm details of admission requirements.

Minor Requirements

Requirements for the pre-athletic training minor are based on the prerequisite courses of 79 Athletic Training Education Programs in 17 states (CT, DE, FL, GA, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT and WV). Students should review individual athletic training programs' prerequisites to assure completion of all prerequisite course work.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Courses
BIO 140 & 140L	Foundations of Biology I [C3NS] and Foundations of Biology I Laboratory [C3L]	4
BIO 270 & 270L	Human Physiology [C3NS] and Human Physiology Laboratory [C3L]	4
or BIO 370	Human and Animal Physiology
BIO 290 & 290L	Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Laboratory	4
CHEM 131 & 131L	General Chemistry I [C3PP] and General Chemistry Laboratory [C3L]	4
HTH 210	Medical Terminology	3
KIN 302 & 302L	Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory	4
NUTR 280	Nutrition for Wellness	3
PHYS 140 & 140L	College Physics I [C3PP] and General Physics Laboratory I [C3L]	4
or PHYS 125 & 125L	Physics with Biological Applications [C3PP] and Physics with Biological Applications Laboratory [C3L]
PSYC 101	General Psychology [C5SD]	3
Subtotal		33
Biomechanics
KIN 306 & 306L	Human Biomechanics and Human Biomechanics Laboratory	4
Subtotal		4
Mathematics
MATH 220	Elementary Statistics [C3QR]	3
or MATH 229	Introduction to Applied Statistics Using R [C3QR]
Subtotal		3
Writing and Literature
WRTC 103	Rhetorical Reading and Writing [C1W]	3
One literature course from (C2L) ENG or HUM		3
Subtotal		6
Total Credits		46

Recommended Electives (Not Required) 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ATEP 205	Introduction to Athletic Training	3
PSYC 160	Life Span Human Development [C5SD]	3