The athletic training major is designed for those students interested in pursuing a career in athletic training. The professional athletic training curriculum provides an effective blend of classroom instruction and clinical experience designed to prepare the student for the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of injury or illness incurred by the athlete and the active population. The Program utilizes a problem-based approach to clinical education. Students are presented with both theoretical and real case problems; requiring critical analysis of the problem or case, fostering critical thinking and clinical problem solving skills.
Students who complete the athletic training major will be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) examination. Furthermore, students are prepared to pursue careers in athletic training or continued education in athletic training and/or other areas of allied health (i.e., physical therapy, exercise physiology, biomechanics, cardiac rehabilitation, wellness, nutrition). Students interested in pursuing a combined undergraduate degree in Human Movement and Sports Science/Athletic Training and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy should contact the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science for additional information.
The opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics while pursuing a career of study in athletic training is available. However, it is the responsibility of the student athlete to manage the time commitment of both endeavors. Student athletes are encouraged to discuss the time commitments for participation in this major and their specific sport with their major advisor and coach. Student athletes majoring in athletic training must give priority to athletic training clinical duties and responsibilities during the non-traditional season, or off-season.Differential Tuition
Sacred Heart University has implemented a differential tuition for the Human Movement and Sports Science program. The cost of Athletic Training and Exercise Science education is extraordinary because of the intensive clinical laboratory courses and clinical supervision required to maintain the professional standards of athletic training and exercise science education and the associated expenses of clinical education. This charge will occur as a program fee each semester in addition to the regular undergraduate tuition. The fee will be active for HMSS students starting their sophomore year.
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