Health and Human Performance Major & Athletic Training

• All athletic training students complete a 120-hour senior internship with the team orthopedist and local physical therapists where they observe surgeries and work directly with patients.
• A bi-annual joint dissection in the anatomy cadaver lab is performed by the team orthopedist each year. All athletic training students participate.
• All junior students complete a field experience with a local high school football team.
• Roanoke graduates outperform the national average pass rate on the board of certification exam for athletic training. In fact, 53% of Roanoke graduates passed on their first attempt compared to just 35% nationally.
• Graduates have gone on to become head athletic trainers at the college level including one who became the undergraduate athletic training program director at the University of Florida. Others have worked in professional sports, such as NFL Europe and Arena Football, and others have worked in hospitals and clinics around the country.

Roanoke provides Exercise Science as an emphasis within the HHP major

What can I do in the field of exercise science?

Jobs include:

• Fitness Instructor
• Exercise Science/Physiology
• Personal Trainer
• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Physical Therapy 
   

Will I be able to find exercise science internships?

Yes, there are plenty of options on and off campus to practice exercise science.

Possible work sites include: 

1. Roanoke Athletic Club
2. Salem Fitness and Wellness Center
3. YMCA – Roanoke, Salem
4. Belk Fitness Center, Roanoke College
5. Cardiac Rehabilitation (RAC, Carilion)
6. Radford University (strength and conditioning)
7. Occupational / Physical Therapy (Lewis-Gale)

Other areas of emphasis within the HHP major include:

• Exercise and Sports Management
• Physical Activity and Aging
• Sports Communication