Master's in Athletic Training

The MS in Athletic Training (MSAT) provides students with personalized, high-quality experiential learning opportunities, both regionally and globally.

This CAATE accredited, cohort driven, full-time, entry-level professional program prepares students to successfully pass the athletic training Board of Certification (BOC) examination required for practicing athletic trainers.

Admission Criteria

• Completed Application for Graduate Study
• Completion of bachelor's degree by program start
• Personal goals statement (up to 500 words), covering the following items: academic and occupational background, the development of your interest in athletic training, reasons for wanting to enter this program, qualities  you possess which will enhance functioning as an athletic training, career objective(s)
• Two recommendations from professional references
• Proof of current Emergency Cardiac Care (CPR/AED) Certification at the level of a Healthcare Professional
• Grade of C or better in the following courses 
  • Anatomy and Physiology 6-8 credits
  • Biology 3 credits
  • Chemistry 3 credits
  • Exercise Physiology 3 credits
  • Medical Terminology 3 credits
  • Basic Nutrition 3 credits
  • Physics 3 credits
  • Research Methods 3 credits
  • Statistics 3 credits

Course Sequence for MSAT*

Downloadable Advising Plan

Summer 1 (on-line June/July; face-to-face August)

• ATEP 510: Advanced Functional Anatomy (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 520: Therapeutic Interventions Foundations (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 525: Athletic Training Foundations (3 credit hours)

Fall 1

• ATEP 530: Emergency Procedures for Athletic Trainers (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 540: Lower Body Physical Assessment (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 545: Athletic Training Clinical Techniques 1 (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 550: Lower Body Therapeutic Interventions (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 555: Athletic Training Clinical Techniques 2 (3 credit hours)

Spring 1

• ATEP 560: Upper Body Therapeutic Interventions (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 565: Athletic Training Clinical Techniques 4 (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 566: Athletic Training Practicum 1 (2 credit hours)

• ATEP 570: Upper Body Physical Assessment (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 575: Athletic Training Clinical Techniques 3 (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 600: Pathopharmacology (3 credit hours)

Summer A 2

• ATEP 650: Administration and Management in Athletic Training (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 656: Athletic Training Practicum 2 (1 credit hour) (rehabilitation clinic)

Summer C 2

• ATEP 667: Athletic Training Practicum 3 (2 credit hours) (pre-season)

Fall 2

• ATEP 660: Pediatric Sports Medicine (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 670: Post Rehabilitative Therapeutic Interventions (2 credit hours)

• ATEP 676: Athletic Training Practicum 4 (4 credit hours) (university/high school)

Spring 2

Eligible to take the Athletic Training Board of Certification Exam (AT BOC)

• ATEP 680: Athletic Training Research (3 credit hours)

• ATEP 686: Athletic Training Practicum 5 (6 credit hours)

Total: 65 credits

Note:

• Practicum courses require a clinical education field experience component.
• Students will engage in coursework during the summers of their academic program.
• All courses must be passed with a B or higher before progressing in the sequence. In the first nine credits of the program, one course with a grade of B- or C may be allowed.
• You must maintain current Health Care Provider Emergency Cardiac Care (ECC) and First Aid certifications. 
• Our school and agency partners require Mason students to be fingerprinted and pass a criminal background check prior to practicum experiences. Students must assume the risk that due to the individual severity of notations on such a check and review by individual agencies, the program may not be able to be completed.