Athletic Training Certificate (12402.CN)

School of Athletics and Sport Sciences

This certificate will help prepare students who are interested in transferring to a four-year university to pursue a career in athletic training. Students completing this certificate will have an introductory foundation for the field of athletic training. The certificate will provide hands on experience of injury prevention, rehabilitation, mechanisms of injury, assessments, and appropriate care. Students will have an opportunity to work in the Merced College athletic training room to gain experience and work directly with athletes.

A Certificate of Achievement in Athletic Training will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the curriculum listed below, with a minimum grade of “C” (or P) in each course in the certificate and maintains a 2.0 GPA.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

A. Describe the management and care of athletes and the prevention, recognition, assessment and rehabilitation of injuries.

B. Develop an understanding of the field of athletic training through hands on exposure at practices, games and in the athletic training room.

C. Prepare students for transfer to California State University athletic training programs through experience, knowledge, and hands on application.

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Program Requirements

Program Core: (16 Units)	Units
KINE-02 First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer	3
KINE-03 Introduction to Athletic Training	3
KINE-07 Rehabilitation for Athletic Training	3
KINE-24 Work Experience in Kinesiology Students shall enroll in 1 unit of Kinesiology Work Experience each semester for the duration of the program to total 4 units.	4
Select one course (3 units) from the following:
NUTR-46 Sports and Exercise Nutrition (3) PSYC-37 Sport Psychology (3)	3
	Total: (16 Units)

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