Athletic Training Education Program

Athletic Training Major BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BS)   Clinical Track The Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance (HPHP) offers an undergraduate program in athletic training. The Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) at Weber State University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), which enables students to obtain eligibility for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination. The ATEP is specifically designed to prepare students for careers in allied health care. The program will provide students with skills in the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Athletic trainers are employed in corporations, public schools, physical therapy clinics, universities, professional organizations, the military, factories, and hospitals.   Scientific Track The second track in the athletic training major is the Scientific Track. This is designed for students preparing to enter graduate school for physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician's assistant programs, and/or medicine. Students who graduate from this track only will NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION (BOC) EXAM TO BECOME A CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER. These students take all of the support courses, professional knowledge courses, and many of the AT major courses (see Course Requirements).  However, Scientific Track students DO NOT take the Clinical Experience Track courses.  Instead, these students complete the prerequisites required to enter their chosen graduate program.