Program Highlights, Athletic Training, School of Physical Education

Athletic Training Education Program Highlights

The athletic training education program at Ball State University blends both clinical and coursework components to develop a well-rounded entry-level certified athletic trainer (ATC). Ball State University has produced many prominent alumni who are currently employed in the high school, sports medicine clinic, college, and professional settings. In addition, many students have also become physical therapists, physician assistants and physicians. The Program strives to continue this tradition.

The Ball State University athletic training education program was one of the first educational programs to receive National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) approval as it became an undergraduate minor in 1971. The program has either been approved or accredited since that time. The University has remained strongly committed to maintaining and improving this program as demonstrated by the implementation of the Athletic Training Major in 1987. The major develops the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes/behaviors necessary for the practice of athletic training. The academic and clinical instructors continually strive to provide the students with the most current evidence-based clinical and teaching practices by attending seminars and conferences, and through conducting original research.