Why choose Athletic Training at WSU?

• Program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
  
• Preparation to take the Board of Certification examination to become a certified Athletic Trainer
  
• Opportunities to learn in a state-of-the-art, brand new, fully equipped athletic training lab
  
• Clinical rotations in a wide variety of settings on and off campus including WSU varsity sports, high school athletics, physical therapy clinics, chiropractic clinics and physician's offices
  
  
• Many options available within the major based on your career goals and desired time to graduation
  
  

What degrees/certificates are available?

Bachelor of Science (BS) Athletic Training

BIS Emphasis: Bachelor of Integrated Studies in Sports Medicine

What courses are offered through online/distance learning?

The athletic training major offers several classes online for students in the scientific track. For more information, contact the department at 801-626-7425 or  click here.

What are the employment opportunities?

Athletic trainers are employed in corporations, public schools, physical therapy clinics, universities, professional organizations, the military, factories and hospitals.

Starting Salaries

The average starting salary for an athletic trainer with a bachelor's degree is $29,000, but varies significantly by employment setting. For more information, go to  For more information, go to Career Services.

What will I learn in the program?

Certified Athletic Trainers are medical experts in preventing, recognizing, managing, and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity. You will take core athletic training classes covering topics such as emergency care, orthopedic assessment, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic rehabilitation, general medical conditions, and management. You will be able to choose between two tracks:

Clinical Track

The Clinical Track will prepare you for a career as a Certified Athletic Trainer in allied health care. You will develop your skills in the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries.

Scientific Track

The Scientific Track will prepare you to enter graduate school in physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, or medical school. If you graduate from this track, you will NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO SIT FOR THE NATIONAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS' BOARD OF CERTIFICATION EXAM. You will take all of the support courses, professional knowledge courses and many of the Athletic Training major courses (see Course Requirements); however, you will NOT take the Clinical Experience Track courses. Instead, you will complete the prerequisites required to enter your chosen graduate program.

Where can I find out more about the programs?

Athletic Training Program, Health Promotion and Human Performance Dept.
Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education
Weber State University
Ogden,  Utah 84408-2801
phone 801-626-7425
email sjensen3@weber.edu

Department Contact Valerie Herzog, EdD, ATC
ValerieHerzog@weber.edu 

Department Phone 801-626-7425

Is there an application deadline?

If you wish to enter the clinical track, you must register for AT 1500 in the fall and apply for admission during that semester. Applications are due on the third Wednesday in November. For more details on the application process, please see either the catalog or the program's Web site: programs.weber.edu/athletictraining