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KEC Course Title: SPORTS MEDICINE (14062A001/14098A003)

Class Location: KEC and Area High Schools

High School Credits Available: 2 College Credits Available: 3

Dual Credit Course Info: PE162 - First Aid and Emergency Response
● Dual credit through Kishwaukee College
Certification(s): American Red Cross First Aid and CPR

Days/Sessions/Semesters: ● Classes held daily, Monday-Friday.
● Potential KEC sessions available - 2 3
● Semester(s) - 1 and 2

Prerequisite / Minimum Competency Unweighted GPA of 3.5/4.0 over 5 semesters or 3.0/4.0 over 6
Required: semesters; or

Score a 3 on the ACCUPLACER WritePlacer exam or score at
least a 226 on the ACCUPLACER Quantitative Reasoning,
Algebra, and Statistics (QAS) Placement Test; or

Minimum Pre-ACT Secure/ACT English Score: 19 or Math
Score: 22; or

Minimum Pre-ACT Secure/ACT Composite Score: 19; or Math
Score: 22; or

Minimum Pre-ACT Secure/SAT Evidence-based Reading and
Writing Score: 480 or Math Score: 530.

Additional Requirements / Costs: Textbook / NA
Curriculum:

* All fees and costs are subject to change annually Equipment / NA
as industry costs rise, however are believed to be
accurate as of the date of document creation. Lab Fees:
Indicated fees are separate from and in addition to
those that may be charged by your sending school. Uniform: NA

Miscellaneous: CPR/First Aid ($35)
Fee waived for 2026-2027 school year

Students will be required to provide their
own transportation for job shadowing.

This course is open to Juniors and Seniors and is designed to focus on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of injuries related to sports and physical activity. This will be a combination of in-class lectures,
skills training, field trips, and guest lectures. The first semester will focus on emergency medicine and treatment:
First Aid and CPR, concussion recognition and management, heat related conditions, and recognition/immediate
treatment of common medical emergencies. The second semester will focus on the anatomy of the skeletal,
muscular, and nervous systems. Students will receive skills training and in-class lectures including anatomy,

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