ATEP Admission Requirements and Policies

Students may apply only once per year for admission to the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase. Students in their sophomore year, transfer students, and second degree students can apply in November for spring admission. All students must meet the admission criteria below by the end of the fall semester in which they are applying to the program in order to be considered as a candidate for acceptance to the Professional Preparation Phase. The deadline for application will be posted on the Program Director’s and ATEP faculty and staff’s office doors, in the Wightman Gym Athletic Training Room, and throughout Wightman Gym. The application is reviewed by the Athletic Training Education Program Admissions and Retention Committee. Details regarding the application procedure and application forms (application, standard physical examination, and technical standards) are available from the Program Director and can be downloaded from the ATEP website (www.wpunj.edu/cos/ex-movsci/atep.htm).

In order to be a candidate for admission to the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase , students must meet the following criteria:

(1) submit the completed application by the deadline to the Program Director,
(2) successfully complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of coursework,
(3) earn a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 at WPUNJ,
(4) complete a minimum of 100 hours of observation in the ATEP in WPUNJ’s athletic training rooms and athletic venues,
(5) earn a C- or better in BIO 118 Anatomy and Physiology I
(6) earn a C- or better in BIO 119 Anatomy and Physiology II,
(7) successfully complete ATEP 240 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries,
(8) successfully complete PEAC 200 First Aid and CPR and submit copies of current Professional Rescuer CPR, AED, and Advanced First Aid certifications (Professional Rescuer CPR and AED certification is considered current by ATEP standards if it is within one year from course completion date),
(9) meet the required technical standards,
(10) successfully pass the ATEP standard physical examination.

All students applying for admission to the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase must demonstrate evidence of clinical observation at WPUNJ before being considered for admission. This clinical observation consists of 100 hours of observation through the WPUNJ ATEP. The observation hours must include observation in the athletic training rooms and at athletic practices and competitions. Prior to beginning the observation hours, the student must complete a Bloodborne Pathogen Orientation (students must see the Program Director for details). In order to complete the observation requirement, the observation hours should begin no later than the second week of the fall semester in the candidate’s sophomore year. Clinical observation hours do not count toward the 1000 hour ATEP clinical education experience requirement. Clinical observation hours from other institutions or organizations will not be accepted.

Candidates who meet the entrance requirements will be accepted into the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase as program space allows. All candidates must meet the same criteria for admission. In the event that there are more applicants than space allows, the candidates will be interviewed by the ATEP Admissions and Retention Committee. Admission to the ATEP will be limited to those eligible candidates possessing the highest GPA and greatest potential to succeed as athletic trainers as determined by the ATEP Admissions and Retention Committee after the committee reviews each candidate’s application and clinical observation experience. Candidates not accepted into the Professional Preparation Phase are encouraged to reapply the following year.

Fall 2007