California University of Pennsylvania
University Course Syllabus
Department Health Science
UCC Approval date: 12/4/17
A. Protocol
Course Name: Practicum III
Course Number: ATE 774
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Enrolled in the MSAT Program and ATE 673
Maximum Class Size (face-to-face): NA
Maximum Class Size (online): 35
B. Objectives of the Course:
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Develop a comprehensive patient care plan.
Make appropriate return to participation decisions.
Apply contemporary literature to deliver evidence-based patient care.
Administer appropriate over the counter medications.

C. Catalog Description:
This course is the fourth in a series of athletic training clinical education experiences with the purpose to
develop, refine, and integrate classroom/lab knowledge and skills with the delivery of evidence-based patient
care. The student will work under the direct supervision of their assigned preceptor in a variety of clinical
settings and populations to gain and refine introductory clinical and administrative skills. Athletic training
skills and concepts introduced in other AT courses will be reinforced in the classroom setting and evaluated
in both the classroom and/or clinical setting.
D. Outline of the Course:
Orthopedic Examinations
Therapeutic Intervention (modality or manual therapy)
Therapeutic Intervention (rehabilitation)
Return to Play Decisions
OTC Medications
Case Study Report
Literature Review
E. Teaching Methodology:
1) Traditional Classroom Methodology
NA
2) Online Methodology
Readings, online discussions, webinars, problem-based learning projects
F.

Text:
None

G. Assessment Activities:
1) Traditional Classroom Assessment

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2) Online Assessment
Case Reports, CAATE derived Clinically Integrated Proficiency Evaluations, Clinical Hours Logs,
Evaluation of Athletic Training Student, Evaluation of Clinical Experience, Reflective Journals
H. Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
OSD
Revised June 2015
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations. Students
requesting approval for reasonable accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities
(OSD). Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for self-identifying, providing documentation and
requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
Students will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting accommodations that
involve the faculty.
Contact Information:
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Location:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Web Site:

Carter Hall - G-35
(724) 938-5781
(724) 938-4599
osdmail@calu.edu
http://www.calu.edu/osd

Title IX Syllabus Addendum

California University of Pennsylvania
Reporting Obligations of Faculty Members under Title IX
of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §1681, et seq.

California University of Pennsylvania and its faculty are committed to assuring a safe and productive educational
environment for all students. In order to meet this commitment and to comply with the Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and guidance from the Office of Civil Rights, the University requires faculty members to
report incidents of sexual violence shared by students to the University’s Title IX Coordinator, Dr. John A.
Burnett, Special Assistant to the President for EEEO, Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, Burnett@calu.edu,
724-938-4014. The only exceptions to the faculty member’s reporting obligation are when incidents of sexual
violence are communicated by a student during a classroom discussion, in a writing assignment for a class, or as
part of a University-approved research project. Faculty members are obligated to report sexual violence or any
other abuse of a student who was, or is, a child (person under 18 years of age) when the abuse allegedly occurred
to the person designated in the University protection of minors policy.
The University’s information regarding the reporting of sexual violence and the resources that are available to
victims of sexual violence is set forth at:
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Office of Social Equity, South Hall 112, 724-938-4014
o Social Equity Home Page
www.calu.edu/SocialEquity
o Social Equity Policies
www.calu.edu/SEpolicies
o Social Equity Complaint Form
www.calu.edu/SEcomplaint
Counseling Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4056
End Violence Center, Carter Hall G94, 724-938-5707

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Student Affairs, Natali Student Center 311, 724-938-4439
Wellness Center, Carter Hall G53, 724-938-4232
Women’s Center, Natali Student Center 117, 724-938-5857
Threat Response Assessment and Intervention Team (T.R.A.I.T.) & Dept. of Public Safety &
University Police, Pollock Maintenance Building, 724-938-4299
o EMERGENCY: From any on-campus phone & Dial H-E-L-P or go to any public pay phone
& Dial *1. (*Identify the situation as an emergency and an officer will be dispatched
immediately.)

Supportive Instructional Materials, e.g. library materials, web sites, etc.
Trail Guide Instructor Tools (booksofdiscovery.com)
NATA Position/Consensus Statements: http://www.nata.org/news-publications/pressroom/statements
Professional journal articles: Journal of Athletic Training, Athletic Therapy Today, American Family
Physician, Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, International Journal of Emergency Medicine, Cochrane
Database Systematic Reviews, etc.
Additional Information for Course Proposals

K. Proposed Instructors:
Athletic Training faculty. Faculty must be in good standing with the Board of Certification and licensed as an
athletic trainer in Pennsylvania.
L. Rationale for the Course:
Per accreditation requirements, this course is associated with the students’ clinical education experiences.
M. Specialized Equipment or Supplies Needed:
None
N. Answer the following questions using complete sentences:
1) Does the course require additional human resources? (Please explain)
No
2) Does the course require additional physical resources? (Please explain)
No
3) Does the course change the requirements in any particular major? (Please explain)
No
4) Does the course replace an existing course in your program? (If so, list the course)
Yes
ATE 306 and 405. This course will replace an existing baccalaureate course at a graduate level as part of
the athletic training curriculum transition from a Baccalaureate to Masters level degree.
5) How often will the course be taught?
Fall semester, Annually.

6) Does the course duplicate an existing course in another Department or College? (If the possibility exists,
indicate course discipline, number, and name)
No
O. If the proposed course includes substantial material that is traditionally taught in another discipline, you must
request a statement of support from the department chair that houses that discipline.
N/A
Please identify if you are proposing to have this course considered as a menu course for General Education.
The General Education Committee must consider and approve the course proposal before consideration by
the UCC.
No

P. Approval Form
Provide the Approval Form (Signature Page) with the signatures of your department
Chair AND college Dean (electronically).