Proposal for new Academic Plan, Plan change, or Plan Deletion

College / CPS / Academic Unit (Department) / Rehabilitation Sciences
Academic Plan Name / Athletic Training / Subplan (if applicable)?
*Please note these new or changed plans become effective at the beginning of the fall term following approval.
Is this proposal for a : / New Plan / X / Plan Change / Plan Deletion

For Plan Changes, place the existing catalog text in this column. Be sure you include all catalog text that pertains to this plan change

Admission Requirements

Admission to NAU’s athletic training education program is highly competitive. We base admission decisions on:
·  the coursework you’ve completed
·  your grade point average (2.75 minimum)
·  your experience in athletic training
(You need at least 100 observation hours under a certified athletic trainer, ATC, and completion of EXS 190 with a grade of C or better or one year under an ATC.)
·  your letter of application
·  letters of recommendation
·  an interview
·  a practical examination

NAU’s athletic training program is currently seeking accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. We are currently in a two-year candidacy status under the direction of the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training.
To earn this degree, you must complete at least 120 units of coursework, which we describe in the sections that follow:
·  at least 35 units of liberal studies requirements . Be aware that you may not use courses with an AT prefix to satisfy these liberal studies requirements. Contact your department for information about liberal studies courses that are specific to this major.
·  at least 70 units of major requirements
You must have completed (or have in progress) at least two terms of college-level coursework, including PSY 101, BIO 181, and HP 200 or their equivalents with a grade of C or better. If you have completed (or have in progress) at least four terms of college-level coursework, you must have also completed AT 200, BIO 201 and 202, HP 229, NTS 256, and CHM 151 and 151L.
You must take the following 70 units with a grade of C or better:
AT 200, 201, 202, 301, 302, 350, 360, 365, 368, 380, 385, 401, and 402 (28 units) /

Show the proposed changes in this column. Please BOLD the changes, to differentiate from what is not changing.

Admission Requirements
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·  your experience in athletic training
(You need at least 80 observation hours under a certified athletic trainer, ATC, and completion of EXS 190 with a grade of C or better or one year under an ATC.)
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·  Proof of CPR-Professional Rescuer and First Aid certification
NAUs Athletic Training Education Program is a Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited program.
To earn this degree, you must complete at least 120 units of coursework, which we describe in the sections that follow:
·  at least 35 units of liberal studies requirements . Be aware that you may not use courses with an AT prefix to satisfy these liberal studies requirements. Contact your department for information about liberal studies courses that are specific to this major.
·  at least 76 units of major requirements
You must have completed (or have in progress) at least two terms of college-level coursework, including AT 200, PSY 101, BIO 181, and HP 200 or their equivalents with a grade of C or better. If you have completed (or have in progress) at least four terms of college-level coursework, you must have also completed BIO 201 and 202, HP 229, NTS 256, and CHM 151 and 151L.
You must take the following 76 units with a grade of C or better.
AT 200, 201, 202, 301, 302, 350, 360, 365, 368, 380, 385, 401, and 402 (34 units)

For undergraduate plans, will this requirement be a student individualized plan*? ___X___no ______yes

For undergraduate plans, will this requirement require maintaining a milestone** to verify satisfactory completion? __X____no ______yes

Justification for proposal:

The Program faculty and the local clinical supervisors, as a group, decided that 100 hours of observation was a little over-kill. Thus, it was decided that 80 hours was a reasonable length of time to experience the field of Athletic Training and make a decision whether to enroll in the major or choose a different major. Also, since the students are immediately placed at the clinical site upon entering the Program, the same group thought it was prudent to require them to already be CPR and First Aid certified, to protect the athletes they will be serving.

Also, we are combining our current AT408 course with our clinical education courses (AT 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402) and increasing the credits for each of those 1 unit clinical education courses to 2 credits. This will increase the “Major Requirements” of our program by 6 units, total. There will still be only 120 units required to graduate, with the extra 6 “major” credits coming from “electives” – dropping that to a 9 unit requirement.

If this academic plan will require additional faculty, space, or equipment, how will these requirements be satisfied?

N/A

Will this academic plan affect other programs, plans, curricula, or enrollment at NAU. If so, attach documentation from the affected departments.

N/A

Will present library holdings support this academic plan?

Yes

Certifications

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Department chair (if appropriate) Date

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Chair of college curriculum committee Date

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Dean of college Date

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For University Curriculum Committee Date

Of University Graduate Committee

Action taken: ______approved as submitted ______approved as modified

Note: Submit original to associate provost’s office. That office will provide copies to the college dean, department chair,Registrar’s Office, and Academic Information Office after approval.

Revised 09/04