Athletic Training (M.S.)
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Courses | ||
ATTR 500 | Bracing, Taping, and Wrapping | 2 |
ATTR 501 | Foundations of Athletic Training | 3 |
ATTR 503 | Emergency Care | 3 |
ATTR 505 | Healthcare Translational Research and Statistics | 3-4 |
ATTR 510 | Clinical Integrations I | 1 |
ATTR 511 | Clinical Integration II | 1 |
ATTR 520 | Examination and Treatment I | 4-5 |
ATTR 525 | Examination and Treatment II | 4-5 |
ATTR 530 | Examination and Treatment III | 5-6 |
ATTR 540 | Examination and Treatment IV | 4 |
ATTR 541 | Pharmacology | 2 |
ATTR 600 | Healthcare Administration | 2-3 |
ATTR 601 | Healthcare Leadership and Patient Instructions | 2 |
ATTR 610 | Clinical Integration III | 2 |
ATTR 611 | Clinical Integration IV | 3 |
ATTR 612 | Clinical Integrations V | 2 |
ATTR 620 | Manual Therapy Techniques | 3 |
ATTR 625 | Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging | 2-3 |
ATTR 630 | Behavioral and Population Health | 3 |
BIOM 513 | Human Gross Anatomy | 5 |
Choose one of the following options: 1 | 3-6 | |
Option 1: | ||
Clinical Reasoning | ||
Option 2: | ||
Thesis Proposal 2 | ||
Thesis Defense 2 | ||
Total Hours | 59-68 |
- 1
Student must either choose to take ATTR 680 or choose to take ATTR 689 and ATTR 690
- 2
Any student who is not ready for enrollment in ATTR 690 after completing ATTR 689 may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat ATTR 689 until deemed ready for enrollment in ATTR 690
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 62 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred from a CAATE accredited program, if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level.
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ & C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Liberty University course work that is more than 10 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Resident Format
First Year | ||
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First Semester | Hours | |
BIOM 513 | Human Gross Anatomy | 5 |
ATTR 500 | Bracing, Taping, and Wrapping | 2 |
ATTR 501 | Foundations of Athletic Training | 3 |
ATTR 503 | Emergency Care | 3 |
Hours | 13 | |
Second Semester | ||
ATTR 505 | Healthcare Translational Research and Statistics | 4 |
ATTR 510 | Clinical Integrations I | 1 |
ATTR 520 | Examination and Treatment I | 4 |
ATTR 525 | Examination and Treatment II | 4 |
Hours | 13 | |
Third Semester | ||
ATTR 511 | Clinical Integration II | 1 |
ATTR 530 | Examination and Treatment III | 5 |
ATTR 540 | Examination and Treatment IV | 4 |
ATTR 541 | Pharmacology | 2 |
Hours | 12 | |
Second Year | ||
First Semester | ||
ATTR 600 | Healthcare Administration | 3 |
ATTR 610 | Clinical Integration III | 2 |
ATTR 689 | Thesis Proposal 1,2 | 0-3 |
Hours | 5-8 | |
Second Semester | ||
ATTR 611 | Clinical Integration IV | 3 |
ATTR 601 | Healthcare Leadership and Patient Instructions | 2 |
ATTR 620 | Manual Therapy Techniques | 3 |
ATTR 625 | Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging | 3 |
Hours | 11 | |
Third Semester | ||
ATTR 612 | Clinical Integrations V | 2 |
ATTR 630 | Behavioral and Population Health | 3 |
ATTR 680 or ATTR 690 |
Clinical Reasoning 1,2 or Thesis Defense |
3 |
Hours | 8 | |
Total Hours | 62-65 |
- 1
Student must either choose to take ATTR 680 or choose to take ATTR 689 and 690
- 2
Any student who is not ready for enrollment in ATTR 690 after completing ATTR 689 may be required, as determined by the student's thesis chair, to repeat ATTR 689 until deemed ready for enrollment in ATTR 690