The Human Movement and Sports Science program is designed to allow students to foster the development of human values, effective interpersonal skills and a scientific foundation for major areas of study in allied health professions.  The program consists of two distinct majors, a major in athletic training and a major in exercise science.  The athletic training and exercise science majors are based on strong science-oriented core curriculum, providing students the necessary framework to build on during their professional coursework.  Both majors consist of didactic and clinical components that provide students with not only the knowledge base necessary to work in allied health professions, but also an opportunity to enhance their knowledge through practical experience and application.

The athletic training major is designed for those students that have decided to pursue a career in athletic training.  The professional coursework, both didactic and clinical, provides students with knowledge and skills specific to athletic training and enables students to be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination.  Furthermore, students are prepared to pursue careers in athletic training or continued education in athletic training and/or other areas of allied health (i.e., physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation, wellness, nutrition).

The exercise science major is designed for students who would like to pursue other areas of allied health such as, physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation wellness and nutrition.  The curriculum is also designed to provide students with a foundation in health science, which is consistent in all areas of allied health.   The didactic and clinical components allow students the opportunity to explore and pursue a number of areas, which compose the allied health professions.  Graduates from the exercise science major are prepared to pursue either employment opportunities or additional schooling in all areas of allied health.  No application process is involved as students are placed in the exercise science major upon their declaration of the Human Movement and Sports Science major. 

The AT program is one of a handful of programs in the United States which utilizes a problem-based curricular approach. Problem-based learning (PBL) provides groups of students' (5-7) real-life clinical cases to solve and research before they are exposed to them in their clinical experience. The PBL experience is guided by an athletic training staff or faculty member; facilitating students in their investigation and discussion of clinical case-work.

The HMSS Program is focused on engaging students in the learning process through utilization of innovative learning approaches such as our Research Across the Curriculum Model (RAC) and Problem Based Learning (PBL). The development of the RAC model was born from the recognition that students participating in undergraduate professional education were ill-equipped to meet the research expectations of a professional education curriculum. The primary purpose of the RAC is to improve student research skills. The RAC also serves to guide educators' instruction of the students in the research domain, provide a contiguous thread of learning experiences to engender an appreciation for the research process and demonstrate the utility of using research for clinical practice and life-long learning.

The first step towards establishing an environment for learning is to engage students in relevant clinical problems of practice and another is to provide learners the tools and skills required to support their learning. The HMSS Program is committed in providing this type of learning environment through its innovative instructional approaches, but also through unrivaled personal attention and support from faculty, staff and clinical instructors.

Full-time Undergraduate Tuition and Fees, Academic Year 2009-2010