Degrees for Education

Certified Athletic Trainers are involved in the care, prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of injuries to athletes and the physically active. Athletic Trainers are recognized by the American Medical Association as Allied Health Professionals, and are employed in numerous settings including high schools, colleges and universities, professional sports, sports medicine clinics, industrial medicine settings, hospitals, and the military.
The Athletic Training major is a competency-based program designed to provide professional preparation leading toward eligibility to take the national Board of Certification (BOC) exam. The Athletic Training program at Lasell College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

The four-year program in Athletic Training includes formal instruction in prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, first aid and emergency care, therapeutic modalities, human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, pathology, pharmacology, personal and community health, psychology and health care administration. In addition to formal classroom instruction, students will participate in extensive clinical experiences, for credit, under the direct supervision of Certified Athletic Trainers. Clinical experiences in Athletic Training allow the student to apply what is being learned in the classroom to practical experiences with athletes and other physically active individuals. Clinical rotations will take place at Lasell College and at affiliated off-campus sites, and will include a variety of practice settings and sport exposures. Students will have clinical courses each semester, beginning in the fall semester of their sophmore year, provided all academic requirements are met.

Requirements for admission into the Athletic Training Major include: successful (C or better) completion of a minimum of two years of high school math (preferably algebra and geometry), and two years of high school lab science (preferably biology and chemistry or physics). In order to comply with accreditation guidelines, the College may restrict enrollment in the Athletic Training Major.

For more information please contact the Department Chair of the Athletic Training Program Cris Haverty
Course Number Course Name Credits
Major Requirements* (78 credits)
AHLT 101 Intro to Allied Health & Sports Studies 3
AHLT 104 Professional Interactions and Ethics AI(ME)/AI(MC) 3
AHLT 107 Lifestyles and Human Behavior 3
AHLT 201 Medical Pathology 3
AT 201 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 4
AT 203 Clinical Athletic Training I 3
AT 204 Clinical Athletic Training II 3
AT 220 Techniques of Emergency Care 3
AT 302 Clinical Athletic Training III 3
AT 303 Therapeutic Modalities 4
AT 304 Therapeutic Exercise and Rehab Techniques 4
AT 305 Clinical Athletic Training IV 3
AT 350 Athletic Injury Assessment – Lower Ext 4
AT 351 Athletic Injury Assessment – Upper Ext 4
AT 401S Athletic Training Seminar 3
AT 403 Org and Health Care Admin. of Athletic Training 3
AT 404 Clinical Athletic Training V 4
AT 405 Clinical Athletic Training VI 3
AT 420 Advanced Techniques in Athletic Training 4
SPSC 203 Motor Learning 3
SPSC 205 Principles of Strength Training and Conditioning 3
SPSC 222 Kinesiology 4
SPSC 302 Exercise Physiology 4
Additional requirements (35 credits)
FYS 101 First Year Seminar 1
BIO 105 & BIO 105L Anatomy and Physiology I AI(S) 4
BIO 106 & BIO 106L Anatomy and Physiology II 4 4
BIO 210 Human Nutrition 3
CHEM 203 & CHEM 203L General Chemistry I ** 4
MATH 203 Precalculus*** 3
MATH 208 Intro to Statistics AI(Q) 3
PSYC 101 Intro to Psychology AI(PS) 3
PSYC 2XX Psychology elective (200 level or higher) 3
PHYS 111 & PHYS 111L Physics I **** 4
SCI 340 Research Methods 3
General Education Core***** (12-15)
Minimum credits required for graduation 125

The Athletic Training Major is designed to prepare those students seeking a career as a Certified Athletic Trainer. Completion of the Major will qualify students to set for the certification exam administered by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification. Successful completion of the exam will result in Certification as an Athletic Trainer by the NATABOC. A student in athletic training will learn to apply knowledge of human anatomy, human physiology, exercise physiology, kinesiology, conditioning, strength training, nutrition, and therapy in the prevention, evaluation, recognition, immediate care, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Career opportunities include working with athletic teams at all levels of competition, in sports medicine clinical settings or other allied health facilities and industry.

Students will be selected in the Athletic Training Major in a three step process:
Completion of prerequisite classes.
Advanced First Aid/CPR or current cards (PE 1543)
Human Physiology with lab (BIOL 2420 & 2425)
Human Anatomy with lab (BIOL 2320 & 2325)
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine (PE 3080)
Complete application form and three reference questionnaires. Submit by February 15.
Complete an interview with the Athletic Training major selection committee. Submitting an application does not guarantee that applicant will be interviewed.

Athletic training is an allied healthcare profession that deals with physically active individuals from the time of initial injury until their unrestricted return to athletics or activity. The certified athletic trainer (ATC) is a medical expert who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries to facilitate a safe return to athletics or physical activity.

A degree in athletic training (AT) can be the key to an exciting career. Athletic trainers are highly skilled health care professionals who are involved in the prevention, evaluation, management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illnesses.

Canisius offers the only undergraduate athletic training major in Western New York. Our nationally-recognized program, taught by faculty members who also have earned national reputations, prepares students for the Board of Certification examination.