Program Expectations
The MSAT is a 60 credit hour academic program that cannot be completed on a part-time basis. Students formally enrolled in the program should expect daily on-campus coursework and field experiences, including some evening and weekend obligations. Students accepted into the MSAT program are NOT permitted to participate on intercollegiate athletics teams at Brockport
What You’ll Learn
Athletic Training is one of the fastest growing and most exciting fields in health care.
You’ll learn how to evaluate and diagnose athletic injuries and then design and implement treatments and rehabilitation protocols. The program also includes training in health care administration and professional development and well-being.
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Curriculum
Our curriculum offers different options to prepare students for our Masters in Athletic Training (MSAT) program. Undergraduate students who wish to pursue a MSAT should major in exercise science or kinesiology to best prepare for the graduate program in athletic training. We also offer accelerated pathway programs in exercise science and kinesiology which allow students to complete both their undergraduate major and the MSAT in five years.
These undergraduate options include pre-requisite courses and foundational knowledge to best prepare students for the graduate MSAT program.
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Admission Requirements
Our undergraduate students are encouraged to pursue and a bachelor’s degree in exercise science/kinesiology of the accelerated pathway programs in exercise science or kinesiology in order to meet the requirements to pursue a master’s degree in athletic training.
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Program Highlights
- Outstanding faculty consisting of full-time athletic trainers
- Small class size of about 14 students
- Excellent placement history with graduate schools and employers
- An outstanding first-time passing rate on the BOC exam
- Great athletic training and intercollegiate athletic facilities
- Connections with many different off-campus affiliated sites
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Career Outlook
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects athletic training to grow 23% by 2030. Athletic trainers typically work in the following settings:
- Colleges/universities
- Professional sports
- High schools
- Sports medicine clinics
- Hospitals
- Corporations
- Industrial settings
- Medical/Physical therapy
- Nursing schools
- Chiropractic schools
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