Program Overview

Introduction to the Athletic Training Program

The Athletic Training (AT) Graduate Program at Slippery Rock University is a combination of rigorous academic instruction and authentic clinical experience. The program prepares proficient healthcare practitioners who will collaborate with other medical professionals to optimize the activity and wellness of patients and clients in sport, work, and life.

Program Overview

Students are fully engaged in the science of athletic training focused on patient-centered injury and illness prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. The program emphasizes a distinct concentration on advanced therapeutic rehabilitation interventions. The AT Graduate Program is guided by the athletic training professional standards as well as the core program values of professionalism, respect, compassion, inter-professional education, evidence-based practice, and student-centered learning.

Curriculum and Course Sequence

The AT graduate program requires 57 credits of classroom courses and clinical experiences offered sequentially over four consecutive semesters and one summer to promote progressive, higher-order learning over time. Students will matriculate full-time in a cohort. The program does not offer advanced placement or accept athletic training graduate transfer credits.

Course List

• ATTR 601: Athletic Training Foundations and Techniques I (3 hours)
• ATTR 602: Athletic Training Foundations and Techniques II (3 hours)
• ATTR 603: Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training (3 hours)
• ATTR 604: Clinical Anatomy and Kinesiology in Athletic Training - I (3 hours)
• ATTR 605: Lower Extremity Evaluation and Rehabilitation (6 hours)
• ATTR 606: Upper Extremity Evaluation and Rehabilitation (6 hours)
• ATTR 607: General Medicine Concepts in Athletic Training (3 hours)
• ATTR 608: Clinical Anatomy and Kinesiology in Athletic Training - II (3 hours)
• ATTR 609: Head and Spine Evaluation and Rehabilitation (3 hours)
• ATTR 610: Athletic Training Clinical Experiences I (3 hours)
• ATTR 710: Athletic Training Clinical Experience II (3 hours)
• ATTR 715: Advanced Interventions and Techniques in Athletic Training (3 hours)
• ATTR 725: Athletic Training Administration (3 hours)
• ATTR 750: Advanced Athletic Training Clinical Residency (6 hours)
• ATTR 755: Advanced Synthesis in Athletic Training (3 hours)
• ATTR 760: Athletic Training Clinical Experiences III (3 hours)

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Athletic Training Graduate Program, students will be able to:

• Analyze best practices and evidence for advanced clinical decision making in patient-centered care.
• Assess, design, and deliver proficient care as primary healthcare providers, with an emphasis in advanced rehabilitation interventions.
• Perform independently and collaboratively within the greater healthcare network.
• Exhibit positive, ethical, professional, and interpersonal behaviors as athletic trainers.
• Transition successfully to employment in a variety of athletic training settings.

Admission and Completion

Undergraduate students enrolled in an approved 3+2 Pre-Athletic Training major with prerequisite courses will apply for admission during the third undergraduate year and be able to complete the SRU AT Graduate Program in a fifth year (3+2). Students with earned degrees and prerequisites will apply for admission and complete the AT Graduate Program in two years (4+2). Students successfully completing the AT Graduate Program are eligible to take the Board of Certification (BOC) Inc. examination. Graduates who pass the BOC examination are qualified to deliver quality healthcare in various employment settings.