Nursing & Health Sciences

Master of Science: Sports Medicine

MSSM Thesis Option | MSSM Project Option | MSSM Comprehensive Exam Option

Non-Resident Scholarship 2008-2009 | Graduate Student Aid & Scholarships 2008-2009

The Master of Science Degree in Sports Medicine (MScSM) provides the coursework and practical experience necessary to obtain advanced knowledge and skills in the discipline of Sports Medicine.  The degree specifically offers the opportunity for those who are Certified Athletic Trainers (BOC) to build upon their theoretical and clinical competencies beyond those gained at the undergraduate level. The program knowledge and practical experience allows the student to further develop theoretical knowledge and clinical skills, increase their ability to critically evaluate current sports medicine related literature, and obtain the ability to conduct clinically relevant sports medicine research.  Opportunities are available to gain experience within the University Intercollegiate Athletic Programs, Secondary School Interscholastic Settings, Olympic Training Centers and Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy Clinics. 

Completion of this degree program DOES NOT make a student eligible to sit for the Board of Certification for athletic training examination.

Program Objectives

• Expand critical thinking and independent decision making in professional practice
• Develop management skills in sports medicine professionals
• Facilitate and promote community interaction in sports medicine
• Provide students with expanded field and/or clinical opportunities
• Promote the synthesis of sports medicine related literature
• Integrate theory and research into practice
• Foster scholarly and research activities
• Develop exemplary athletic training/sports medicine professionals
• Provide culturally sensitive care to diverse populations

Admission Requirements

Application Deadlines:

Priority Application: All materials received by January 31st
This deadline is for students seeking graduate assistantships as an athletic trainer or research assistant. GA athletic trainers must also meet the January 31st deadline for application for GA positions as posted at the appropriate time on the NATA career center. Offer of graduate assistantship is not guaranteed.

Standard Application: All materials received by August 15th.
This deadline is for students not seeking graduate assistantships or for students wishing to fill a GA position still available, if any.

Program Prerequisites:

• Bachelor degree from an accredited college or university
• BOC for athletic training certified (ATC) or eligible by semester of admission
  • or equivalent certification, for example: Canadian Certified Athletic Therapist
• Undergraduate Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
• Undergraduate Major GPA of 3/0 or above
• Applicants must submit Parts I & II of the Graduate Application Form. Downloadable or online forms available at http://www.uccs.edu/~gradschl/app/
  • Signed in-state tuition form
  • 3 letters of reference
  • Selective service form (if applicable)
  • 2 copies of all OFFICIAL transcripts
  • Application fee of $60.00
• Completion of GRE.  Scores must be submitted to UCCS (effective Fall 2008)
• Completion of at least 6 hrs of Anatomy and Physiology with laboratory
• Completion of Nutrition I or comparable course (UCCS course HSCI 207)
• Recommended:
  • Completion of undergraduate inferential statistics such as HSCI 206
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICANTS must take both the TOEFL and the GRE.

Graduate Assistantships (GA)

• Athletic training graduate assistantships are available at both the collegiate and high school levels within the area (1 hr radius).
• Students wishing to pursue a GA position should apply for positions as instructed by the announcements on the NATA Career Center Web site.
  • Postings will be available in early winter.
• A student must have applied to and be accepted into the MSc in Sports Medicine program before being offered a GA position.
• Deadlines for program application and GA application are the same.
• Additional assistantships are offered in the area of research within the Department of Health Sciences.
  • Application for these assistantships will be in conjunction with the program application process by submitting the Department GA Application Form to the Health Science Department by the application deadline.

Tuition Assistance

• Chancellor's Non-Resident Graduate Merit Scholarship 
• Assistantships – Limited assistantships are available for certified athletic trainers through the UCCS Sports Medicine Dept. and area high schools.  Teaching assistantships are available thought the Health Science Dept.  Contact program advisor for additional information.
• For additional financial aid and tuition assistance information see the Graduate school financial aid page  http://web.uccs.edu/gradschl/finaid.htm

Contact Persons

Admissions:

Hope Hoch, Administrative Assistant
Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
719.255.4421 Office 719.255.4416 FAX
hhoch@uccs.edu

Advising:

Dr. Amanda (Mandi) Sinclair
Program Advisor
Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
719.255.4315
asinclai@uccs.edu

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