William Paterson University
Athletic Training Education Program
Application For Admission

INSTRUCTIONS
Each candidate must complete this application and include documentation supporting the application. An outline of prerequisites are on the back of this form. Students must also complete and turn in a Technical Standards for Admission form and a Standard Physical Examination Medical History form with the application.

ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1. Applications are due in November for spring semester admission to the program. See postings for specific deadline throughout Wightman Gym

2. Applications are to be submitted to:

Linda Gazzillo Diaz
Athletic Training Education Program Director
William Paterson University
Department of Kinesiology
Wightman Gymnasium, Room 122
300 Pompton Road
Wayne, NJ 07470

3. This application is to be completed by all students who wish to be admitted to the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase. Admission to the Professional Preparation Phase cannot be gained without applying for admission and completing all admission requirements.

4. Prerequisites for ATEP Professional Preparation Phase admission (Program Director use only):

______ Completed Athletic Training Education Program Application turned in to the Program Director by the posted deadline
______ 24 credit hours completed for admission
______ 100 observation hours at WPUNJ recorded by the applicant and signed by the faculty/staff certified athletic trainers
______ Grade of C- or better in BIO 118
______ Grade of C- or better in BIO 119
______ Successful completion of ATEP 240 taken at WPUNJ in the fall semester of application
______ Overall 2.5 grade point average at WPUNJ
______ Successful completion of PEAC 200 First Aid and CPR
______ Current certification in Professional Rescuer CPR (Certification is considered current by Athletic Training Education Program standards if the certification is within one year from the course completion date.)
______ Current certification in AED (Certification is considered current by Athletic Training Education Program standards if the certification is within one year from the course completion date.)
______ Current certification in Advanced First Aid or equivalent
______ Successful completion of Athletic Training Education Program Standard Physical Exam
______ Completed Technical Standards for Admission form turned in with the application and required materials

Students will be informed in writing of admission decisions after the fall semester grades are available.

Candidates who unconditionally meet all entrance prerequisites will be accepted into the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase, provided that the student to clinical instructor ratio as recommended by CAATE and/or JRC-AT is not exceeded. In the event that this ratio is exceeded, admission into the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase will be limited to those eligible candidates who possess the highest GPA and the greatest potential to excel as athletic trainers as determined by their athletic training observation experience and the results of an interview.

Students not meeting the final entrance criteria at the time of the decision by the Athletic Training Education Program Admissions and Retention Committee will be denied admission to the ATEP Professional Preparation Phase, but the students are encouraged to apply for admission the following fall semester.

Consult the Department of Exercise and Movement Sciences Handbook, Athletic Training Education Program Handbook, the Athletic Training Education Program website www.wpunj.edu/cos/ex-movsci/atep.htm. or the Program Director, Linda Gazzillo Diaz, Ed.D., ATC at (973) 720-2364 or gazzillol@wpunj.edu for further information on admissions, retention, academic and clinical education requirements.

Fall 2008