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Board of Certification (BOC) Exam References

Complete Downloadable List of Exam Reference (2025-2026) - Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC)
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Acute Care Physical Therapy A Clinician’s Guide, 2nd edition (eBook) by Daniel J. Malone, Kathy Lee Bishop
Publication Date: 2020
Administrative Topics in Athletic Training, 2nd edition (ebook) by Gary Harrelson; Greg Gardner; Andrew P. Winterstein
Publication Date: 2017
Advanced Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology (eBook)
Publication Date: 2011
Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription, 8th edition (print) by Ann L. Gibson; Dale R. Wagner; Vivian H. Heyward
Call Number: GV 436 .H48 2019

Publication Date: 2018
Athletic Training and Sports Medicine: An Integrated Approach, 5th edition (print) by Chad Starkey
Call Number: RC 1210 .A84 2013

Publication Date: 2013
Athletic Training Clinical Workbook : A Guide to the Competencies (eBook)
Publication Date: 2015
Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach with Latin Terminology, 8th edition (eBook) by Frank H. Netter
Publication Date: 2022

Referred to as "Atlas of Human Anatomy" on BOC Exam References sheet
Clinical Exercise Pathophysiology for Physical Therapy (print) by Debra Coglianese
Call Number: RM 725 .C55 2015

Publication Date: 2015
Clinical Exercise Physiology, 4th edition (print) by Jonathan K. Ehrman (Editor); Paul M. Gordon (Editor); Paul S. Visich (Editor); Steven J. Keteyian (Editor)
Call Number: RM 725 .C582 2019

Publication Date: 2019
Clinical Kinesiology and Anatomy, 6th edition (print) by Lynn S. Lippert
Call Number: QP 303 .L53 2017

Publication Date: 2017
Clinical Mechanics and Kinesiology (print) by Janice K. Loudon; Robert C. Manske; Michael P. Reiman
Call Number: QP 303 .L68 2013

Publication Date: 2013
Clinical Pathology for Athletic Trainers: Recognizing Systemic Disease, 4th edition (eBook) by Rehal A. Bhojani; Daniel P. O'Connor; A. Louise Fincher
Publication Date: 2022
Cultural Competence in Sports Medicine (print) by Lorin A. Cartwright; René Revis Shingles
Call Number: RC 1210 .C365 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Pfeiffer and Mangus's Concepts of Athletic Training, 8th edition (eBook) by Cynthia Trowbridge; Michael Carroll; Cheryl M. Ferris
Publication Date: 2021

Older editions titled Concepts of Athletic Training
Wardlaw's Contemporary Nutrition : A Functional Approach, 6th edition (print) by Gordon M. Wardlaw; Anne M. Smith; Angela Collene; Colleen K. Spees
Call Number: QP 141 .W377 2021

Publication Date: 2021

Called Contemporary Nutrition: A Functional Approach on the BOC Exam references sheet
Cram Session in Goniometry and Manual Muscle Testing, 2nd edition (eBook) by Lynn Van Ost; Jenna Morogiello
Publication Date: 2022
Cultural Competence in Sports Medicine (print) by Lorin A. Cartwright; Rene Revis Shingles
Call Number: RC 1210 .C365 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Davis's Drug Guide for Rehabilitation Professionals (eBook) by Charles D. Ciccone
Publication Date: 2013
Documentation for Athletic Training, 3rd edition (eBook) by Jeff G. Konin
Publication Date: 2018
Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and Intervention, 6th edition (eBook)
Publication Date: 2023
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 10th edition (print) by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Staff
Call Number: RC 86.7 .A43 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Emergency Management for Sport and Physical Activity (print) by Douglas J. Casa; Rebecca L. Stearns
Call Number: RD 97 .E47 2015

Publication Date: 2015
Emergency Response Management for Athletic Trainers (print) by Michael Miller; David Berry
Call Number: RC 1210 .M4945 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Endurance Sports Nutrition, 3rd edition (eBook) by Suzanne Girard Eberle
Publication Date: 2013
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, 8th edition (eBook) by Valerie C. Scanlon; Tina Sanders
Publication Date: 2018
Essentials of Athletic Injury Management, 12th edition (eBook) by William E. Prentice
Publication Date: 2023
Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 4th edition (eBook)
Publication Date: 2018
Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, 4th edition (print) by NSCA - National Strength & Conditioning Association
Call Number: Reserve Collection 3 Hour 2nd Floor Library Service Desk ; GV711.5 .E88 2016

Publication Date: 2016
Evidence into Practice : Integrating Judgment, Values, and Research (eBook) by Laurita Hack; Jan Gwyer
Publication Date: 2013

Also available in print:
RM 708 .H334 2013
Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training (print) by Scot Raab; Debbie Craig
Call Number: GV 711.5 .R33 2016

Publication Date: 2016
Evidence-Based Rehabilitation, 2nd edition (print) by Mary C. Law; Joy MacDermid
Call Number: RM 930 .E934 2008

Publication Date: 2008
Evidence-Guided Practice : A Framework for Clinical Decision Making in Athletic Training (print) by Bonnie L. Van; Dorice A. Hankemeier; Cailee E. Welch
Call Number: RC 1211 .V36 2015

Publication Date: 2015
Examination of Musculoskeletal Injuries, 4th edition (print) by Sandra J. Shultz; Peggy A. Houglum; David H. Perrin
Call Number: RD 97 .S5383 2016

Publication Date: 2016
Examination of Orthopedic and Athletic Injuries, 5th edition (print) by Chad Starkey; Blaine C. Long; Julie M. Cavallario
Call Number: RD 97 .S83 2023

Publication Date: 2023
Exercise Physiology : Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance, 12th edition (eBook) by Scott K. Powers; Edward T. Howley; John Quindry
Publication Date: 2023
First Aid, CPR, and AED, 7th edition (print) by Alton L. Thygerson; Steven M. Thygerson
Call Number: RC 86.7 .T473 2017

Publication Date: 2017
Foundations of Athletic Training : Prevention, Assessment, and Management, 6th edition (print) by Marcia K. Anderson
Call Number: RD 97 .A525 2017

Publication Date: 2017
Foundations of Clinical Research : Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4th edition (eBook) by Leslie G. Portney
Publication Date: 2020
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 7th edition (print) by Robert S. Weinberg; Daniel Gould
Call Number: GV 706.4 .W38 2019

Publication Date: 2019
Fundamentals of Athletic Training, 3rd edition (print) by Lorin A. Cartwright; William A. Pitney
Call Number: RC 1210 .C36 2011

Publication Date: 2011
Leadership and Management in Athletic Training an Integrated Approach, 2nd edition (print) by Matthew Kutz
Call Number: GV 343.5 .K87 2019

Publication Date: 2018
Legal aspects of health care administration, 14th edition (eBook) by George D. Pozgar.
Publication Date: 2023
Low Back Disorders, 3rd edition (print) by Stuart McGill
Call Number: RD 771 .B217 M42 2016

Publication Date: 2016
Management Strategies in Athletic Training, 5th edition (print) by Jeff G. Konin; Richard Ray
Call Number: RC 1210 .R38 2019

Publication Date: 2019

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Manual of structural kinesiology, 22nd edition (eBook) by R.T. Floyd
Publication Date: 2024
General Medical Conditions in the Athlete, 2nd edition (print) by Micki Cuppett; Katie Walsh
Call Number: RC 1210 .C79 2012

Publication Date: 2012

Newest edition (2017) titled Medical Conditions in the Athlete.
Medical Terminology Systems : A Body Systems Approach, 8th edition (eBook) by Barbara A. Gylys; Mary Ellen Wedding
Publication Date: 2023

Previous editions called Medical terminology simplified : a programmed learning approach by body system
Michlovitz's Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 7th edition (eBook) by James W. Bellew; Thomas P. Nolan
Publication Date: 2022

Also in available in print - RM 700 .M63 2022
Title of previous editions was Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention
Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, 5th edition (eBook) by Nancy Clark
Publication Date: 2013
NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training (print) by National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Staff; Micheal A. Clark; Scott C. Lucett (Editor); Brian G. Sutton (Editor)
Call Number: RM 725 .N373 2014

Publication Date: 2014

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