Course Name:Master’s Board
of Certification (BOC) Exam Preparation
Course Prefix: MSAT
Course Number: 6998
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail): Valerie Herzog,
valerieherzog@weber.edu
Current Date: 09/27/2012
College: Education
Department: HP&HP
From Term: Fall
2013
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Course Title: Master’s Board of Certification (BOC) Exam Preparation
Abbreviated Course Title: Master’s BOC Preparation
| Course Type: | LEC |
Credit Hours: 1 or if variable hours: to
Contact Hours: Lecture 15 Lab Other
Grading Mode: standard
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Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
Prerequisite: MSAT 6450.
Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):
MSAT 6998 Master's Board
of Certification (BOC) Exam Preparation
This course prepares Graduate Athletic Training students to take the Athletic
Trainer Board of Certification (BOC) Exam. This course will review content from
all courses in the Master of Science in Athletic Training program as well as
content from the program’s prerequisite courses. Prerequisite: MSAT 6450.
Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)
This course is designed
to prepare graduate athletic training students to take the Athletic Trainer
Board of Certification (BOC) Exam. In order to practice as an Athletic Trainer,
graduate students must successfully pass the Athletic Trainers' Board of
Certification (BOC) examination. In the United States, 48 out of 50 states
require this certification to legally practice as an Athletic Trainer. The other
two, Alaska and California, are aggressively pursuing legislation at this time
that would also require this certification to practice, however the vast
majority of employers in both states would not hire an AT who is not certified.
The BOC exam covers content from all of their graduate-level Athletic Training
coursework, which is a total of 20 courses (52 credits). This exam will also
test the graduate students on content from all of their pre-requisite
coursework, which is an additional 10 courses (31 credits).
The first-time pass rate on the BOC exam nationally over the past three years
was approximately 60%. However, new accreditation standards released in July
2012 by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
require that AT programs achieve a minimum first-time pass rate higher than that
of the current three-year national average: "Programs must meet or exceed a
three year aggregate of 70 percent first-time pass rate on the BOC exam."
In the spring of 2012, we offered this course experimentally for the first time
(MSAT 6810). The pass rate for graduate students on the exam that year (2012)
was 100%, up from 57% in 2010 and 89% in 2011.
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for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?
No. There are no graduate courses with similar content or purposes.
3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.
There are no similar offerings within or outside our department at the graduate level.
4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?
no
If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).