Athletic Training Department
Masters
Masters
of Science Degree in Athletic Training
Welcome to the Graduate Athletic Training Education Program homepage. We hope
that you will find this site informative and useful. Before proceeding we
encourage you to read a message from our program director .
General Information
Internationally recognized and nationally accredited by the National Athletic
Trainers’ Association- Graduate Review Committee (NATA-GRC); Indiana State
University’s post-professional graduate athletic training program is designed to
develop scholarly clinicians through advanced classroom instruction, a
professional experience, and in-depth research exposure.
Graduates of the two-year program receive the Master of Science degree in
Athletic Training. We have 100% placement of our graduates and have alumni in
every athletic training setting including professional, college/university,
clinical, and industrial. We have
several distinguished alumni throughout the world.
For more details see our
alumni page.
Admittance is based on undergraduate GPA, GRE scores, two letters of
recommendation, experience, and a clinical instructor rating form. Students must
be a NATA-BOC certified athletic trainer or eligible to take the NATA-BOC
certification exam before starting the program in the August.
Students must
apply to the
School of Graduate Studies,
send in 2 letters of recommendation, send GRE scores, and apply to Graduate
Athletic Training Education Program
http://www.indstate.edu/athtrn/forms/gsaform.htm.
Curriculum
The purpose of the program at ISU is to provide students with strong theoretical
and experiential foundations in athletic training. Students have the opportunity
to select at least 3-6 hours of elective course work. These elective hours
should be utilized to broaden the student's perspective within the athletic
training field. Students may pursue a thesis track or a non-thesis track; both
require a total of 33 semester hours. Early discussion with your advisor is
recommended to assist in selecting the most appropriate option for your career
goals.
Professional
Experience
Professional experience is an important part of this educational program at ISU.
The objective of the professional experience is to enhance student’s
clinical efficacy as well as broaden their research and administrative
experiences. With this in mind, each student accepted into the graduate athletic
training program will be assigned to one of the following settings:
NCAA Division I or Division III athletics, High School athletics,
Assignments are based on
past experiences, career goals, and need. Students assigned to a high school
will be responsible for all sports specified by the athletic director of the
high school. This may require traveling with various teams. The professional
experience is an important part of your education, You may serve as a Clinical
Instructor during this experience as well and an Approved Clinical Instructor in
your second year. This will include
direct supervision of undergraduate athletic training students.
Research
A thesis or research project is required to complete the degree. Writing of a
thesis is supervised by a faculty advisor from the Athletic Training Department
and must be approved by the Dean of the College of Nursing, Health and Human
Services and the dean of the School of Graduate Studies. The research project
involves one to two students who conduct research and prepare a project report;
which is approved by the Athletic Training Department only.
All
appropriate thesis and research project abstracts are submitted for presentation
at the NATA’s annual meeting.
Research projects and thesis are often submitted for publication in health
professional journals. Students are
able to attain some funding for their research through the School of Graduate
Studies
http://web.indstate.edu/sogs/GradNewtemp/guidelines.html.
Financial
Assistance
Students who
are admitted to the Graduate athletic training program are eligible for full
tuition waiver through graduate assistantship and scholarships on a competitive
basis.
To apply for
scholarships and assistantships please complete the forms for graduate
assistantships and scholarship at the following web page
http://web.indstate.edu/sogs/GradNewtemp/applications1/scholar.html
and return them to the graduate program director at the following address
Timothy J. Demchak; Graduate Athletic Training Education Program; Athletic
Training Department; School of HHP, Arena C-10; Indiana State university, Terre
Haute, IN 47803.
In addition,
we encourage
students to apply for assistance through the Office of Financial Aide
http://web.indstate.edu/finaid/.
Both the Perkins Loan and the Guaranteed Stafford Loan are available for
eligible graduate students. Both loans are repayable after graduation with an
adjustable interest rate. Financial need is a factor when application is made.
Therefore, a financial statement must be submitted to either Financial Analysis
Service, or the College Scholarship Service.
Housing
Graduate Housing is available on-campus
through the Office of Residence Life
http://www.indstate.edu/reslife/.
Benefits of living in campus apartments include paid utilities and
proximity to campus. Also, several
off-campus apartments are available in Terre Haute.
For more information regarding Terre Haute use the following link
http://www.terrehaute.com .
Master of Science—Athletic Training (33 semester
hours minimum)
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Credit Hours |
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ATTR 691
Research Methods |
3 |
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ATTR 698
Research Seminar
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3 |
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ATTR 699
Master’s Thesis |
6 |
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Statistics Choose one of the following:
EPSY 612; HLTH 604; or PE 605 |
3 |
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ATTR 625 Admin and teaching |
3 |
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ATTR 661 Diagnostics and rehabilitation-Lower Extremity |
3 |
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ATTR 662 Diagnostics and rehabilitation-Upper Extremity |
3 |
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ATTR 675 Therapeutic Modalities |
3 |
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ATTR 676 Manual Therapy |
3 |
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ATTR 686 Advanced human anatomy |
2 |
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ATTR 686 L Adv. Hum Anat Lab |
1 |
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Approved Electives |
3-6 hours |
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Total |
33 |
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625
Administration and teaching —3 hours.
Comprehensive examination (through reading, discussion, and role-playing) of clinical teaching, learning and assessment, facility management, insurance, and reimbursement issues will be presented in this course. Current literature regarding technique efficacy will be included and provide the foundation of the course.
610 Sports Injuries—3 hours. A course for non-athletic trainers dealing with methods and techniques of prevention,
recognition, initial care, and rehabilitation of common athletic injuries.
Prerequisite: experience with sports injuries, either as a participant or a coach.
662 Diagnostics and rehabilitation-Upper Extremity —3 hours. Comprehensive examination (through reading, discussion, and hands-on practice) of athletic injuries to the upper extremity using advanced evaluation and rehabilitation techniques will be presented in this course. Current literature regarding efficacy of special tests and rehabilitation will be included and provide the foundation of the course. Particular emphasis will be placed on the overhead athlete.
686L Advanced Functional
Human Anatomy Laboratory-1. This course is designed to help post
undergraduate athletic trainers and other human performance professionals
correctly identify human anatomical landmarks and tissues via 2-D and 3-D images
and layering
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2008-2009 Key Dates:
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January 1, 2009 |
Application
evaluation begins
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February 2009 |
On-campus
interviews for GA positions (Exact Date TBA) |
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March 2009 |
Graduate Assistant
Offers are sent
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July 30, 2009 |
New AT Grad
student orientation
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August 3, 2009 |
Pre-season starts
Vigo County High Schools
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August 3- Aug 5, 2009 |
ISU-AT Services Orientation (If you have a GA position work with an ISU
Team you are required to attend
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August 26, 2009
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Classes begin
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December 14-18, 2009
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Final exams |
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2010 Spring
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January 11 |
Classes resume
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March 8-12 |
Spring Break
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May 3-7 |
Final Exams
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May 8 |
Commencement |
These are tentative Dates and may change.
Indiana State
University’s Graduate Athletic Training Education Program was founded in 1972
and is one of the oldest athletic training programs in the United States of
America. The program is
internationally recognized for excellent research and alumni who are active in
the athletic training profession. It
is accredited by the NATA-Graduate Review Committee (GRC) as an
post-professional athletic training education program.
We have over
900 alumni throughout the world. Our
alumni work in varied athletic training settings and are very active in the
athletic training profession. They
provide a valuable network for our current students. The current NATA President,
Marjorie Albohm is a 1973 Alumna.
Also, the Dean of the College of Nursing Health and Human Services, Richard
“Biff” Williams is a 1995 Alumnus.
For more information regarding our alumni, please view our alumni section of this
website.
Graduate Program Director