Physical Education
ATEP Graduation Requirements
Students who graduate from a CAATE accredited ATEP are eligible to sit for the BOC examination in athletic training. In order for a student to graduate from this ATEP they must successfully complete each of the following requirements.
- Administrative
- Formally admitted into this ATEP.
- Be compliant with the ATEP Technical Standards.
- Maintain professional malpractice liability insurance policy.
- Have transportation to external professional experience sites.
- Adhere to the profession's ethics.
- Complete annual blood-borne pathogen workshops.
- Satisfy all requirements for graduation established by the University.
- Didactic - Earn a minimum grade of C- in each of the required courses.
- Clinical - Receive 3 semester hours of academic credit by completing each of the six clinical education courses, PHED 350-81 through PHED 350-86.
- External Professional Experiences
- Acquire 40 hours at an assigned family medical clinic.
- Acquire 20 hours at an assigned orthopedic clinic.
- Acquire 20 hours at an assigned podiatry clinic.
- Acquire 20 hours at an assigned high school.
- Acquire 20 hours at an assigned physical therapy clinic.
- Clinical Field Experience - Achieve at least 590 hours of supervised athletic training field experience. These hours are accumulated within the clinical education course series PHED 350-81 through PHED 350-86.