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Athletic Training

Florida State University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.0913

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Major preparing students to prevent, assess, and rehabilitate athletic and physical injuries.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Tallahassee, Florida

    222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306-1037

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionMonitoringActive LearningSocial PerceptivenessJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingLearning StrategiesWritingService OrientationCoordination

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryPsychologyEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingEducation and TrainingBiologyAdministration and Management

Abilities

Problem SensitivityOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionNear VisionInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued ca
  • Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
  • Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
  • Develop emergency action plans for sports facilities.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions
  • Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse
  • Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'

Technology

Medical softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareCategorization or classification softwareVideo conferencing softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareInventory management software

Tools

Air splintsAutomated blood pressure cuffsAutomated external defibrillators AEDBiofeedback equipmentBody-fat calipersCervical traction unitsCold therapy equipmentCrutchesDesktop computersElliptical trainersEmergency response stretchersExercise bandsExercise bicyclesExercise treadmillsExercise tubing3D movement analysis systemsAgar slidesAutomated ESR analyzersBack support bracesBalance boardsBiohazard containersBlood culture incubatorsCardiac monitorsCarousel slide projectorsCasting ovensCell washing equipmentCoagulation testing equipmentColorimetric devicesCompact digital camerasAbdominal binders

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Athletic Trainers29-9091.00
  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Comprehensive injury evaluation — conduct autonomous, full-scope assessments of acute and chronic athletic injuries and illnesses, integrating clinical findings to direct emergency and ongoing care without supervisory input.
  • Physician collaboration and referral — synthesize assessment data, generate differential diagnoses, and prepare detailed referral communications to physicians to ensure definitive diagnosis and coordinated treatment planning.
  • Advanced rehabilitation programming — design and supervise multi-phase rehabilitation protocols using the full range of physical therapy equipment and manual techniques for athletes with complex or high-stakes injuries.
  • Readiness-to-participate decisions — independently evaluate biomechanical, physiological, and psychological factors to issue or withhold sport participation clearances under time-sensitive competition conditions.
  • Non-routine clinical problem-solving — apply inductive reasoning and complex problem-solving skills to manage atypical presentations, comorbidities, and multi-system injuries in professional or collegiate sport contexts.
  • Stakeholder reporting and advocacy — produce comprehensive written and verbal progress reports for coaches, medical staff, and administrators that influence treatment decisions and athlete welfare policies.
  • Mentorship of emerging clinicians — guide and supervise students and early-career athletic trainers through clinical rotations, modeling professional judgment and clinical reasoning in a sports medicine department.
  • Emergency response leadership — lead on-field emergency management, direct ancillary personnel, and coordinate with emergency medical services during acute life-threatening events at large-scale athletic competitions.
  • Evidence-based practice integration — critically appraise current research literature and translate findings into updated clinical protocols, treatment guidelines, and staff training materials.
  • Program administration — manage athletic training department operations including budget tracking, compliance documentation, and interdisciplinary coordination using administrative and data management software.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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