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Master of Athletic Training

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Background – https://www.nata.org/about/athletic-training

What is Athletic Training

Athletic training encompasses the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of emergent, acute or chronic injuries and medical conditions. Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA), Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an allied health care profession.

Who are Athletic Trainers?

Athletic trainers (ATs) are highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. Athletic trainers work under the direction of a physician as prescribed by state licensure statutes. The NATA Code of Ethics states the principles of ethical behavior that should be followed in the practice of athletic training.

What is Athletic Training

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What it is not

“Trainers”

Personal Trainers/Strength and Conditioning (exercise physiology major)

Coaches (coaching minor)

Physical Therapy or other healthcare profession (any major + specific pre-requisite courses)

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What is Athletic Training?

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Where do Athletic Trainers work? - https://www.nata.org/about/athletic-training/job-settings

Schools https://vimeo.com/30503605 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihx0n3vaZkI&t=34s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_eID_ccTmk

Professional/Olympic Sports https://vimeo.com/96110323 https://vimeo.com/37474658 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSLXXDQ5MTA

Performing Arts https://vimeo.com/96110321 https://vimeo.com/82191035 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGzVn8VbGmw

Military https://vimeo.com/66852255

Public Safety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL8jOvgy3V8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6XOffbd1Mw

Clinic/Hospitals/Rehabilitation Clinics https://vimeo.com/94190608 https://vimeo.com/34528471 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVqpkObeTQw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSEwfz5-4FQ&t=281s

Occupational Health/Industries https://vimeo.com/89449251 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMy9SV_yfIo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOTdzOqIUNI

Some combination of the above

What is Athletic Training?

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How do I become an Athletic Trainer?

Must Attend a CAATE-Accredited Athletic Training Program

Masters

4 years Bachelors (any major + prereqs) + 2 years Masters (CAATE accredited)

3 years Bachelors (pre-determined major) + 2 year Masters (CAATE accredited)

In Minnesota:

Gustavus Adolphus College – starting 2024

Winona State University

Minnesota State University- Mankato (no 3+2 option)

Minnesota State University – Moorhead – starting 2024

CAATE Search Programs

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Gustavus’ MAT

Post-Undergraduate

*Due to the significant out-of-class time that clinical experience will take, you are discouraged from participating in varsity athletics or significant music ensembles during your time in the MAT

Be any major you want, complete your general education requirements, enjoy your 4 years of undergrad

Complete the prerequisite courses for the MAT

Apply to the MAT your senior year

Graduate with your Bachelors in 4 years

Finish in 6 years

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Gustavus’ MAT

3+2

*Due to the significant out-of-class time that clinical experience will take, you are discouraged from participating in varsity athletics or significant music ensembles during your time in the MAT (including what would be your senior year/4^th year/first year in the MAT)

Must be enrolled at Gustavus prior to sophomore fall to be eligible (otherwise do the post-undergraduate route)

Must show successful progression towards the BA in Exercise Physiology and graduation/general education requirements at Gustavus and complete your pre-requisite courses

*Replacement of HES 219 and HES 398 with HES 511 and HES 501

*Contingent admission until BA is awarded (end of Fall I in the MAT)

Apply for the Exercise Physiology Major Fall Sophomore Year

Apply for the MAT Fall Junior Year

Graduate with your BA after MAT Fall Term I, Walk with your Exercise Physiology cohort after Spring Term I (Year 4)

Graduate with your MAT after Spring Term II (5 years)

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Students must document, through transcript submission and a course planning document, that they are on track to successfully complete the graduation requirements for Gustavus Adolphus College and the Exercise Physiology degree, including minimum grade and GPA requirements. All General Education courses must be completed by the end of the applicant’s junior year (prior to commencing the MAT). Applicants can have up to 31 credits left towards the 128 credit graduation requirement prior to commencing the MAT. Students will be able to use the first 31 credits of their MAT program towards the baccalaureate graduation requirement. In addition, students will be able to use HES 500 and HES 511 to fulfill their senior courses for the BA in Exercise Physiology (HES 398 and HES 219). Thus, retention in the MAT will be contingent until all graduation and Exercise Physiology requirements are complete (the end of Fall Term I of the MAT).

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�Pre-requisite courses

Biology - at least one semester, must not be botany

BIO 110 or Bio120

Chemistry - at least one semester, must discuss properties of solids, liquids, and gasses, chemical bonding, etc.

CHEM 105 or 110

Physics - at least 1 semester, must discuss properties of light, sound, electricity, thermodynamics, and kinetics/kinematics/motion

PHY 120 AND PHY 170

*at least one of the above must have a lab component

General Psychology

PSY 100

Choice of one other psychology course

Recommended: Abnormal (PSY 241), Sport (HES 326), Exercise (HES 226)

Human Anatomy and Physiology with lab - 2 semesters (can be a combined A&P sequence or an individual Anatomy and individual Physiology course)

HES 230/231 AND 240/241

Human Nutrition

HES 222

Exercise Physiology

HES 308

Statistics and Research Methods - at least one semester if a combined course or 2 semesters if separated

HES 220 , PSY 224, or MCS 142
HES 250, PSY 225

Biomechanics

HES 309

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Application Requirements – ATCAS Common Application

All students:

Cumulative GPA of 2.5
Two personal statements
Academic Writing Sample
Resume or CV
Recommendation Letters (2 to 4, 1 from an AT)
Technical Standards Form
30 Work, Volunteer, Observation Hours
Current Emergency Cardiac Care certification and First Aid certification
Completion of the MAT Prerequisite courses with C- or better

Contingent admission decisions for 1-3 outstanding courses at time of application

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�ATCAS personal statement:

Describe why you are choosing to pursue a career in athletic training. Specifically address your motivations for pursuing athletic training as a career, your overall preparedness to enter the profession, and how you intend to make a positive impact on the profession and your future patients.

Gustavus specific personal statement:

Describe your ability to contribute a unique perspective or background to the Gustavus MAT community and patient populations. Specifically address why you are choosing to apply to Gustavus’s MAT program, what unique aspects of your preparation, background, and/or experiences will allow you to best serve a wide variety of patient populations you may work with during the MAT and in your career and/or your fellow classmates or faculty and preceptors

A submission of the applicant’s strongest example of academic writing that shows readiness to make the step to graduate-level writing

Two to Four letters of reference, with at least one from a certified athletic trainer, addressing the applicant’s readiness for graduate school education and the applicant’s potential for success in the athletic training healthcare profession.

Contact information must be provided on letter or on the resume or curriculum vitae of the applicant.

Applicants will need to have current First Aid and Emergency Cardiac Care certification. Appropriate Emergency Cardiac Care certification is determined by the Board of Certification for Athletic Training as found here.

�The following courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better in order to attain admission to the MAT.

*If the class was taken for pass/fail on the official transcript, the student must get documentation of the final percentage/letter grade that would have been attained from the instructor or the college.

Applications will be considered and contingent admission decisions rendered for students who have no more than three courses in progress or still needing to be completed at the time of application. Admission decisions will be contingent upon the successful completion of those outstanding courses. If any of these courses are taken from an institution other than Gustavus, the MAT may request syllabi to review in order to determine the appropriateness of a course in meeting the prerequisite standards.

A transcript must be submitted from each institution where prerequisite coursework was completed.

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Program Philosophy

First Year: Expose and Explore

Shorter clinical experiences around the Southern Minnesota area

Classes focused on hands-on patient care at our Gustavus campus

Second Year: Expand and Examine

Longer immersive clinical experiences anywhere in the country

Classes online focused on the administration and leadership of athletic training and certification exam preparation

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Summer Term I (July-August)	Fall Term I (September - December)	Spring Term 1 (January – May)	May Term I (May)
HES 500 Foundational Concepts in Athletic Training 4 credits 5-week intensive course	HES 502 Assessment in Athletic Training II: Medical and Behavioral Health Conditions 4 credits	HES 504 Assessment in Athletic Training IV: Spine and Shoulder 4 credits �	HES 505 Assessment in Athletic Training V: Elbow, Wrist, Hand 3 credits 4-week intensive course
HES 501 Assessment in Athletic Training I: Introduction to Evaluation Techniques and Evidence-Based Practice Concepts 3 credits 5-week intensive course	HES 503 Assessment in Athletic Training III: Head and Lower Extremity 4 course credits	HES 512 Therapeutic Intervention in Athletic Training II 3 credits �	HES 513 Therapeutic Intervention in Athletic Training III 2 credits 4-week intensive course
HES 520 Advanced Anatomy for the Healthcare Provider 3 credits 5-week intensive course	HES 511 Therapeutic Interventions in Athletic Training I 3 course credits	HES 553 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training III 1 credit	HES 554 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training IV 1 credit �
HES 551 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training I 1 credit 4-week immersive clinical experience	HES 552 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training II 1 course credit	HES 537 Principles of Clinical Pharmacology 4 credits .	�

GAC’s MAT Course Plan

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Summer Term II (July-August)	Fall Term II (September - December)	Spring Term II (January-May)
HES 523 Psychology of Injury 3 credits Online	HES 522 Healthcare Administration in Athletic Training 3 credits Online	HES 610 Leadership in Athletic Training 3 credits Online
HES 696 Research Methodology 3 credits Online	HES 697 Research Project I 3 credits Online	HES 698 Research Project II 1 credit First half of the semester Online
HES 555 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training V 2 credits 8-week immersive experiences 1 or more clinical experiences may be planned for the student in this timeframe	HES 556 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training VI 2 credits 14-week immersive experiences 1 or more clinical experiences may be planned for the student in this timeframe	HES 557 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training VII 2 credits 14-week immersive experiences 1 or more clinical experiences may be planned for the student in this timeframe �
�	HES 521 Individual and Community Health Interventions for the Athletic Trainer 3 credits Online�	HES 612 Prevention and Intervention in Athletic Training 3 credits Online

GAC’s MAT Course Plan

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Tuition and Fees

69 total credits

See website for additional fees

Stable tuition for the full two-years of the program

No internal scholarships or aid, can recommend some external scholarships to which students can apply

Students encourage to complete the FASFA for opportunities at federal and state aids and grants

3+2 students are potentially eligible to keep their undergraduate financial aid package through Fall term I while they complete their UG degree – should meet with financial aid to discuss

Cohort Years	Price per credit	Total Cost
2025-2027	$780	$53,820
2026-2028	$830	$57,260

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Resources

AT Each Moment Informational Page - https://ateachmoment.com/

Common application - https://atcas.liaisoncas.org/

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education - https://caate.net/prospective-students/

National Athletic Trainers’ Association - https://www.nata.org/

NATA’s At Your Own Risk Informational page - https://www.atyourownrisk.org/

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Any Questions?

Mary Westby: mwestby@gustavus.edu

Wade Green: wgreen@gustavus.edu

KP Pauly, admissions liaison: kpauly@gustavus.edu

Joe Schmidt, major student advisor: joeschmidt@gustavus.edu

To get more information:

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