Accelerated Graduate Pathway code: NDAG04

College of Health Sciences and Professions
Athletic Training
Grover Center
Athens, OH 45701
Phone:  740.593.1217
www.ohio.edu/chsp/ahsw/athletic-training

Chad Starkey , Director, Division of Athletic Training/contact person

Program Overview

Athletic training is a healthcare profession that specializes in the prevention, recognition, immediate management, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses in athletes and other physically active individuals. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the Board of Certification ^®  examination and are eligible for licensure as an athletic trainer.

The Accelerated Graduate Pathway for Athletic Training allows students to complete the Master of Science in Athletic Training Program (MSAT) in 5 years. Eligible students can begin the MSAT program in the fall of the fourth year of the Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology – Pre-AT program.

During the fourth year, students begin their graduate-level MSAT program while completing their undergraduate Exercise Physiology degree.

Admissions Information

Students will be eligible to apply when they have earned or are in-process of completing 88 credit hours; students will be eligible to enroll in courses when they have earned or are in-process of completing 121 credit hours.

Application is offered to students who:

1. Are enrolled in the Exercise Physiology - Pre-Athletic training major (BS8178)
2. Have completed BIOS 3450/3455 and EXPH 4140/4145
3. Have completed AT 1001 and AT 2920
4. Have a 3.0 cumulative GPA 
5. Have a grade of at least a C in PSY 1010, NUTR 1000, PHYS 2001, CHEM 1210 or 1510, BIOS 3010/3015, BIOS 3450, and EXPH 4140/4145
6. Complete the Ohio University Graduate College Application.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Athletic trainers are employed in a variety of settings including middle, secondary, college-level sports, professional sports, physician practice, industry, performing arts, military, and public service.

Requirements

The following courses may be completed prior to earning the bachelor’s degree:

• AT 5000 - Therapeutic Interventions (replaces EXPH 4490 requirement)
• AT 5010 - Diagnosis & Care of Lower Extremity Pathologies (replaces EXPH 4610, EXPH 4620, or EXPH 4900 requirement)
• AT 5011 - Lower Extremity Gross Anatomy
• AT 5140 - Medical Conditions in Athletic Training
• AT 5921 - Practicum I