Athletic Training Departmental Honors

Please contact the Athletic Training Program Director (Dr. Hamson-Utley) for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses.

To earn departmental honors in Athletic Training, a student must meet the following criteria:

1. Academic Excellence

• Major GPA: 3.7; Total Institution Cumulative GPA: 3.5

2. Public Demonstration of Discipline Expertise
   
   One of the following:

• Excellence in Community Service (Project)
• Present a poster or talk and/or publish a paper
• Excellence in Research (including IRB application & OUR funding application)
  
  and Two of the following:
• NATA student membership
• Service on an athletic training student committee at the state, district, or national level
• Membership and Involvement with the WSU student Athletic Training Association
• Attend a state, regional and/or national Athletic Training Conference

3. Honors Courses

• Fulfill the requirement for the AT major in the HPHP department, of which 9 credit hours must include an additional project within each selected course (AT 3200 , AT 3300 , AT 3301 , AT 4100 , AT 4101 , AT 4200 , AT 4201 , AT 4550 , AT 4600 ), with each project relating to a central theme for AT 4800  (see below).
• Additionally, students must complete 3 credits of AT 4800 - Individual Projects  during which time they will complete a senior theses project.

Students who have not completed their General Education requirements are strongly encouraged to fulfill them with Honors General Education courses.

Please refer to the Honors Program  section of the WSU Catalog.