Health Professions: Pre-Athletic Training
http://career.vt.edu/OHPA
Dr. Judith A. Wubah
Office of Health
Smith Career Center (0128)
Professions Advising
231-6241 jawubah@vt.edu
(OHPA)
Be sure to meet with your departmental Academic Advisor on a regular basis in addition to meeting with Dr.
Wubah once a semester.
MAJORS INFORMATION
Any major is acceptable as long as the student meets the prerequisites for the specific program.
Common Major: Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise (HNFE)
SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Course Number
Title
Credits
Prerequisites
BIOL 1005, 1015
1006, 1016
CHEM
General Biology or
Principles of Biology BIOL 1105, 1106 + labs
Chemistry
8
BMSP 2135, 2145
2136, 2146
PSYC 2004
Human Anatomy & Physiology and labs
8
Introduction to Psychology
3
STAT
Statistics.
3
MATH 1015
HNFE 3804
Exercise Physiology
3
BMSP 2135, 2136
HNFE 3824
Kinesiology
3
BMSP 2135, 2136
PHYS 2205 or 2305
MATH 1015, 1016 or other
sequence
*Check with school for specific math
requirement.
6
ENGL 1105, 1106
Freshman English
6
4
BIOL 1005, 1006 or 1105,
1106
OTHER COURSES REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED BY SOME SCHOOLS:
HNFE 1004
Foods and Nutrition
3
PHIL 2304
Ethics
3
EDHP 1514
Health
COMMUNITY COLLEGE / ADVANCED PLACEMENT INFORMATION
Check with specific schools to make sure that credit from a community college, Advanced Placement, or International
Baccalaureate are accepted. Some schools prefer that science courses are taken at a four-year institution with a normal
credit load.
GET INVOLVED!! VT Student Organizations, Courses, and Opportunities
Course: UH 2004: Careers in Medicine 1 credit, sophomore or higher (Fall only)
Office of Health Professions Advising http://www.career.vt.edu/OHPA
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Med Fraternity http://www.alphaepsilondelta.org.vt.edu/
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) www.vtamsa.org.vt.edu
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INFORMATION SESSIONS
Health Professions Group Information Sessions: Twice per week in the Smith Career Center
Online registration required, there will be specific sessions for Freshmen/Sophomores (Wednesdays at 8am) and
Juniors/Seniors (Fridays at 8am).
Check the OHPA website frequently for dates and times.
APPLICATION & ADMISSION INFORMATION
Admission Test: Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Students should check their schools of interest for the
average GRE scores. It is recommended that students take the GRE in the spring or summer a year before planning
to apply to medical school.
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GPA: 3.0 to be competitive. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in math and science pre-requisites is required. The GPA is
calculated several ways; overall, and combined science and math GPA. Students should check on-line for the
mean and range of GPA for their schools of choice. Some schools require that any prerequisite course must have a
grade of C or higher.
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Experience: Not required, but recommended. Some students in the HNFE major have the opportunity to get
experience with Virginia Tech Athletics.
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Application: Applications will be specific to each individual school. Students can find a listing of programs at
http://www.nata.org/education/profedu.htm
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Campus Interviews: Conducted by the Health Professions Evaluation Committee in the spring of each academic
year (March - May)
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Athletic Training School Interview: Yes, and will be scheduled by specific school.
 Information Tidbits:
***Most Athletic Training programs are at the undergraduate level. Students who have a bachelor’s degree can either
1) get a second bachelor’s degree from an accredited program or
2) get an Entry-Level Masters Degree in athletic training from one of the 23 programs in the United States
http://www.caate.net/
Currently Virginia has 2 Master’s level programs: Shenandoah University and Virginia Commonwealth University.
OTHER RESOURCES
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www.ExploreHealthCareers.org, an exceptional resource for students
National Athletic Trainers’ Association: www.nata.org
Board of Certification: http://www.bocatc.org/
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education: http://caate.net/
The Office of Health Professions Advising assists students and alumni pursuing a health care career in medicine,
dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, occupational therapy, nursing, physician's assistant, veterinary medicine,
or other graduate health professions.
Any student of Virginia Tech, regardless of major, can use the services of OHPA. Although the majority of pre health
professions students major in a science field, it is not required.
Students should meet with their departmental Academic Advisor on a regular basis to ensure requirements are being met
for graduation. The Office of Health Professions Advising is an important complement to academic advising.
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