The program is offered by . The athletic training major is designed to provide students with the academic and clinical competencies that are required to be eligible for professional certification.
Strengths of the program
- The small size of the program (an average of 20 athletic training students in clinical internships) fosters strong peer support and networking.
- Work and learn alongside Pac-12 athletic trainers.
- Work with Pac-12 athletes in a state-of-the-art facility with the latest diagnostic and treatment equipment.
All students majoring in athletic training will complete the kinesiology core, the athletic training major course work, and a minimum of 1200 hours of clinical experience. Due to the intensity and availability of the clinical internship, the program admits a limited number of students.
Hands-on clinical experience hours are arranged over six consecutive semesters. Clinical internships are offered in partnership with the WSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and several off-campus sites, including clinical experiences at high school and sport medicine facilities.
Career
Athletic training careers include employment in:
- Universities (as staff within the athletic program or as a teacher of athletic training or a combination of both)
- Public or private high schools (teaching courses and preventing athletic injuries)
- Sport medicine clinics (providing athletic injury rehabilitation)
- Professional sports (conditioning and rehabilitating athletes)
- Corporate health programs
- Health clubs
- Clinical and industrial health care programs
- Athletic training education programs
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