Program Details
Career Studies Certificate in Sports Medicine Assistant
Career Studies CertificateMountain Empire Community College
Provide students with theory and laboratory experience desired for coaching, athletic, and personal training activities. Provide students with a credential to supplement applications to competitive physician assistant, athletic trainer, and sports medicine programs.
Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate workplace readiness skills.
2. Obtain first aid and CPR certification.
3. Describe components needed to perform and interpret a nutritional analysis.
4. Explain the integumentary, musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, immune, and endocrine systems.
5. Use appropriate medical terminology.
6. Describe the principles associated with the planes and axes of human movement.
7. Differentiate between many common injuries and illnesses.
8. Explain the legal and ethical significance of documentation and record-keeping in sports medicine.
9. Demonstrate ethical behavior within the sports medicine profession.
10. Describe components needed to perform a fitness assessment.
11. Explain the basic principles and importance of strength training.
12. Describe components needed to develop a safe strengthening program for healthy individuals.
13. Identify factors related to equipment safety.
14. Manage an injury within the scope of first aid.
15. Describe components needed to utilize various methods to perform and analyze body composition.
Program Overview & Guidance
| Program Guidance Element | What You Need to Know |
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| Considerations for Selecting Degree | The Sports Medicine Assistant Career Studies Certificate provides students with theory and laboratory experience desired for coaching, athletic, and personal training activities. |
| Program Requirement Notes | Program Requirement Notes An academic advisor will review your preparation in Mathematics and English with you. You’ll be guided to appropriate preliminary coursework to give you the greatest chance of success in this program. |
| Considerations When Selecting Courses |
An academic advisor will review your preparation in Mathematics and English with you. You’ll be guided to appropriate preliminary coursework to give you the greatest chance of success in this program.
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| Program Requirements Beyond Specific Courses | |
| Doing More With Your Degree | Job opportunities may include coaching assistance, fitness and wellness centers. Volunteer opportunities may include coaching, athletic, and personal training activities. |
| Program Successes & Highlights | The program provides students with a credential to supplement applications to competitive physician assistant, athletic trainer, and sports medicine programs. |
Program Credit Requirements
What If I Have An Associate Degree Or Credit For Prior Learning?
| Transfer Guidance Element | What You Need to Know |
|---|---|
| Associate Transfer Degree Completion | The transfer education program, which includes freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences and pre-professional education, allows students to transfer into baccalaureate degree programs and four-year colleges and universities. |
Completion of Associate Degree Concurrent with High School | The transfer education program, which includes freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences and pre-professional education, allows students to transfer into baccalaureate degree programs and four-year colleges and universities. |
| Credit for Prior Learning | VCCS Policy 5.6.5.1 |
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College Level Information
| College Fit Guidance | What You Need to Know |
|---|---|
| Is This College Right For Me? | Mountain Empire Community College’s mission is to provide our region with accessible, quality higher education, workforce training, and community programs to ensure an educated population and globally competitive workforce. |
| Transfer Student Catalog Year | |
| First Year Student Catalog Year | The catalog year is based on the admission term that the student applies for. |
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Where Can This Degree Transfer
| Institution | Title | Degree | Award Name | Award Level | Delivery Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averett University | Bachelor of Arts in Coaching | Bachelor | Bachelor of Arts | 4-Year | In-Person |
| Averett University | Bachelor of Science in Coaching | Bachelor | Bachelor of Science | 4-Year | In-Person |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Associate of Science in Science Degree Kinesiology Major | Associate | Associate of Science | 2-Year | In-Person, Hybrid |
Careers Where This Degree Applies
| O*Net Code | Name | Description | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29-9091.00 | Athletic Trainers | Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care. | Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
| 25-1071.00 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine. | Educational Instruction and Library Occupations |
Cost To Complete