The Athletic Training major is structured into 3 phases: Pre-Professional (Selection) Phase, Professional (Advanced) Phase, and Internship Phase. You should know that selection to this undergraduate program (as well as many other nationally accredited programs) is very competitive and the number of applicants exceeds the number of students who can be selected to the Professional phase. The selection process will likely take the student a minimum of three (3) semesters to complete. However, it could take a student longer than (3) semesters to meet selection criteria. Each student's progression through the selection process may vary. Students must complete all pre-professional courses, as well as specific selection criteria and the ability to meet program Technical Standards, before selection to the advanced phase can be completed. Fourteen (14) students per semester are selected to the professional phase of our program. Those students not selected into the professional phase may apply one more time in a subsequent semester. After being selected, the student must complete five (5) semesters of professional coursework and specific clinical education assignments. Students cannot enroll in many of the courses until selected into the program. In addition to the coursework, the student will have a variety of clinical education experiences, which may include working with various athletic teams at the collegiate and high school level, physically active individuals in CMU's recreational facility, physical therapy/fitness clinics, physician offices and emergency rooms. The final semester, before graduation, is spent in a full-time internship/field experience site. These sites include sports medicine clinics, hospitals and corporate/industrial facilities throughout Michigan, as well as several out-of-state sites. The Athletic Training/Sports Medicine major and course descriptions may be found in the Undergraduate Academic Bulletin.

Current CMU students that are contemplating this major and have not begun the selection courses are strongly encouraged to meet with an Athletic Training faculty advisor, as soon as possible upon their decision to pursue this major, to gather information needed to make an informed decision.

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