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.