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MAT Curriculum

Class of 2025 - 2027

**First Year Summer**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5100 Professional Development	1 hour
HPAT 5311 Acute and Emergency Care	3 hours
HPAT 5500 Human Anatomy	5 hours
Total Hours	9 hours

**First Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5209 Clinical Practice I	2 hours
HPAT 5211 Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning	2 hours
HPAT 5305 Biomechanics	3 hours
HPAT 5314 Therapeutic Exercise & Strength Training	3 hours
HPAT 5425 Lower Quarter Assessment and Manual Therapy	4 hours
Total Hours	14 hours

**First Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5212 Clinical Practice II	2 hours
HPAT 5218 Physical Agents and Modalities	2 hours
HPAT 5235 Pharmacology	2 hours
HPAT 5306 Advanced Therapeutic Interventions	3 hours
HPAT 5426 Upper Quarter Assessment and Manual Therapy	4 hours
Total Hours	13 hours

**Second Year Sumer**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5208 Nutrition & Enhanced Sports Performance	2 hours
HPAT 5227 CMDT	2 hours
HPAT 5098 Practicum or HPAT 5099 Independent Study (optional)	Variable 1-6 hours
Total Hours	4 hours

**Second Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5220 Health Care and Business Management	2 hours
HPAT 5307 Clinical Practice III	3 hours
HPAT 5313 Behavioral Medicine	3 hours
HPAT 5330 Primary and Clinical Pathology	3 hours
Total Hours	11 hours

**Second Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5224 Special Populations in Health Care	2 hours
HPAT 5230 Athletic Training Review	2 hours
HPAT 5249 Health Informatics and Sports Science	2 hours
HPAT 5328 Clinical Practice IV	3 hours
Total Hours	9 hours

**Combined Total Hours**
	Credit Hours
Program Total SCH	60 hours

Class of 2028 and beyond

**First Year Summer**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5500 Human Anatomy	5 hours
HPAT 5237 Acute and Emergency Care I	2 hours
HPAT 5236 Foundations of Clinical Practice	2 hours
Total Hours	9 hours

**First Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5209 Clinical Practice 1	2 hours
HPAT 5211 Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning	2 hours
HPAT 5425 Assessment and Intervention of the Lower Extremity	4 hours
HPAT 5330 Assessment and Intervention of Non-Orthopedic Conditions	3 hours
HPAT 5238 Acute and Emergency Care II	2 hours
HPAT 5239 Foundations of Therapeutic Interventions	2 hours
Total Hours	15 hours

**First Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5212 Clinical Practice II	2 hours
HPAT 5218 Therapeutic Modalities	2 hours
HPAT 5306 Performance Rehabilitation and Reconditioning	3 hours
HPAT 1002 Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice	0 hours
HPAT 5427 Assessment and Intervention of the Head and Spine	4 hours
Total Hours	11 hours

**Second Year Summer**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5313 Behavioral Medicine	3 hours
HPAT 5321 Assessment and Intervention of the Upper Extremity	3 hours
Total Hours	6 hours

**Second Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5220 Health Care and Business Management	2 hours
HPAT 5600 Clinical Practice III	6 hours
HPAT 5117 Athletic Training Review	1 hour
Total Hours	9 hours

**Second Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5224 Special Populations in Health Care	2 hours
HPAT 5249 Health Informatics and Sports Sciences	2 hours
HPAT 5328 Clinical Practice IV	3 hours
HPAT 5240 Integrative Approaches in Athletic Training	2 hours
HPAT 5115 Transition to Professional Practice	1 hour
Total Hours	10 hours

**Combined Total Hours**
	Credit Hours
Program Total SCH	60 hours