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2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Athletic Training, BS Major in


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****Anticipated Degree Transition for the Undergraduate BS in Athletic Training Major 
The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) requires all professional programs in athletic training transition to master’s level education by 2023. As we plan for this transition, the Hofstra University BS in Athletic Training program will no longer accept new freshmen students into the BS in Athletic Training program/Pre-Athletic Training Major.

Beginning with the Fall 2019 semester, new freshmen(first-year) students are encouraged to enroll in other undergraduate degree programs offered by the School of Health Professions and Human Services.

New first-year students who are interested in learning about athletic training or anticipate pursuing a master’s-level degree in athletic training may enroll in the Pre-Athletic Training Studies, Minor in . (Note: The Pre-Athletic Training Studies Minor Program does not qualify students for certification or state licensure as an Athletic Trainer.)

Hofstra University will continue to offer the BS in Athletic Training Major for all students who enrolled at the University as of the 2018-19 academic year. Transfer students with 24 or more transferable credits (sophomore level) entering Hofstra University in the fall 2019 semester are also welcome to enroll in the BS in Athletic Training program and would be eligible to sit for the BOC Examination for Athletic Trainers upon successful completion of the BS in Athletic Training program.

Please direct questions to Dr. Jayne Ellinger, BS in Athletic Training Program Director, at Jayne.Ellinger@hofstra.edu.

Updates on our program degree transition to a master’s-level degree will be available here.****


Associate Professor Ellinger, Adviser/Program Director/Coordinator; 516-463-6952
Instructor LoNigro
, Clinic Coordinator, 516-463-5196

This undergraduate major program is designed to prepare students for employment in the profession of athletic training. The curriculum is designed to meet the entry-level athletic training competencies and proficiencies identified by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Education Council. It is also designed in accordance with the requirements established by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Admission to the professional phase of the program is competitive.

Hofstra University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The program has been placed on Probation as of February 11, 2020, by the CAATE, 6850 Austin Center Blvd, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78731-3184 (512) 733-9700.

Admission to the Athletic Training Program


  1. Pre-Athletic Training Phase
    Students in the pre-athletic training phase are eligible to apply to the professional phase of the athletic training program after they have successfully completed HPR 011 , 161 169 , 171A , and 172 ; with grades of C- or better. Students must maintain a 2.5 overall grade point average and a 2.70 grade point average within the athletic training major.
  2. Professional Phase
    Admission to the professional phase of the program is competitive. To apply for acceptance into the professional phase of the athletic training program, students must submit an application, a personal essay, one letter of recommendation, official transcripts, current CPR and First Aid certificates, physical and immunization records, and complete a Technical Standards Form available from the Health Professions  Department. Applicants may also interview with the program director and other faculty members.

Final admission to the professional phase of the program will be granted by the program director. Students will receive written notice of their acceptance into the program. Applicants who do not meet the program requirements will be counseled about other academic programs.

Continuation Standards


Upon completion of Level III of the Professional Phase of the program, all athletic training majors must meet the following criteria to continue in the professional phase of the athletic training program:

  1. Maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better in all course work and a cumulative grade point average of 2.70 and a grade of C- or better in all athletic training major courses indicated by the symbol “+”. Students who do not maintain the required average(s) will be placed on academic probation for one semester. In the event the student fails to meet program requirements after the one semester academic probation period they will be removed from the professional phase of the program. Only students matriculated in the professional phase of the athletic training program are eligible to enroll in the following courses: HPR 171B , 171C , 171D , 171E , 174 , 175 , 176  and 195 .
  2. Completion of clinical experience courses. Students are required to complete a series of clinical experiences that are course corequisites to required courses and are described in course syllabi. Students must earn grades of C- or better to progress to the next clinical level.

Clinical Experience


Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 850 clinical hours (maximum of 1,000 hours) with the following restrictions:

  1. An athletic trainer, state licensed or certified, certified and in good standing with the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer must supervise the majority of the student’s clinical education. The remaining clinical hours will be supervised by an appropriately state credentialed health care professional.
  2. Students’ clinical hours will expose them to patients of different sexes; non-sport populations; varied health conditions other than orthopedics; and orthopedic conditions resulting from participation in individual and team sports. 
  3. Students should expect to travel with respective clinical assignments. This could include travel by bus and plane in addition to weekend travel. 
  4. Students will have clinical assignments in off-campus settings and will need to provide either their own transportation or use public transportation.
  5. All clinical hours must be accumulated in a period of not less than two academic years.

Program Degree Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 128


Candidates for graduation must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The Successful Completion of 128 Semester Hours


128 s.h. of prescribed clinical experience and course work.

2. Liberal Arts: at least 64 s.h.


Note: No more than 12 semester hours of liberal arts electives may be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.

3. Residence Requirements


There are two requirements that must ordinarily be completed in residence at Hofstra University: 15 semester hours in the major field of specialization, including one off-campus experience and the last 30 hours. The 15 hours need not be included within the last 30 hours.

4. The following general requirements


a) WSC 001 and 002 - Semester Hours: minimum 6


b) RHET 001, 007, or 011 - Semester Hours: 3


Chosen from the following:

c) Humanities elective - Semester Hours: 3


d) Social sciences - Semester Hours: minimum 12


e) BIO 103, 105, 106 - Semester Hours: 11


f) Natural science electives - Semester Hours: minimum 6


 6 s.h. of natural sciences

g) Math elective - Semester Hours: 3


3 s.h. MATH elective

h) Statistics or research course - Semester Hours: minimum 3


Selection could include one of the following:

i) Liberal arts electives - Semester Hours: 15


15 s.h. of liberal arts electives

j) The following Athletic Training professional content courses - Semester Hours: 62


k) HPR Electives - Semester Hours: 2


 2 s.h. selected from the following:

Footnote (+)


+ Included in the cumulative average for athletic training major concentration. Must earn grade of C- or higher.

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