Athletic Training

Overview

The Athletic Training program from Kent State University emphasizes both ethics and research across the curriculum to integrate theory to practice, and is designed to facilitate inter-professional practice as athletic trainers engage actively with professionals across the health care disciplines.

The Athletic Training major is a two-calendar year program with summer academic work. The curriculum focuses on building clinical and didactic knowledge and skills anchored in evidence-based practice, while developing strong research skills by developing not only critical analysis skills, but also investigative research skills. Students are exposed to and actively engage with state-of-the-art equipment in professional health care facilities and are mentored by highly recognized professionals. 

The program fosters inter-professional collaboration to promote professional development for the students who will be practicing and researching in inter-disciplinary teams. Students have the ability to critically evaluate and complete scientific research at the end of their academic program, in addition to preparing for the Board of Certification national credentialing examination.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Successfully challenge the Board of Certification (BOC) national credentialing exam

• Demonstrate understanding of and competency in the domains of athletic training as defined by the BOC Practice Analysis and Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) 2020 Standards for Accreditation of Professional Athletic Training Programs, Master's Degree Programs.

• Demonstrate competency in evaluating and completing scientific research and evidence-based practice.

• Demonstrate competency in engaging in a variety of clinical practice settings related to athletic training with engagement in an inter-professional environment.

• Apply the principles of the research process in athletic training.