Athletic Training
Western Michigan University's Department of Human Performance and Health Education offers an entry-level professional program leading to a bachelor's degree in athletic training.
The certified athletic trainer is a highly educated and skilled allied health professional specializing in athletic health care. In cooperation with physicians and other health care professionals, the athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, clinics, professional sports and other health care settings.
Beyond the classroom
WMU's program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. Successful graduates of CAATE-accredited programs are eligible to sit for the Board of Certification Examination.
After you graduate
Recent WMU graduates with degrees in athletic training are working as:
- Athletic trainers
Among the organizations they work for are:
- High schools
- Colleges or universities
- Sports medicine clinics
- Industrial medicine
- Physician extenders
Where is this program offered?
- Kalamazoo