St. Cloud State University

ATEP Student Handbook

ATEP Goal and Objectives

The objective of this program is to prepare individuals to work as athletic trainers in the field of athletic injury prevention, care, and rehabilitation.  This program provides undergraduate education for ATEP students.  These areas are within the scope and mission statements of the University, College of Education, and the HPERSS Department.   

Goals:

1. Faculty of the ATEP and Admission Committee will recruit and screen appropriate candidates for entry and completion of the professional phase of the program.

Objective

• Evaluation of students’ progress through the ATEP.
• Evaluation of graduation percentages of the ATEP.
• Survey individuals that withdraw from the ATEP for non academic reasons (i.e. failure to maintain grade point average)

2. The ATEP will provide students with educational opportunities both in the classroom and through clinical environments to obtain respective competencies and proficiencies required for entry into the field of athletic training.

Objective

• Assessment of Athletic Training Students’ (ATSs’) clinical site evaluations.
• Assessment of ATSs’ clinical instructor evaluations.
• Assessment of ATSs’ level of comfort on respective competencies and proficiencies

3. To function as a resource for disseminating relevant information and expertise regarding athletic training to the allied health community .

Objective

• Provide continuing educational opportunities for area allied health professionals.

4. To promote scholarship of individuals associated with ATEP.

Objective

• Expose ATS to research and the value research plays in the future growth of the athletic training profession.
• Provide opportunities for ATS to present and attend professional meetings at the local, state, district, and national meetings.

5. To continually monitor and evaluate the ATEP to insure it is compliance with its goals and objectives.

Objective

• Monitor objectives as outlined above.
• Assess ATSs’ exit and alumni surveys.
• Assess employers’ surveys of alumni of the ATEP.

6. To achieve and maintain national accreditation for entry level ATEPs.

Objective

• Successfully complete an self-study and site visit for undergraduate ATEP under CAAHEP.
• Successfully complete the transition to new accreditation structure.
• Complete end of the year reports required by the accreditation structure.