There are few occupations where you can make a difference every day. Athletic training is one of them.
As an athletic trainer, you will form unique relationships with athletes and patients, helping them prevent and manage injuries and illnesses to maintain physical and mental well-being.
Top six reasons to study athletic training at OSU:
1. OSU has a long history of educating future athletic trainers.
Our athletic training program has been continuously accredited since 1974. That means you will join a large network of OSU athletic training alumni.
2. Our students have a fantastic BOC pass rate and job placement.
3. You'll get hands-on, practical experiences in diverse settings.
You will gain hands-on, practical experiences at Division I (OSU), Division II (Western Oregon University), and high school athletic training clinical sites.
You will also have clinical education experiences with team physicians and physical therapists associated with OSU athletics and local hospitals.
4. You'll benefit directly from experts in the field.
You will learn from clinical preceptors (we have more than 20 affiliated with the program) who have athletic training experiences at many levels and settings - including professional sports, college and high school athletics, youth sports and international competitions, including the Olympics.
5. You'll learn from professors with in-depth knowledge and hands-on, clinical work experience.
The six full-time program faculty are not only experienced educators, they also have served as athletic trainers at many universities (DePauw, Duke, Indiana, Indiana State, UNC-Chapel Hill, OSU, Portland, Stanford, UCLA, USC), high schools, rehabilitation clinics, and in the industrial setting and have traveled internationally with sports teams.
