Degree Plan and Maps

• Degree Plan
• Academic Map

Athletic Training Program Manuals

• Student Manual
• Preceptor Manual

Forms and other Documents

• Technical Standards
• Student Guide for Recommendations
• Recommendation Evaluation Form
• Medical Examination & Physical Form
• Student Liability Insurance
• Observation Hours Verification Form

Clinical Competencies Grid-sheets

• ATHT 5000
• ATHT 5200
• ATHT 6100
• ATHT 6110
• ATHT 6120
• ATHT 6130
• ATHT 6140
• ATHT 6200
• ATHT 6430
• ATHT 6820
• ATHT 6970

Clinical Integrated Competency Sheets

• CIP 1
• CIP 2
• CIP 3
• CIP 4a
• CIP 4b
• CIP 4c
• CIP 4d
• CIP 4e
• CIP 4f
• CIP 5
• CIP 6
• CIP 7
• CIP 8
• CIP 9

Professional Organizations

• CAATE
• BOC
• NATA
• Research and Education Foundation
• SEATA
• TATS
• Board of Athletic Training (TN)

The Athletic Training Program at Middle Tennessee State University is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).    The Athletic Training Program has been accredited since 2002. The Master of Science in Athletic Training will admit it’s initial cohort in the summer of 2023.

Middle Tennessee State University is currently accredited by the CAATE.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Athletic Training Program (AT Program) is to produce exceptional professionals who will be contributing members to the profession of athletic training, and who possess the knowledge, skills and abilities to become proficient in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and administration of injuries and illnesses for the physically active. A broad-based comprehensive blend of academic (didactic course work, laboratories, and hands-on learning session), clinical and professional experiences in a student-centered environment that incorporates the most recent research and technologies to meet the challenging needs of a dynamic health care environment is offered. The AT Program promotes the mission of the Health and Human Performance Department, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, and Middle Tennessee State University through scholarship, research, and service. Designed to meet the accreditation standards established by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), the AT Program, prepares students for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination. An AT Program graduate is prepared to complete graduate study in athletic training and related fields, serve the healthcare needs of the physically active, navigate a global society, be culturally competent, demonstrate legal and ethical medical practice, and display professionalism within their academics and career. Middle Tennessee State University AT Program is committed to providing a quality learning atmosphere for students pursuing athletic training regardless of race, gender, religion, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Vision Statement

The AT Program strives to become one of the leading athletic training programs in the nation and a premiere program in the southeast region and state of Tennessee.  Middle Tennessee State University AT Program will produce highly qualified students for entry into the profession of athletic training.

Program Goals and Objectives

Middle Tennessee State University AT Program prepares students to become well-rounded educated individuals through program goals and objectives:

1. Acquire the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies included in the 2020 standards and guidelines established by The CAATE, approved by The Strategic Alliance (NATA, CAATE, BOC, and NATA Foundation), while preparing students to sit for the BOC for Athletic Training to become a professional athletic trainer.
2. Promote students to think logically, critically, and creatively, and to make sound judgement and decisions in a supervised environment, under qualified faculty, medical, and health care professionals.
3. Ensure quality clinical experiences that allow students to appreciate the role of an athletic trainer in a variety of practice settings with diverse patients and clients in athletics, work, and life.
4. Promote effective communication techniques and strategies to build positive professional relationships with patients, administrators, other healthcare providers, and the public.
5. Prepare students to acquire and integrate research into daily clinical practice through the practice of evidence-based medicine.
6. Promote professionalism and the importance of ethical practice.
7. Encourage active engagement in university, community, and professional activities that develop leadership and role-modeling skills while sharing knowledge, expertise, and creative activities.
8. Prepare qualified healthcare professionals to successfully gain employment (in colleges, high schools, professional sports, sports medicine clinics, and other athletic training/sports medicine agencies) or continue on to post-professional education.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

The AT Program has specific student learning outcomes based on the expectations of Middle Tennessee State University and the Department of Health and Human Performance. Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate effective communication, both orally and in writing.
2. Demonstrate discipline-specific content knowledge.
3. Analyze and think logically, critically, and creatively to make sound judgments in problem-solving situations.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultural needs and abilities.
5. Apply professional skills and research in discipline-specific situations.
6. Value lifelong learning through professional advocacy and participation.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical practice.

The AT Program has several program specific outcomes. The AT Program will:

1. Assemble and maintain high quality faculty, medical, and health care professionals as supervisors and preceptors in the AT Program.
2. Arrange and select a variety of clinical sites and practice settings with diverse patients and clients in athletics, work, and life.
3. Collect and assess information on employment and/or post-professional education placements in athletic training.
4. Evaluate the overall effectiveness and student satisfaction of the AT Program.
5. Report and evaluate BOC pass rates.
6. Report and measure graduation and retention rates in the AT Program.

What Does it Cost?

Athletic Training Program Costs

Athletic training students pay the same fee schedules as do all other undergraduate students at the University. These fees are described in detail elsewhere in this catalog. Additional expenses incurred by athletic training students include:

1. The cost of a uniform package – approximately $100-150;
2. Liability insurance - approximately $35 (yearly);
3. Membership into the National Athletic Trainer's Association – approximately $80-100 (yearly);
4. Maintenance of professional rescuer CPR- approximately $30-50 (yearly);
5. Verification of immunization (cost depends on where immunization is received);
6. Their own transportation to and from clinical sites including, but not limited to, vehicle and fuel costs.
7. The cost of a background check, if required by the clinical site – approximately $40 (when required by clinical site).

Clinical sites (for clinicals, practicums, and immersive experiences) may be assigned to a student within a 60-mile radius of the MTSU main campus. Students are required to have a minimum of five off-campus clinical rotations, with a maximum of nine off-campus clinical rotations, to complete the clinical component of the Athletic Training Program. There may be some immersive experiences that are beyond the 60-mile radius of campus set-up by the program to meet the needs of the student, the experiential requirements, and the clinical site availability.

For more information about the Athletic Training program, you may contact: Dr. Helen Binkley, Department of HHP, MTSU, Box 96, Murfreesboro, TN 37132. (615) 904-8192 or [email protected].

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