APK Masters Program - Athletic Training

This two-year Master’s of Science program is designed for students who are BOC certified athletic trainers or certify-eligible. The program provides for intensive study in the sports medicine area emphasizing prevention, assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic modalities, and administration. Clinical experience in the field is expected throughout the student’s tenure in the program. An extensive clinical outreach program provides assistantship opportunities for students who are certified athletic trainers (ATC). Upon graduation, the student should be eligible to apply for athletic training positions at the high school, collegiate, professional, and private agent levels.

Athletic Training Graduate Assistant Information

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
  • GRE score minimum of 400 Verbal and 550 Quantitative.
  • GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better for upper division course work.
  • Three letters of recommendation, at least one from a supervising certified athletic trainer (ATC). Experience in athletic training: BOC certification is preferred; however, certified-eligible applicants will be considered for admission into the program.
 
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of 30 semester credit-hours

Note: A minimum of 15 hours of coursework must be taken in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at or above the 5000-level.
 
Concentration Core (20 credits)
PET 6616 Physical Assessment of Athletic Injuries
3
APK 6317 Rehabilitation and Modalities of Athletic Injuries
3
PET 6326 Clinical Anatomy for the Exercise Sciences
3
PET 6636 Pathophysiology for the Exercise Sciences
3
PET 6933 Seminar in Athletic Training
5
HLP 6535 Research Methods
3
     
Non Thesis Track (10 credits)  
  Graduate Level Course Elective*
10
     
Thesis Track (12 credits)  
PET 6971 Master's Research
6
PET 6910 Supervised Research
3
  Additional Research/Statistics Course**  
     
Total credits needed for graduation: 30 minimum
     
*Course Electives  
PET 6948 Advanced Practicum in APK
10 max
PET 6905 Directed Independent Study
12 max
PET 6940 Supervised Teaching
5 max
PET 5936 Statistical Applications using SPSS
3
PET 6355 Physiological Basis of Exercise and Sport
3
PET 5216 Sport Psychology
3
PET 6217 Performance Enhancement
3
PET 6936 Seminar in Sport Psychology
3
PET 6054C Nature and Bases of Motor Performance
3
PET 6052 Planning Motor Actions
3
PET 6346C Biomechanics of Human Motion
3
PET 6347 Biomechanical Instrumentation
3
PET 6228 Controlling Motor Actions
3
PET 6397 Neuromuscular Adaptation to Exercise
3
PET 6219 Exercise Psychology
3
     
**Additional Statistics Courses  
STA 6166 Statistical Methods in Research 1
4
STA 6167 Statistical Methods in Research 2
4
STA 6176 Introduction to Biostatistics
3
STA 6200 Fundamentals of Research Design
2
STA 6201 Analysis of Research Data
3
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