Athletic Training
Career Overview:
- An Athletic Trainer specializes in injury and illness prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for physically active people.
- A Certified Athletic Trainer must be knowledgeable in all professional domains, including injury prevention, clinical evaluation, and diagnosis; immediate and emergency care, treatment, and rehabilitation; and organizational and professional well-being.
- Athletic Trainers can work in a variety of different settings, including: working with athletes in secondary schools, university and professional sports teams, patients in physical therapy clinics, and in other hospital, fitness, and lab settings.
- Athletic Trainers collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
Athletic Training Admissions Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college/university or approved degree credentialing agency for international students.
- Application submitted to ATCAS ($85 for first application, $45 for each additional program). This must be done before submitting the supplemental application.
- Application and admission to NSU ($50 Non-refundable application fee). Submit NSU Supplemental Application
- A minimum of 2.75 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and a grade of C or better on all prerequisite courses. Students must complete all prerequisite courses prior to successfully matriculating to the MSAT.
- Successful completion of professional interview with NSU MSAT Admissions Committee.
- Official transcripts from all institutions attended that include prerequisite courses.
- A curriculum vitae/resume.
- Personal statement of professional goals.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- 50 hours of observational experience with a Certified Athletic Trainer (NSU MSAT Observational Form).