(code KPE_BS05) (120 units)
This option is designed for students interested in careers in the prevention/care of athletic injuries and the administration of athletic training programs in public and private schools, colleges, universities, and with professional teams.
Students interested in pursuing certification by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC) should consult the Department program director for Athletic Training Education.
The Athletic Training Educational Program (ATEP) was accredited by CAATE (Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education) on March 17, 2006.
Supplementary Criteria for Admission into the option in Athletic Training
In the California State University, an undergraduate major is designated as impacted when the number of applications received the first month of the filing period is greater that the available spaces. Such degree majors are authorized to use a pre-major code and supplementary admission criteria to screen applicants. The Option in Athletic Training is an impacted program and has the following supplementary admission criteria:
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology, Option in Athletic Training, applicants must demonstrate the following prior to the semester for which the application is submitted:
Applicants must have met requirements for admission to the university as a freshman or transfer student. Applicants must have completed the following prerequisite courses, each with a grade of “C” or better:
BIOL 207, BIOL 208, and PSY 100
Applicants must have completed KIN 207 (Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries) with a grade of “B” or better.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 150 hours of athletic training experience. At least 100 of these hours must be attained by participation in a traditional athletic training setting under the supervision of a NATABOC-certified athletic trainer. A maximum of 50 of these hours may be attained in an allied clinical setting, such as sports medicine clinics, summer sports camps, sports performance facilities, hospital facilities, or dance performance centers.
Applicants must submit a supplemental application to the CSULB Department of Kinesiology by February 1 for the fall semester or by October 1 for the spring semester. The supplemental application is available from the Kinesiology Department Office or the Downloads section of this web site. The supplemental application must be accompanied by 3 letters of recommendation; one letter must be from the athletic training setting noted above. The number of applicants who can be admitted is limited by space availability. Eligible applicants will be selected for admission for admission based on cumulative grade point average.
Lower Division Courses: BIOL 207, 208; PSY 100; KIN 207, 215, 263, and eight physical activity units distributed over a minimum of four activity categories:
Aquatics: KIN 125A, 125B, 237, 238
Combative: KIN 106A, 149A; Dance: KIN 185, 260
Individual/Dual Sports: KIN 100A, 112A, 112B, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268
Wilderness Studies: KIN 242, 244, 246A
Team Sports: KIN 250, 253, 255, 257
Upper Division Courses: KIN 300, 301, 308A, 309, 310, 312, 315, 332I, 335, 363, 407; H SC 427; EDP 434B; Select one course from FCS 430 or H SC 210.
Each Bachelor of Arts Major is required to demonstrate physical skill proficiency at a 3.5 (1-5 scale) overall average level in fitness (KIN 263 or 343) and the personal performance activity courses required in each Option prior to graduation. Physical skill proficiency examinations are administered in the appropriate personal performance activity courses. Only physical skill proficiency scores in the range of a 2.0-5.0 are recorded and computed to determine a student's physical skill proficiency average.
Students enrolling in physical education activity courses assume responsibility for satisfactory health status appropriate to the class activity.
In addition to the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology, the Major must meet the following Department policies and requirements for University graduation:
1. Each major course and prerequisite course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. A course in which a grade lower than a "C" is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in any course for which it is a prerequisite;
2. Upper division courses may not be waived by substitution or examination without Department petition and approval;
3. Current certification in First Aid (American Red Cross: Community First Aid & Safety or Emergency Response or Workplace Training: Standard First Aid or equivalent) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (American Red Cross: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or CPR for the Professional Rescuer; American Heart Association: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or ACLS Provider or equivalent);
4. Department approval.
5. Bachelor degree Majors must also have Department clearance of lower division courses/activities and skill proficiencies.
For answers to questions regarding the Option, contact: Dr. Keith Freesemann
