Program Description

ATEP at CSUN has been in existence since 1974 and is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) until 2011-2012. It is an academically rigorous program in which athletic training students (ATSs) earn a Bachelor’s of Science Degree with a major in Kinesiology and an option in Athletic Training. ATEP is in accordance with the Board of Certification (BOC) Role Delineation Study. For more information on the Role Delineation Study visit
http://www.bocatc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=117.

Prospective students must submit a separate application to ATEP in the spring of their sophomore year (or later) for entrance into ATEP during the summer session. Students who apply before 5pm of the first Thursday of March of each academic year are given priority in the selective admissions process. Students completing their application after the first Thursday of March of each year are evaluated on a case-by-case basis depending upon availability of clinical sites.

ATSs admitted to the ATEP are expected to be full-time students in addition to committing a minimum of 15-20 hours per week to their clinical rotations (See Clinical Education). During the clinical rotations, ATSs are assigned to a certified athletic trainer (ATC) who provides direct supervision while ATSs practice the skills learned in class on patients. The clinical rotations are also designed to assimilate ATSs into the athletic training profession. Many of these sites are off-campus and costs associated for transportation are assumed by the student. Students are also required to attend one preseason experience and orientation sessions during the summer.