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Saint Louis University's athletic training program offers an early-assurance 3+2 graduate professional program. Students earn a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Exercise Science after the completion of four years and then a Master of Athletic Training (MAT) after successful completion of an additional post-baccalaureate year. Students may also enter the program as transfer students or as a post-baccalaureate. The athletic training program has an interprofessional focus with a curriculum that develops a team approach to health care.

SLU's athletic training program is the standard of excellence within the field, boasting a 100 percent pass rate on Board of Certification Exams throughout the history of the program, outstanding placement rates in the field and students and faculty that have been honoured at national and international levels.

SLU's program has a proven track record of global engagement: the athletic program has a curricular track in which students can attend SLU's campus in Madrid, Spain, for up to four semesters; an international clinical exchange program with universities in Spain and Ireland; and the program is an institutional member of the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT).

Upon graduation, students are eligible to take the board certification examination for the Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) credential.

Advantages to earning a Master of Athletic Training at Saint Louis University include:

Direct admission to the program as a freshman

Advancement through the entire athletic training program without additional application processes, provided the student remains in good standing

Opportunities to pursue additional curricular goals such as minors, certificates and study abroad programs

SLU is home to the only NCAA Division I athletic program in St. Louis.

Diversity of clinical training sites

Highly accessible faculty

Classroom technology

Interprofessional focus of core curriculum to build a team approach to health care

State-of-the-art laboratories and clinical equipment located in the Doisy College of Health Sciences

Study abroad track available allowing students to study at Madrid, Spain, campus for up to four semesters during the pre-professional phase of the program

Curriculum Overview

Students that begin the program as freshmen spend their first three years completing the required liberal arts and science prerequisite courses. Students who meet academic and professional behaviour requirements continue into the two-year professional phase of the program after their junior year.

The two-year professional phase of the program includes coursework in human anatomy and kinesiology, clinical sciences, research and administration. Students participate in clinical experiences each semester.