Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences

Athletic trainers are healthcare professionals who work closely with physicians to not only administer preventive and emergency injury care for athletes and physically active individuals, but also follow through by setting up the treatment regimen and rehabilitation protocol. Athletic trainers must graduate from a degree program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, pass the Board of Certification exam, and obtain appropriate credentials in the state they wish to practice.

Accreditation

The Master of Athletic Training Professional Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and coursework is designed to prepare students for national athletic training certification through the Board of Certification (BOC) Inc.

Mission

To prepare students to become health care providers that are skilled in critical thinking and clinical reasoning through a student-centered curriculum that provides unique opportunities for interprofessional education, assimilation into athletic training, and the development of professional responsibility and leadership. Life-long learning is emphasized through clinical inquiry of evidence-based medicine and demonstrated through scholarly achievement of students in the clinical and didactic realms.

Core Principles

Students will practice at the epitome of patient-centered care that focuses on the pillars of evidence-based medicine (research, clinical expertise, patient values) in congruence with state licensure and national certification
Student will engage in professional development that encompasses ethical decision making, lifelong learning, and professional engagement.
Students will provide culturally competent care to address differences across the lifespan in populations with varying levels of socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic/cultural groups, and sexual/gender communities

Programs

Master’s

Accelerated Master’s

Athletic Training, M.A.T. (Accelerated Master’s)

Courses

Athletic Training