1. physical education;
2. general education; and
3. professional education

Professional Education Requirements

Students must be admitted to the School of Education teacher education program before being allowed to enroll in these courses. It takes a minimum of two academic years to complete the professional education component. Courses must be taken in sequence, and are offered only in the daytime and in fall and summer semesters. Grade of C required in all classes; grade point average (GPA) average of 2.5 or higher required in professional education block of courses. See the School of Education Web site for further details. The Professional Education curriculum is under revision; the new curriculum will begin in August 2002. Contact the Department of Physical Education for updates.

1. physical education
2. general education;
3. electives

General-Education Requirements
A. Humanities		(18 cr.)
ENG W131	Elementary Composition	(3 cr.)
ENG W231 or BUS X204	Professional Writing Skills Business Communications	(3 cr.)
COMM R110	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	(3 cr.)
Grade of C or better required in W131, W231 or BUS X204, and R110, and none of these three may be taken by correspondence.
Electives Choose 9 credit hours from the following departments. At least one humanities elective must be from a department other than English or communication.
	Art Classical Studies Communications English Folklore Foreign Language HPER: D101-dance, D332-dance, D441-dance, P402-Ethics in Sports, P411-Legal Aspects and Risk Management in Sports Settings Journalism Music Philosophy Religion
B. Life Science and Math		(29-35 cr.)
BIOL N217 or BIOL N212+N213+ N214+N215	Human Physiology Human Biology	(5 cr.) (8 cr.)
HPER P205 or BIOL N261	Structural Kinesiology Human Anatomy	(3 cr.) (5 cr.)
NOTE that athletic training students must take BIOL N261 to meet the anatomy requirement.
MATH 153	Algebra and Trigonometry I	(3 cr.)
MATH 154	Algebra and Trigonometry II	(3 cr.)
CHEM C101	Elementary Chemistry I	(5 cr.)
PHYS P201 or PHYS 218	General Physics I General Physics I	(5 cr.) (4 cr.)
CPT 120 or CPT 223 or CSCI N201 or CSCI N207	Quantitative Analysis I Web Page Design Programming Concepts Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets	(3 cr.)
STAT 301 or PSY B305	Statistics Statistics	(3 cr.)
C. Social and Behavioral Sciences		(9 cr. minimum)
PSY B104	Psychology as a Social Science	(3 cr.)
Electives Choose a class (3 cr.) from two different departments in this list:
	Anthropology Economics Geography (non-physical) History Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS 252, OLS 274) Political Science Sociology Women's Studies
Total: 56-62 credit hours
Electives Additional elective credits may be required to reach 124 credit hour minimum required for the degree.

• Students will complete all courses listed above in the Exercise Science Track curriculum (minimum of 124 cr.). Students may utilize physical therapy-related sites to fulfill the exercise science HPER P393-Internship (10 cr.) requirement.
• Additional coursework beyond the Exercise Science curriculum to meet physical therapy admission requirements (using IUPUI course titles/numbers) (12-13 cr.):
  • CHEM C106 Chemistry II (3 cr.) and CHEM C126 Experimental Chemistry (2 cr.)
  • PHYS P202 General Physics II (5 cr.) or PHYS 219 General Physics (4 cr.)
  • PSY B310 Lifespan/Human Development (3 cr.)
  • Documented voluntary or paid experience in a variety of physical therapy settings (more than three settings; supervisors must submit a reference form in advance)
• Additional recommended courses:
  • CLAS C209 Medical Terminology(2 cr.) or AHLT W105 Medical Terms (1 cr.)
  • PSY B380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)

General Education Requirements
A. Humanities			(18 cr.)
	ENG W131	Elementary Composition	(3 cr.)
	ENG W231 or BUS X204	Professional Writing Skills Business Communications	(3 cr.)
	COMM R110	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	(3 cr.)
	Grade of C or better required in W131, W231 or BUS X204, and R110, and none of these three may be taken by correspondence.
Electives Choose 9 credit hours from the following departments. At least one humanities elective must be from a department other than English or communication.
	Art Classical Studies Communications English Folklore Foreign Language HPER: D101-dance, D332-dance, D441-dance, P402-Ethics in Sports, P411-Legal Aspects and Risk Management in Sports Settings Journalism Music Philosophy Religion
B. Life Science and Math			(12-17 cr.)
	MATH 110	Algebra or more advanced mathematics course	(4 cr.)
	BIOL N217 or BIOL N212+N213+ N214+N215	Human Physiology Human Biology	(5 cr.) (8 cr.)
	HPER P205 or BIOL N261	Structural Kinesiology Human Anatomy	(3 cr.) (5 cr.)
C. Social and Behavioral Sciences			(9 cr. minimum)
	PSY B104	Psychology as a Social Science	(3 cr.)
	ANTH A104	Culture and Society OR similar cross-cultural course approved in advance	(3 cr.)
Electives Choose 3 credit hours from one of the following departments:
	Economics Geography (non-physical) History Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS 252, OLS 274) Political Science Sociology Women's Studies
Total: 39-44 credit hours

Application Process for the Athletic Training Program

Application Criteria

1. Six prerequisite courses, with GPA of 2.70 or above

   HPER H160	First Aid and Emergency Care	(3 cr.)
   HPER P215	Principles and Practices of Exercise Science	(3 cr.)
   HPER H363	Personal Health	(3 cr.)
   HPER P205	Structural Kinesiology (C or above required)	(3 cr.)
   HPER P280	Principles of Athletic Training and Emergency Care	(2 cr.)
   CLAS C209 or AHLT W105	Medical Terms for Greek and Latin Medical Terms for the Health Sciences	(2 cr.) (1 cr.)

2. Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above
3. Current transcript
4. Completion of athletic training application form
5. Interview with athletic training admissions committee
6. Transfer students who completed prerequisites at a previous school must submit three letters of recommendation, with one of those from the Athletic Training Program Director or Head Athletic Trainer at the previous school