This post baccalaureate program is designed to prepare students to become athletic training professionals. It prepares students for the Board of Certification Examination (BOC). The curriculum is based upon cognitive and psychomotor learning experiences. In order to become eligible to sit for the BOC examination, students within this major must complete all of the course work within the professional areas, as well as accumulate competencies, proficiencies and a minimum clinical experience each semester over the two-year (5 semesters), program. The program begins in the third summer session. The athletic training program has been granted initial Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, CAATE.

Careers: What can you do with a degree in Athletic Training?

Athletic Trainer in the following settings:

High Schools
Colleges and Universities
Professional Sports
Corporate/Industrial Offices
Outpatient Clinics
Hospital Clinics

Admission Criteria/Application Procedures

1. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (a GPA below a 3.0 may be considered)
2. Standardized graduate admission test (GRE or equivalent)
3. Three letters of recommendation from academic and professional sources concerning the candidate’s potential to succeed in graduate school. At least one letter must be from a certified athletic trainer.
4. It is recommended but not required to obtain a minimum of 25-50 contact hours with a certified athletic trainer.
5. Official transcripts from each institution attended.
6. An essay stating why you want to be an athletic trainer, career goals, and the attributes you possess that will make you successful in life and in athletic training.
7. Completed application form and submission of application fee
8. Admission into the Athletic Training Education Program is a competitive process. MSUB’s ATEP will accept applications after the official application deadline; however that student will be at a disadvantage. A student may be considered for the program after the application deadline if a position exists. The ATEP’s maximum number of students is 10 per cohort. 
9. Please see ATEP website or graduate catalog for prerequisite courses. Students who do not have a prerequisite course(s) may be admitted provisionally but must take the course(s) within one year of admission.

Online/Evening Classes? No Program Length If you take a full load of 9 credits per semester, you could finish this program in about 2 years (5 semesters)

Program Structure

courses	credit	courses	credit
EDF 501 Research Design and Interpretation	3	HHP 567 Clinical Education III	1
HHP 432 Nutrition in Health & Human Performance	3	HHP 575 Therapeutic Modalities	3
HHP 550 Psychological Principles	3	HHP 576 Rehabilitation Techniques	3
HHP 559 Clinical Education I	1	HHP 577 Clinical Education IV	1
HHP 561 General Medical Assessment	3	HHP 579 Clinical Education V	1
HHP 562 Graduate Athletic Training I	3	HHP 580 Pharmacology & Pathology	3
HHP 563 Graduate Athletic Training II	3	HHP 585 Organization, Administration, and Legal Issues of Athletic Training	3
HHP 564 Clinical Education II	1	HHP 597 Athletic Training Practicum/Capstone	3
HHP 565 Lower Extremity Evaluation	3	HHP 598 Research Project or HHP 599 Thesis	3 6
HHP 566 Upper Extremity Evaluation	3	Total minimum credits required for degree	47-50
Disclaimer

Entry-Level Master's Program!
One of Only 24 in the nation accredited by CAATE

Graduate Faculty (Master of Science Athletic Training)

Nynas, Marcus: marcus.nynas@msubillings.edu
Nynas, Suzette: (406) 657-2351 / snynas@msubillings.edu

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Please contact the office of Graduate Studies for information about this program, admission requirements, application forms, graduate assistantships and other scholarship information. Contact us as well for information about any of our graduate degree programs.

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