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Program Requirements

Admission and Retention

Athletic training clinical education is a labor-intensive product

to deliver. Because there is a finite number of quality sports

medicine opportunities available on campus, the ATEP limits each

academic class to no more than 12 students each (i.e., 12 seniors,

12 juniors, and 12 sophomores). There is currently no limit to how

many freshmen may declare athletic training as their major, but

if more than 12 students desire to continue as athletic training

majors beyond the freshman year, the competitive admission

process is enforced. Transfer students are considered on an

individual basis but are only eligible to be admitted directly into

the ATEP if: 1) there is space available in their graduating class

and 2) they have met all the admission criteria. Anyone thinking

about transferring to Cedarville for the purpose of being an athletic

training major should contact the program director as early in the

process as possible. Admission criteria include:

1. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher

2. Completion of college-level biology courses with a grade of

“C-” or higher

3. Completion of college-level first aid and basic athletic

training courses with a grade of “B-” or higher

4. Completion of at least 150 clinical hours in the Cedarville

University Athletic Training Facility

5. Satisfactory physical exam

6. Hepatitis B vaccine or signed declination

7. Signed acceptance of technical standards, available at

cedarville.edu/athletictraining

8. Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

including AED

Retention criteria include:

1. Earning a grade of “C-” or higher in all athletic training

courses

2. Maintaining a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher

3. Maintaining current CPR/AED certification

4. Successfully completing clinical proficiencies established

for each term

5. Positive recommendation by the faculty/clinical instructors

of the ATEP

Graduation requirements include:

1. Earning a grade of “C-” or higher in all athletic training

courses

2. Member of the NATA

3. Successful completion of all clinical proficiencies

4. Meeting University requirements for graduation

Students are encouraged to combine the athletic training

major with another program of study depending upon their career

objectives. Possible options include a business minor for those

planning to be employed in the sports medicine clinic setting, or a

teaching certificate for those planning to be employed in the high

school setting, and exercise science or biology electives for those

pursuing graduate education or employment in higher education.

Students need to be aware that preparing to be a marketable

athletic trainer may require more than the traditional four years of

college.

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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Department of Kinesiology and Allied Health

Program Requirements