Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Allied Health Sciences, B.S. (L) Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Allied Health Sciences, B.S. (L)This area of study is designed for students interested in advanced degree programs in the allied health field: physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, exercise physiology, cardiac rehabilitation, chiropractic medicine, or other allied health disciplines. Program admission and progression requires a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and a grade of B or better in select classes. There are three required practicum experiences to assist in accumulating observational hours for graduate school applications. |
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REAL CurriculumThis major fulfills the L area of the REAL Curriculum. Students will be required to apply knowledge from coursework into case studies to develop professional practice skills in the field of exercise science. Through field experiences, students apply skills to develop a professional identity. Students are required to take science and math courses that will fulfill a general studies minor for R. Students need majors and/or minors to fulfill the E and A areas to complete the REAL Curriculum requirements. | ||||
REAL Foundational Requirements | ||||
Foundational Writing (3 credits) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
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ENGL 111 - Principles of College Composition (GE) | ||||
Foundational Math (3 credits) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE) | ||||
REAL Cornerstone Requirements | ||||
Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level. The Allied Health Sciences major includes 3 credits of writing intensive courses. | ||||
General Education RequirementsGeneral Education courses will be denoted below with a (GE). Students are required to take at least 30 credit hours of general education designated courses within their degree requirements. The Allied Health Sciences major includes 32-41 general education credits. | ||||
Major Requirements (86 credits) | ||||
Required Courses (41 credits) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
ESHE 201 - Introduction to Athletic Injuries | ||||
ESHE 205 - Introduction to Allied Health Sciences | ||||
ESHE 305 - Principles and Practice of Strength and Conditioning | ||||
ESHE 315 - Physical Activity and Aging | ||||
ATTR 323 - Assessment of Athletic Injuries I – The Extremities | ||||
ESHE 390 - Kinesiology | ||||
ESHE 392 - Exercise Physiology | ||||
ESHE 396 - Assessment and Prescription in Exercise, Sport and Health Education | ||||
ESHE 450 - Research Methods (WI) | ||||
ESHE 465 - Therapeutic Interventions | ||||
HLTH 200 - Wellness Lifestyle (GE) | ||||
HLTH 215 - Medical Terminology | ||||
HLTH 465 - Exercise, Performance and Nutrition | ||||
ESHE 225 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum I | ||||
ESHE 250 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum II | ||||
ESHE 325 - Allied Health Sciences Practicum III | ||||
Additional Requirements (32 credits) | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I (GE) | ||||
CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II (GE) OR | ||||
CHEM 122 - General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry for the Life Sciences (GE) | ||||
BIOL 105 - Biology for Health Sciences (GE) | ||||
BIOL 310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (GE) | ||||
BIOL 311 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (GE) | ||||
MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE) | ||||
PSYC 121 - Introduction to Psychology (GE) | ||||
PSYC 230 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (GE) OR | ||||
PSYC 439 - Abnormal Psychology | ||||
STAT 200 - Introduction to Statistics (GE) | ||||
Approved Menu (16 credits)Students must select 16 hours from the following course menus based on career goals and graduate school prerequisites: | ||||
Suggested for Physical Therapy | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
BIOL 104 - Human Biology (GE) | ||||
BIOL 334 - Microbiology | ||||
HLTH 451 - Drugs and Society | ||||
HLTH 475 - Health Behavior Change | ||||
PHIL 112 - Introduction: Ethics and Society (GE) | ||||
PHYS 111 - General Physics I | ||||
PHYS 112 - General Physics II (GE) | ||||
PSYC 230 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (GE) | ||||
PSYC 439 - Abnormal Psychology | ||||
Suggested for Occupational Therapy | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
APST 200 - Introducing Appalachia (GE) | ||||
HLTH 451 - Drugs and Society | ||||
HLTH 475 - Health Behavior Change | ||||
PHIL 112 - Introduction: Ethics and Society (GE) | ||||
PSYC 230 - Lifespan Developmental Psychology (GE) | ||||
PSYC 439 - Abnormal Psychology | ||||
SOCY 121 - Understanding Cultures (GE) | ||||
Suggested for Athletic Training | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
ATTR 150 - Fundamentals of Athletic Training | ||||
ATTR 205 - Introduction to Athletic Training Skills | ||||
NUTR 214 - Introduction to Nutrition (GE) | ||||
PHYS 111 - General Physics I | ||||
HLTH 300 - Epidemiology | ||||
HLTH 325 - Diversity of Health in the US | ||||
HLTH 475 - Health Behavior Change | ||||
PSYC 218 - Adolescent Psychology | ||||
PSYC 317 - Child Psychology (GE) | ||||
PSYC 343 - Social Psychology | ||||
PSYC 439 - Abnormal Psychology | ||||
Suggested for students in other pre-health disciplines | ||||
Course Name | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed | |
CHEM 301 - Organic Chemistry I | ||||
CHEM 302 - Organic Chemistry II | ||||
BIOL 334 - Microbiology | ||||
BIOL 471 - Biochemistry I | ||||
HLTH 300 - Epidemiology | ||||
HLTH 451 - Drugs and Society | ||||
HLTH 453 - Human Sexuality | ||||
HLTH 460 - Global Health | ||||
HLTH 475 - Health Behavior Change | ||||
Additional Degree RequirementsA 3.0 cumulative, and in major, grade point average is required for some coursework, fieldwork, and graduation for this major. | ||||
Open Credit Hours (34 credits)These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements, including Foundational Writing and Foundational Math. | ||||
Total Credits Needed for Degree 120 | ||||
Additional InformationStudents should see the allied health sciences website (https://www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home/hhp/academics/allied-health-science.html) for specific admittance and standards. | ||||
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