Radford University

Department of Exercise, Sport and Health Education

Athletic Training Education Program

Program Placement and Rotation Policy

I. Placement is decided after applicants have been reviewed and the candidates have been selected. Placement will be done by the program director and the clinical instructor staff, and is based upon program didactic coursework. The general program placement policy is:

ESHE 225, Clinical Practicum I	75 hours at Radford University 20 hours at University Physical Therapy 5 hours Virginia Tech University * all hours observational
ESHE 250, Clinical Practicum II	200 hours at Radford University
ESHE 325, Clinical Practicum III	200 hours at Radford University
ESHE 345, General Medical Rotation	50 hours with medical professional
ESHE 355, Clinical Practicum IV	Virginia Tech Football two-a-days 200 hours at Radford University or Virginia Tech University
ESHE 430, Senior Seminar	50 hours at Radford University 50 hours at University Physical Therapy

II. Before a student can be placed at any site, they must:

A. Be officially accepted into the program.

B. Have a current CPR/SFA card.

In all clinical assignments students will have the opportunity to work with male and female athletes. At Radford University and Virginia Tech University, all students will have the opportunity to work with the upper extremity, lower extremity, and equipment intensive sports. In addition, all students will obtain experience with team and individual sports.