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Sports Medicine/Athletics Trainer Option, AA

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Academic CredentialAssociate in Arts (AA)
Total Credit Hours60
Average Time to Complete2 yrs.
Academic PathwayScience, Technology, Engineering & Math
AdvisorIman Elkomy
Assistant Professor
850.769.1551 ext. 3332
ielkomy@gulfcoast.edu

Senior Administrative AssistantKathy Bleday
850.872.3851
kbleday@gulfcoast.edu

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Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer, AA

Would You Like to Work One-On-One with Athletes to Keep Them in Their Best Physical Shape?

Are you interested in the medical field and how it applies to athletes? Do you get excited thinking about working with sports teams and individual athletes in diagnosing, preventing and caring for various bone and muscle injuries? Sports medicine athletic training could be the program designed for you!

As an athletic trainer, you can work in various educational settings such as schools, universities, hospitals, fitness centers  or with professional teams. 

This specific option will prepare you to enter upper‐division studies in sports medicine and athletic training. We offer the necessary prerequisites for Florida University Baccalaureate Programs. The completion of a four-year program will prepare you to work with injury prevention and recognition, immediate care, rehabilitation, health care management and professional development in a sports medicine environment. Students pursuing the athletic training option are required to pass The National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).

If you're interested in using this program to gain admission to medical school, you should consult the medical advisor to determine the appropriate sequence of courses.

It is strongly recommended that you are familiar with the admission requirements of the university you plan to attend.

Sports Medicine/Athletic Trainer Program Course Requirements

English I & II
Visual and Performing Arts
Philosophy/Religion
Literature
Statistics
Plane Trigonometry
Chemistry
Biology
Behavioral Sciences
History
Government
Anatomy and Physiology Courses
Physics Courses
Principles of Nutrition
Precalculus Algebra
Electives

A complete list of courses with descriptions can be found in the Catalog

What can you do with a Sports Medicine/Athletic Trainer Degree?

In this field, people find careers as:

Exercise Physiologists
Athletic Trainers
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Sports Camp Counselor

Gulf Coast alumni of this program have continued their education at:

Florida International University
University of Florida
University of Miami
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Who is Eligible for the Sports Medicine/Athletic Trainer Program?
If you are a high school graduate, you can apply to this program. If you have earned credits from a regionally accredited college or university, you may have a head start at Gulf Coast State College.
Why Choose Gulf Coast State College to Earn Your Degree?
You'll get a great education with one of the lowest tuition rates in the state. With small class sizes and professors who care, you'll get the personal attention you deserve. More than 90% of our graduates would recommend Gulf Coast State College to others.

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Consult the Gulf Coast State College Catalog for specific program and course information.

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