Major

Major in Athletic Training (BS) - 127 hours

The Certified Athletic Trainer is a highly educated and skilled allied health professional specializing in the care of physically active individuals. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health care professionals, the Certified Athletic Trainer functions as an integral member of the health care team.

Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession in which the athletic trainer specializes in 12 areas:  risk management, assessment and evaluation, acute care, general medical conditions and disabilities, pathology of injury and illness, pharmacological aspects of injury and illness, nutritional aspects of injury and illness, therapeutic exercise, therapeutic modalities, health care administration, professional development and responsibilities and psychosocial intervention and referral.