Major:
Certified Athletic Trainers are medical professionals who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries to athletes and others who are engaged in everyday physical activities.
Athletic Training Practice Domains

• Prevention
• Recognition, Evaluation & Assessment
• Immediate Care
• Treatment, Rehabilitation & Reconditioning
• Organization & Administration
• Professional Development & Responsibility

Major Requirements

Athletic Training Curricula Content Areas:
Courses offered at AU are based on the guidelines set forth by National Athletic Trainers' Associations Athletic Training Educational Competencies (4th ed.) to be in compliance with the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) standards.

• Assessment and Evaluation
• Acute Care
• General Medical Conditions and Disabilities
• Pathology of Injury and Illness
• Pharmacological Aspects of Injury and Illness
• Nutritional Aspects of Injury and Illness
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Therapeutic Modalities
• Risk Management and Injury Prevention
• Health Care Administration
• Professional Development and Responsibilities
• Psychosocial Intervention and Referral

Course sequence/plan of study

Minor: Exercise Science
Housed within the division of athletic training, this minor is intended to provide students the ability to assess some of the growing concerns within our society, specifically, concerns facing active populations such as wellness, fitness, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. This minor is designed to prepare students to be credentialed as Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCS) as recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

The minor is made up of 27 credits and includes the following courses:
ATHT 103 Prevention and Care (4) - Chris Yartym, MS, ATC
ATHT 111 Emergency Medicine in Athletic Training (2) Mike Conroy MS, ATC
ATHT 190 Principles of Strength Training and Reconditioning (2) - Andrea Wilkinson, MS, ATC
ATHT 205 Structural Kinesiology (2) - Chris Yartym, MS, ATC
ATHT 393 Physiology of Exercise (3) Andrea Wilkinson MS, ATC
BIOL 307 Human Anatomy (with lab) (4) Joseph McKay D.C.
BIOL 308 Human Physiology (with lab) (4) Joseph McKay D.C.
BIOL 201 General Biology I (with lab) (4) Dr. Gordon Godshalk
BIOL 230 Nutrition (2) Dr. Heather Zimbler-DeLorenzo