Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training

The Bachelor of Science in athletic training prepares students for entry-level positions in college/university, high school, sports medicine clinic, professional sports, performing arts, military and industrial settings. Athletic trainers work under physicians to ensure the health and safety of physically active individuals. They work cooperatively with other allied health personnel and coaches to accomplish this goal. The athletic training education program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. In Ohio, athletic training is a licensed profession requiring an additional examination to be licensed. Athletic training is a regulated profession in 47 states, and the UT program meets or exceeds the criteria in almost all of those states. Any student may declare an interest in the athletic training education program and begin the pre-professional component of the program. Students are accepted into the professional component on a space-available basis. At the end of the first year, students must file an application for acceptance into the professional component of the athletic training education program with the program coordinator. The maximum capacity of the entering the second year class is based on instructional capacity, the number of off campus clinical sites, and the number of clinical opportunities in intercollegiate athletics at UT. Students usually begin in the fall semester and are required to take KINE 1110 Introduction to Athletic Training at that time. Students who begin in the Spring semester must take KINE 1110, Introduction to Athletic Training, along with KINE 1650, KINE 1660, KINE 2510, KINE 2520 and HEAL 1500.