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MAT Curriculum

Class of 2024

**First Year Summer**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5207 Acute and Emergency Care	2 hours
HPAT 5203 Functional Anatomy	2 hours
HPAT 5500 Human Anatomy	5 hours
Total Hours	9 hours

**First Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5211 Evidence Based Practice	2 hours
HPAT 5209 Clinical Practice I	2 hours
HPAT 5325 Lower Quarter Assessment and Manual Therapy	3 hours
HPAT 5327 Therapeutic Interventions	3 hours
HPAT 5305 Biomechanics	3 hours
HPAT 5222 Clinical Practice and Professional Behavior	2 hours
Total Hours	15 hours

**First Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5212 Clinical Practice II	2 hours
HPAT 5326 Upper Quarter Assessment and Manual Therapy	3 hours
HPAT 5306 Advanced Therapeutic Interventions	3 hours
HPAT 5106 Clinical Reasoning I	1 hour
HPAT 5330 Primary Care and Clinical Pathology	3 hours
Total Hours	12 hours

**Second Year Summer I**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5216 Clinical Reasoning II	2 hours
HPAT 5208 Nutrition & Enhanced Sports Performance	2 hours
HPAT 5123 Special Populations in Health Care	1 hour
HPAT 5098 Practicum (optional)	Variable 1-6 hours
HPAT 5099 Independent Study (optional)	Variable 1-6 hours
Total Hours	5 hours

**Second Year Fall**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5307 Clinical Practice III	3 hours
HPAT 5227 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment	2 hours
HPAT 5213 Behavioral Medicine	2 hours
HPAT 5310 Health Care and Business Management	3 hours
Total Hours	10 hours

**Second Year Spring**
Course Designation	Credit Hours
HPAT 5130 Athletic Training Review	1 hour
HPAT 5801 Clinical Practice IV	8 hours
Total Hours	9 hours

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

Class of 2025 and beyond

**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 Summer I**
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