COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES
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Department of Adult Health Nursing
Department of Family and Community Nursing
Dean: Professor Bishop
School of Nursing
Interim Director: Associate Professor Larsen
Department of Adult Health Nursing
Chairperson: Associate Professor Hussey; Professor: Travis; Professors Emeriti: Caddell, Carper, Hagopian, Jernigan, Smith; Associate Professors: Curran, Hussey, Larsen, Moore, Wilmoth; Associate Professors Emeritus: Fray, Mayo; Assistant Professors: Hardin, Kao, Sanders, L. Steele; Assistant Professor Emerita: King; Lecturers: Daniels, J. Steele, Smith
Chairperson: Associate Professor Cody; Professors: Bishop, Professors Emeritus: Nicholson, Hymovich; Associate Professors: Boggs, Edwards, Janken, Langford, Neese, Newman; Associate Professors Emeritus: Clinton, Head; Assistant Professors: Foss, Maynard, Ruth; Lecturers: Morris, Patton, Shansky, Shattell, Toth, Uliss
Department of Health Behavior and Administration
Chairperson: Professor Harver; Professors: Berne, McAuley, Pyle, Travis (Joint Appointment); Associate Professor: Narine, Director of the MHA Program; Assistant Professors: K. DeBate, Jenkins, Troyer (Joint Appointment in the MHA Program); Adjunct Professors: Brandon, Tong; Adjunct Assistant Professor: Hardin
Department of Kinesiology
Chairperson: Professor Lightfoot; Professors Emeriti: Bostian, Murphy, Tillotson; Associate Professor Emeriti: Healey; Assistant Professors: Henning, Turner, Wdowik; Lecturers: Barto, Brooks, K. Debate, Fielding, Kohn, Probst, McCall-Stiles, Wdowik, Wood; Adjunct Faculty: Anderson, Applegate, Barringer, Barron, Lawrence, Luxton, Pounds
Department of Social Work
Chairperson: Professor Popple; Professor: Dudley; Baccalaureate Program Director: Associate Professor Fullmer; Associate Professors: Cousins, Morrow; Assistant Professor: Winston, Boyd, Schobe; Lecturers: Jordan, Seamon
Purpose. The College of Health and Human Services provides professionally recognized nursing, health fitness, athletic training, health promotion, health administration, and social work education programs, continuing education programs, outreach services, research, and professional activities to advance health care science, practice, health promotion, and human services for the peoples of North Carolina.
Programs. Degrees awarded through the College are the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.), the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), the dual degree Master of
Science in Nursing and Master of Health Administration (M.S.N./M.H.A.), Bachelors of Science in Health Fitness
and Athletic Training, the Master of Science in Health Promotion (M. S.), the Bachelor of Science in Social Work (B.S.W.), the Master of Science in Social Work (M.S.W.), and the Master of Science in Health Administration (M. H. A.). All nursing degree programs offered by the School of Nursing are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The B.S.W. program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and the M.S.W. program is certified for the candidacy for accreditation. The Athletic Training Education Program is a candidate for accreditation by the Commission on the Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Technical Standards. Technical standards define the attributes that are considered necessary for students to possess in order to complete their education and training, and subsequently enter clinical practice. These technical standards are prerequisites for entrance to, continuation in, and graduation from a student's chosen program in the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Students must possess aptitude, ability, and skills in four areas: Psychomotor (coordination/mobility); Senses (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory); Communication (verbal, nonverbal, written); and Behavioral/Social Attributes.
The technical standards described by the student's chosen program are critically important to the student and must be performed by the student. Contact specific programs for detailed technical standards. Reasonable accommodation of disability will be provided after the student notifies the Department of the disability and appropriate professionals have documented the disability.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Interim Director: Associate Professor Larsen
The School of Nursing consists of two departments, Adult Health Nursing and Family and Community Nursing. The School offers the B.S.N. degree, both entry level and RN-B.S.N. completion curricula, the RN-M.S.N. curriculum, and the M.S.N. degree with six specialty concentrations. Options of traditional classroom education or distance, web-based, education are available in the School of Nursing for the RN/B.S.N. completion program and two of the six M.S.N. specialty concentrations.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (B.S.N.) requires a minimum of 120 semester hours. The last 30 semester hours must be earned at UNC Charlotte.
Requirements for Admission. Admission decisions to the Upper-Division Nursing Major are made by the College for the Fall of each academic year. Not all applicants who meet the minimum requirements can be accommodated. Applicants are competitively reviewed for admission based on their cumulative grade point average on college transferable coursework and their grade point average in the required prerequisite science courses. Consistent with University policy, the College offers admission to applicants whose credentials present the best qualifications among those meeting minimum requirements.
Minimum criteria for application to the Nursing major are: a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in all college coursework, a minimum of a C in all required prerequisites, and the completion of required nursing prerequisites by the end of the Spring semester prior to the Fall for which application is made.
Completed applications are accepted through January 31of the academic year preceding the Fall for which admission is sought. Application forms are available in the Office of Student Services, College Health and Human Services. Admission decisions are communicated in writing by the College. Applicants who are not admitted may reapply for a future Fall term.
All students admitted to the entry-level B.S.N. curriculum must have prerequisite computer knowledge in using e-mail, word processing (create/save/open/ retrieve), file management, editing, formatting) and using an internet browser (search and navigate).
Prerequisites. Students are required to complete ENGL 1101; CHEM 1203 and 1204 (or CHEM 1251 and 1252); BIOL 1273, 1274, and 1259; STAT 1222 (or STAT 1220 or 1221); PSYC 1101 and 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and NURS 1100 (or an equivalent growth and development course, e.g. EDUC 2150) prior to enrollment in clinical nursing courses.
Pre-Nursing. Freshmen seeking admission to the nursing major may be admitted to Pre-Nursing. Transfer and change of major students who have not completed all prerequisites may be admitted to Pre-Nursing. Applicants to Pre-Nursing must have a minimum overall 2.5 grade point average on all college work attempted. Admission to Pre-Nursing does not automatically admit an applicant to the Nursing Major.
RN/BSN Curriculum
Requirements for Admission. Registered Nurses seeking a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree may apply for admission to the RN/B.S.N. curriculum. Criteria for admission to the program are a current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina, a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in all college coursework and at least a C in all required nursing prerequisites by the end of the semester prior to the semester for which application is made.
Admission decisions are made by the School of Nursing. Applicants are competitively reviewed for admission based on their cumulative GPA in all college transferable coursework and their GPA in required prerequisite science courses. Students are admitted in cohorts two times each academic year. Completed applications are accepted from November 15 to March 15 for the fall cohort and from May 15 to October 1 for the spring cohort. Applications are available from the Office of Student Services in the College. Admission decisions are communicated in writing by the College. Applicants who are denied may re-apply.
All students admitted to the RN-B.S.N. completion curriculum need to have prerequisite computer knowledge in using e-mail, word processing (create/save/ open/retrieve), file management, editing, formatting, and using an internet browser (search and navigate). The RN-B.S.N. nursing curriculum is offered through two formats. Students may enroll in the totally web-based curriculum (through Distance Education) or in the traditional, face-to-face curriculum. Each curriculum is eight courses and 30 credit hours in length.
RN/B.S.N. Curriculum Prerequisites. Students are required to complete ENGL 1101; CHEM 1203 and 1204 (or CHEM 1251 and 1252); BIOL 1273, 1274, and 1259; STAT 1222 (or 1220 or 1221); PSYC 1101 and PSYC 3151; SOCY 1101 and 2132; and NURS 1100 (or an equivalent growth and development course, e.g. EDUC 2150).
Pre-RN/B.S.N. Registered nurses seeking admission to the RN/B.S.N. curriculum who need to complete nursing prerequisites and/or General Education courses may apply for admission to Pre-RN/B.S.N. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on all college work attempted. Admission to Pre-RN/B.S.N. does not automatically admit an applicant to the RN/B.S.N. Curriculum.
Prerequisites for Participation in Clinical Experiences
Immunization and Health Status. Prior to admission to the major, all students must submit evidence of a physical examination, including specific communicable disease screening. The P.P.D. must be repeated and the results submitted annually as long as the student is enrolled in clinical courses. Students must present documentation of a completed series of HBV immunizations prior to any contact with patients/clients, or sign a declination form indicating a refusal of the vaccination.
CPR Certification. For all clinical courses, it is the student's responsibility to obtain and maintain CPR Certification (adult, infant and child) for health care providers. The only CPR certification accepted is the American Heart Association – Health Care Provider and the Red Cross – Professional Rescuer. Evidence of current CPR certification must be submitted annually.
Universal Precautions. All students must successfully complete a College computer-based exam on universal precautions each year of the professional program.
Drug Testing and Criminal Background Checks. As a student in a professional program you may be asked by a clinical facility to undergo drug testing and/or have a criminal background check before being allowed to participate in a clinical experience at that facility.
Requirements for Progression in the Nursing Program
In order to promote the progression of safe practitioners from one level to the next within the nursing program and eventually into the nursing profession:
1. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in each nursing course. In clinical courses, the student must achieve at least a C in the classroom portion of the course and must participate in clinical education programs, which make up the clinical component of the course, and complete the clinical component with a rating of satisfactory or better.
2. All Level I courses must be successfully completed (grade of C or better) before the student can advance to Level II clinical courses. All Level II courses must be successfully completed before the student can advance to Level III courses. A GPA of 2.0 or better must be maintained.
3. No course in the Nursing major can be taken as transient study. Transfer credit for nursing courses will be considered on an individual basis.
4. Students are permitted to repeat a nursing course once only if space allows and may repeat a maximum of one nursing course during matriculation in the Nursing major. Taking a challenge examination constitutes one attempt at the course. Failure of a challenge examination requires the student to enroll in the course. A student who repeats a nursing course and does not achieve at least a C is ineligible to continue enrollment in the College. A student dismissed from nursing under this policy has the right to use the readmission appeal process.
5. Students who do not complete successfully NURS 4090 (a given section) must repeat NURS 4090 (any section, i.e., not restricted to a repeat of the section they have failed).
6. Students are expected to be computer literate.
7. Students must achieve at least 2.0 GPA in the nursing major to graduate.
CURRICULUM OUTLINE: B.S.N. DEGREE
Freshman Year
ENGL 1101* .......................................................................3
MATH 1100 ........................................................................3
PSYC 1101* ....................................................................... 3
CHEM 1203 or 1251* ............................................................ 4
Foreign Language** ............................................................... 3
ENGL 1102 ....................................................................... 3
STAT 1220, 1221, or 1222* .................................................3
CHEM 1204 or 1252* ............................................................ 4
Foreign Language** ............................................................... 3
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104 or 1105..................................3
Sophomore Year
BIOL 1259*.............................................................................4
BIOL 1273*.............................................................................4
PSYC 3151*.............................................................................3
SOCY 1101* .............................................................................3
LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214 or 2215.....................................3
BIOL 1274*............................................................................. 4
SOCY 2132* ............................................................................. 3
NURS 1100* (***).................................................................... 3
LBST 2101.................................................................................. 3
LBST 2102.................................................................................. 3
Junior and Senior Years: Upper-Division Nursing Major
Level I
NURS 3101 Concepts and Skills for Professional
Nursing.................................................................5
NURS 3103 Pharmacology in Health and Illness ................3
NURS 3104 Nutrition in Health and Illness (a).................... 3
NURS 3113 Health Assessment............................................ 3
NURS 3114 The Nursing Profession (a)............................... 2
Level II
NURS 3200 Research and Theoretical Foundations
of Nursing............................................................ 3
NURS 3201 Nursing Care of the Childbearing
Family................................................................... 6
NURS 3202 Nursing Care of Children .................................. 6
NURS 3203 Nursing Care of the Adult I............................... 6
Level III
NURS 3251 Advanced Professional Issues and Roles...... 3
NURS 3252 Community Health Nursing.............................. 6
NURS 3253 Nursing Care of the Adult II............................. 6
NURS 3254 Mental Health Nursing...................................... 6
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing........................... 2-3
* Prerequisite to Nursing
** Students may need to complete one or more of these courses based on result of foreign language proficiency testing.
*** Human Development Throughout the Life Span or any comparable course will meet this requirement.
(a) Open to non-majors.
CURRICULUM OUTLINE: RN/B.S.N. COMPLETION - CURRICULUM
General Education Requirements and * Prerequisites for the Nursing Major
ENGL 1101 ......................................................................... 3
MATH 1100 ......................................................................... 3
PSYC 1101 ......................................................................... 3
CHEM 1203 or 1251*............................................................. 4
Foreign Language** ............................................................... 3
STAT 1220, 1221, or 1222*................................................. 3
ENGL 1102 ......................................................................... 3
CHEM 1204 or 1252 *............................................................ 4
Foreign Language** (a)........................................................... 3
LBST 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104 or 1105...................................... 3
BIOL 1259*........................................................................... 4
BIOL 1273*........................................................................... 4
PSYC 3151*........................................................................... 3
SOCY 1101*........................................................................... 3
LBST 2211, 2212, 2213, 2214 or 2215................................... 3
BIOL 1274* .........................................................................4
SOCY 2132 *.......................................................................... 3
NURS 1100* (b)...................................................................... 3
LBST 2101 ............................................................................ 3
LBST 2102 ............................................................................ 3
RN/B.S.N.: UPPER-DIVISION NURSING MAJOR
NURN 3100 Professional Nursing Perspectives (c)...... 3
NURS 3200 Research and Theoretical Foundations
of Nursing...................................................... 3
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing (may be
taken Fall or Spring).................................. 2-3
NURS 3113 Health Assessment....................................... 3
NURN 4400 Professional Nurse Practicum/Seminar...... 6
NURS 4090 Selected Topics in Nursing (may be
taken Fall or Spring ).................................... 3
NURN 4251 Issues in Nursing Leadership....................... 3
NURS 3252 Community Health Nursing .......................... 6
NURN 4170 Information Technology: Applications
in Health Care................................................ 3
(a) Students may need to complete one or more of these courses based on results of foreign language proficiency testing. Completion of these courses would require additional credit hours beyond the 120 hours.
(b) Human Growth and Development Through the Life Span or any comparable course will meet this requirement.
(c) Students are awarded 36 credit hours upon successful completion of NURN-3100.
EARLY-ENTRY OPTION: the Master of Science in Nursing
The early-entry RN/M.S.N. option is designed for highly qualified diploma or AD prepared registered nurses who wish to follow an accelerated route to the M.S.N. degree. Students entering this option must first be admitted to the RN/B.S.N. curriculum. During the first semester of the RN/B.S.N. curriculum, students apply for admission to the M.S.N. program.
Students must meet all admission requirements of the M.S.N. program to include satisfactory performance on the GREs or MATs, have a GPA of at least 3.2 overall, completed at least 75 hours of college coursework, letters of recommendation, a minimum of one year of nursing practice, and have completed at least 9 hours of work at a senior University. Students can be admitted to the following specialty concentrations: Community Health, Adult Health or Psych/Mental Health Nursing. A student may not be admitted into the program until completion of at least 90 undergraduate hours.
Upon conditional admission to the M.S.N. program, six graduate credit hours will be substituted for six required undergraduate hours. NURS 6115 will be substituted for NURN 4251. NURS 6160 will be substituted for NURS 4090. The designated graduate courses are M.S.N. courses required of all students in the M.S.N. program regardless of the clinical specialty concentration.
Department of Health Behavior and Administration
Chairperson: Professor Harver. Professors: Berne, McAuley, Pyle, Travis (Joint Appointment); Associate Professor: Narine, Director of the MHA Program; Assistant Professors: K. DeBate, Jenkins, Troyer (Joint Appointment in the MHA Program); Adjunct Professors: Brandon, Tong; Adjunct Assistant Professor: Hardin.
The Department of Health Behavior and Administration at UNC Charlotte engages in research, teaching, and service to produce scholars and leaders prepared: to promote and improve human health across the lifespan; to support the optimal organization and management of health-related contexts locally, nationally, and internationally; and, to deliver efficient, effective, and accessible high quality health services, particularly to vulnerable populations.
The Department of Health Behavior and Administration is engaged in the development and implementation of interdisciplinary academic and research programs. Current faculty research themes include: long-term care; risk for chronic disease; life span health issues; health issues of vulnerable populations; and, health-related measurement, evaluation, and outcomes.
The Department offers an interdisciplinary minor in Health Studies. Undergraduate interdisciplinary experiences provide students better flexibility in working across disciplines as well as within their own specialty as they grow their careers. The Department also provides opportunities for students to work closely with individual members of the faculty through either Independent Study or Undergraduate Research experiences.
HEALTH STUDIES
Interdisciplinary Studies
Coordinator: Linda Berne
The Interdisciplinary Health Studies Minor was created to support students interested in health-related careers or those seeking a health dimension within other career choices. Students in the minor come from biological, social, and behavioral sciences, as well as from health-related academic majors. The interdisciplinary health studies minor extends students’ working knowledge of health applications, better preparing them to be competitive in the job market and to make advanced degree choices.
Students seeking entry-level positions in health services or non-clinical health agencies and organizations after graduation will find this minor helpful in broadening their understanding of contemporary health issues. Students in the minor are well positioned for graduate work in specific disciplines like psychology, sociology, social work, public health, health communication, or adult development and aging. The program also provides applied health content and added value to academic degrees of students seeking admission to dental, nursing, medical, pharmacy, physical therapy and other professional schools.
National health priorities in the first decade of the 21st century emphasize interdisciplinary training. As students develop specific healthcare competencies, undergraduate interdisciplinary experiences provide students better flexibility in working across disciplines as well as within their own major.
Health Studies Minor. The minor in Health Studies is awarded only to students completing an undergraduate major at UNC Charlotte. A minor in Health Studies consists of 22 semester hours: 13 hours must come from a set of restricted electives and nine hours must come from a set of unrestricted electives. To qualify for the Health Studies minor, students must have a grade point average of 2.0 in courses applied to the minor. Students are encouraged to take electives outside their major department and college to gain a broader health perspective. Because additions and deletions of courses may be made to correspond to current University offerings, students are encouraged to consult with the Program Coordinator as they plan their schedules.
Required courses (13 hours)
HLTH 2101 Healthy
Lifestyles (3)
HLTH 4299 Epidemiology (3)
PHIL 3228 Healthcare Ethics (3)
ANTH 2141 Principles of Biological Anthropology (4)
or
BIOL 1273& Human Anatomy
and Physiology, and BIOL 1273L Laboratory (4)
or
BIOL 3273& Animal Physiology, and Laboratory (4)
BIOL 3273L
or
PSCY 1101& General Psychology, and Laboratory (4)
PSYC 1101L
Unrestricted Electives (9 hours)
ANTH 3122 Culture, Health, and Disease (3)
GRNT 2100 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
GRNT 3115 Health and the Aging Process (3)
HLTH 3140 Behavior Change Theories and Practice (3)
HLTH 4300 Global Health
Issues (3)
POLS 3125 Health Care Policy (3)
PSYC 2160 Introduction to Health Psychology (3)
SOCY 4130 Sociology of Health and Illness (3)
Chairperson: Professor Lightfoot; Professor: Lightfoot, Professor Emeriti: Avant, Bostian, Healey, Murphy, Tillotson; Assistant Professors: Henning, Turner, Lecturers: Barto, Brooks, K. DeBate, Fielding, Kohn, Probst, Stiles, Wood; Adjunct Faculty: Anderson, Applegate, Barringer, Lawrence
Kinesiology is the study of human movement and the application of the knowledge gained to the whole range of movement-supported performance, from reading and writing to throwing and balancing. Undergraduate opportunities include a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Fitness, a Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training, and curricula in Lifetime Fitness and Movement.
The Health Fitness major offers preparation for employment as health fitness practitioners in business and industry, health agencies, hospitals, fitness centers or any other setting which provides health enhancement programs for clients. The Athletic Training major enables students to prepare themselves to earn certification and licensure as athletic trainers and qualify for sports medicine career opportunities in high schools, colleges/universities, medical clinics, business and industry, professional sports teams, and commercial health agencies. The Pre-Health Kinesiology major is the classification that indicates that you are in a preparatory program for either the Athletic Training major or the Health Fitness major. Personal health enhancement opportunities are available through Lifetime Fitness and Movement courses.
PRE- KINESIOLOGY
Applicants who satisfy freshman or transfer requirements for admission to the University and who will apply to either the Athletic Training OR Health Fitness majors are eligible for admission to the Pre-Kinesiology major. All students entering the University in Summer 2003 or later, will be required to complete the revised General Education requirements. A suggested sequence of courses for Pre-Kinesiology students that meet these General Education requirements as well as the prerequisites for both Health Fitness and Athletic Training can be found at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/health/kine.
Students who apply for either the Athletic Training major OR Health Fitness major are initially classified as Pre-Kinesiology majors until they meet the following requirements: cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher; completion of 60 hours; and successful (grade of C or better) completion of BIOL 1273, BIOL 1273L, BIOL 1274, BIOL 1274L, CHEM 1203, CHEM 1203L, CHEM 1204, CHEM 1204L, PHIL 2101, ITCS 1101, STAT 1222, PSYC 1101, COMM 1101, COMM 2105, MATH 1101, HLTH 2101, KNES 1201, KNES 2150, and KNES 2290. Students applying for the Athletic Training major must also complete KNES 2294 and KNES 2295 with a grade of C or better and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH FITNESS (HEFT)
This degree program offers preparation for employment as health fitness practitioners in business and industry, health agencies, hospitals, fitness centers or any other setting which provides health enhancement programs for clients. The courses in this major prepare the student to sit for the American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Instructor certification. Required courses are HLTH 3140, KNES 3100, 3260, 3280, 3281, 3286, 3287, 4121, 4132, 4286, 4293, 4294, 4490, and 4660. Additionally, the student must complete KNES 1201 and three other activity courses of their choosing.
Students should use the following suggested course sequence to plan their class schedules once they are accepted into the Health Fitness program:
Junior Year:
Fall Semester
KNES 3260 - Nutrition & Health Fitness
KNES 3100 - Health Fitness Leadership & Instr
KNES 3280 - Exercise Physiology
KNES 3281 - Exercise Physiology Lab
KNES Activity Course - Choice of Activity course
Foreign Language
Spring Semester
HLTH 3140 - Behavior Change
KNES 3286 - Exercise Testing
KNES 3287 - Exercise Testing Lab
KNES Activity Course - Choice of Activity course
LBST 2101 - Western Tradition
Foreign Language or Elective
Senior Year:
Fall Semester
KNES 4121 - Health Fitness Pharmacology
KNES 4286 - Exercise Prescription
KNES 4293 - Biomechanics
KNES 4294 - Biomechanics Lab
Elective
Elective
Spring Semester
KNES 4660 - Practitioner Seminar
KNES 4132 - Lifetime Weight Management
KNES 4490 - Internship (6 credit hours)*
*Students must have completed KNES 1201 and three additional activity courses before registering for KNES 4490.
A complete, updated sequence of courses can be found at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/health/kine.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ATHLETIC TRAINING (ATRN)
The emphases of the curriculum are risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injuries and illnesses, acute care of injuries and illnesses, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, general medical conditions and disabilities, nutritional aspects of injuries and illnesses, psychosocial intervention and referral, health care administration, and professional development and responsibilities. Students are given opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills needed to pass the certification exam of the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification (NATABOC). Required courses in the upper division are KNES 3260, 3280, 3281, 3286, 3287, 3288, 3289, 3290, 3291, 3292, 3293, 3295, 3400, 3401, 4121, 4132, 4286, 4290, 4291, 4292, 4293, 4294, 4400, 4401, 4660. .
Admission: Students who have completed all of the Pre-Kinesiology prerequisites may apply for the Athletic Training major. Students are admitted to the major for the fall semester only and admission is competitive. Admission decisions are made by a committee within the Department of Kinesiology. Selection into the program is competitive and satisfaction of the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. After evaluating the credentials of all applicants meeting the minimum academic requirements, the selection committee offers admission to students whose credentials demonstrate the highest level of academic achievement.
The Athletic Training Education Program is a rigorous and intense program that places specific requirements and demands on the students enrolled in the program. The technical standards set forth by the Athletic Training Education Program establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to this program to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic trainer, as well as meet the expectations of the program’s accrediting agency. These standards can be found in the BS in Athletic Training Student Handbook located in the Department of Kinesiology and on the College of Health and Human Services web site.
Students applying for admission to the Athletic Training major must meet the following minimum academic requirements.
· Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better in all college course work.
· Completion of 60 hours
· Successful completion (grade of C or better) in all prerequisites for athletic training: BIOL 1273, BIOL 1273L, BIOL 1274, BIOL 1274L, CHEM 1203, CHEM 1203L, CHEM 1204, CHEM 1204L, PHIL 2101, ITCS 1101, STAT 1222, PSYC 1101, COMM 1101, COMM 2105, MATH 1100, HLTH 2101, KNES 1201, KNES 2150, KNES 2290, and KNES 2294.
· Proof of current adult CPR certification.
· Completion of the Athletic Training Education Program Application Packet
· Completion of all athletic training major prerequisites prior to the fall for which application is being made.
Students should use the following suggested course sequence to plan their class schedules once they are accepted into the Athletic Training program:
Junior Year**
Fall Semester
KNES 3260 Nutrition and Health Fitness
KNES 3280 Foundation of Exercise Physiology
KNES 3281 Foundation of Exercise Physiology Lab
KNES 3288 Upper Body Injury Evaluation
KNES 3289 Upper Body Injury Evaluation Lab
KNES 3290 Lower Body Injury Evaluation
KNES 3295 Lower Body Injury Evaluation Lab
KNES 3400 Athletic Training Clinical I
Spring Semester
KNES 3286 Exercise Testing
KNES 3287 Exercise Testing Lab
KNES 3291 Therapeutic Modalities
KNES 3292 Therapeutic Modalities Lab
KNES 3293 General Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Athletic Training
KNES 3401 Athletic Training Clinical II
Senior Year
Fall Semester
KNES 4121 Health Fitness Pharmacology
KNES 4286 Exercise Prescription
KNES 4290 Therapeutic Exercise
KNES 4291 Therapeutic Exercise Lab
KNES 4293 Biomechanics
KNES 4294 Biomechanics Lab
KNES 4400 Athletic Training Clinical III
Spring Semester
KNES 4132 Lifetime Weight Management
KNES 4292 Administration of Athletic Training
Programs
KNES 4401 Athletic Training Clinical IV
KNES 4460 Practitioner Seminar
**Prerequisites KNES 2294 and KNES 2295 should be taken during the spring semester of the sophomore year.
A complete sequence of courses can be found at http://www.uncc.edu/colleges/health/kine.
Chairperson: Professor Popple; Baccalaureate Program Director: Associate Professor Fullmer; Professor: Dudley; Associate Professors: Cousins, Morrow; Assistant Professors: Boyd, Shobe, Winston; Lecturers: Jordan, Seamon
The Department of Social Work offers academic majors in Social Work leading to the Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree. On the graduate level, the Department offers the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) degree.
B.S.W. Social work is a profession dedicated to helping people function as effectively as possible within their social environment. Social workers do this by providing assessment, counseling, referrals, mediation, and advocacy services and by working to improve social conditions where necessary. B.S.W. graduates provide social services, family counseling, and crisis intervention to individuals, families, groups organizations and communities. Social workers work with all age groups. The B.S.W. program offers students the opportunity to learn knowledge and skills used by social workers in the medical, mental health, and mental retardation fields, schools, child welfare, family, and other social service settings. It also provides an excellent foundation for graduate careers involving advanced practice, planning, administration, and evaluation of social services. The B.S.W. program also prepares graduates for North Carolina Social Work Certification.
SOCIAL WORK MAJOR: BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK
A major in Social Work leading to the B.S.W. degree consists of a minimum of 73 semester hours including 36 hours of SOWK courses. Core courses in the social work major are designed to build upon each other and are taken in sequence. Students must have senior standing and complete all courses in the major before Field Placement.
The core courses for the social work major are: SOWK 1101, 2182, 2183, 3100, 3120, 3181, 3182, 3184, 3201, 3202, 3482/3484, 3683/3685, one social work elective and one social work or gerontology elective. Other required courses for the social work major are SOCY 1101, 2171, 4156; POLS 1110; BIOL 1110 & Lab; and PSYC 1101 and 3151. Students must be admitted to upper division social work before taking the following courses: SOWK 3100, 3120, 3181, 3182, 3184, 3201 3202, 3482/3484, 3683/3685.
SOCIAL WORK MINOR
A minor in social work requires 18 hours in social work courses as follows: SOWK 1101, 2182, 2183 and three SOWK electives to be approved by the Social Work Program. The minor does not prepare students for professional social work practice.