Program: Athletic Training, B.S. - Lancaster Campus

1. Carolina Core Plus Athletic Traning General Education (44-56 Hours)

I. Lower Division (41-47 Hours)

CMW: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component (6 Hours)

Select any two Carolina Core approved courses for CMW - Grade of C or Better Required

ARP: Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6 Hours)

Select any two Carolina Core Approved Courses for ARP - Grade of C or Better Required

SCI: Scientific Literacy (20 Hours)

Grade of C or Better Required

GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 Hours, depending on placement test)

To meet the GFL requirement, students in Athletic Training complete the Carolina Core approved courses in Foreign Language (GFL) or by achieving a score of 2 or better on a USC foreign language placement test.

GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 Hours)

Select any Carolina Core approved course for GHS

GSS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Science (3 Hours)

Complete 3 hours (one course) as follows:

PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology

AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 Hours)

Select any Carolina Core approved course for AIU

II. Lower Division: Stand-alone or Overlay-Eligible Courses (3-9 Hours)

Up to two of these three requirements may be met in overlay courses. For up to two instances, a Carolina Core course meeting another core requirement may also meet one of these requirements, provided the course is approved to meet both.

CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component (0-3 Hours)

Select any Carolina Core approved course for CMS

INF: Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)

Select any Carolina Core approved course for INF

VSR: Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (0-3 Hours)

Select any Carolina Core approved course for VSR

2. Elective (3 Hours)

If the number of hours used to meet the Carolina Core Plus Athletic Training General Education section exceeds 44, those hours above 44 can be used to meet the required elective hours. If only 44 hours are used to meet the Carolina Core Plus Athletic Training General Education section, then the required elective hours must be in addition to the Carolina Core.

3. Athletic Training Core Requirements (69 Hours)

Grade of C or better required

HPEB 321 - Personal and Community Health

Select one of the following:

NURS 220 - Clinical Nutrition

4. Additional Athletic Training Program Requirements (6 Hours)

Grade of C or better required

Select two (6 hours) of the following:

Minor (Optional)

A student may choose to complete a minor consisting of 18 credit hours of prescribed courses. The minor is intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course may satisfy both major and minor requirements. All minor courses must be passed with a grade of C or better.

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Athletic Training, B.S.

Degree Requirements (122-131 Hours)

1. Carolina Core Plus Athletic Traning General Education (44-56 Hours)

I. Lower Division (41-47 Hours)

CMW: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component (6 Hours)

ARP: Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving (6 Hours)

SCI: Scientific Literacy (20 Hours)

Select one of the following courses/course sets (4 hours):

Select one of the following courses/course sets (4 hours):

Select one of the following courses/course sets (4 hours):

Select one of the following courses/course sets (4 hours):

Select one of the following courses/course sets (4 hours):

GFL: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (0-6 Hours, depending on placement test)

GHS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking (3 Hours)

GSS: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Science (3 Hours)

AIU: Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding (3 Hours)

II. Lower Division: Stand-alone or Overlay-Eligible Courses (3-9 Hours)

CMS: Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component (0-3 Hours)

INF: Information Literacy (0-3 Hours)

VSR: Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility (0-3 Hours)

2. Elective (3 Hours)

3. Athletic Training Core Requirements (69 Hours)

Select one of the following:

4. Additional Athletic Training Program Requirements (6 Hours)

Minor (Optional)