Certified Athletic Trainers are key members of health care teams, providing medical care to physically active populations in a variety of clinical settings.
Certified Athletic Trainers are key members of health care teams, providing medical care to physically active populations in a variety of clinical settings.
In high schools, colleges and universities, professional sports programs, corporate and industrial sites, and sports medicine clinics, athletic trainers are managing patients' injuries and medical conditions. The athletic trainer specializes in injury prevention and evaluation, as well as the management of rehabilitation programs in physically active people.
The curriculum of the Athletic Training program was developed based on guidelines established by the Education Council of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Towson University provides a combination of formal classroom instruction and clinical experience to prepare students to apply their health care skills in cooperation with medical and athletic personnel, coaches, parents, and others involved in physical activity.
Undergraduate research experience helps our students gain admission to strong graduate programs. ”
Students must be admitted to the pre-athletic training program before applying to the major.
View all degree requirements and course descriptions in the Undergraduate Catalog.
The Athletic Training Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
More than 80-percent of undergraduate classes are taught by full-time faculty, who also have years of experience in the field. Your professors will encourage you to participate in internships and provide direct supervision and guidance.
Students complete an intensive clinical experience over a seven-term period, beginning in the second semester of freshman year. All experiences are directly supervised in clinical sites, which include the university's athletic department, local high schools and universities, and sports medicine clinics.