Admission Requirements

Admission and Prerequisite Requirements

Students interested in Athletic Training as a career should seek advisement from ATEP faculty. The Athletic Training pre-professional curriculum is open to any high school graduate or transfer student who obtains formal university admission. The pre-professional curriculum consists of a minimum of 53 hours including courses that meet general education requirements of SWOSU. Students may make application with the program director for formal program admittance prior to Nov. 1st. Admission to SWOSU and meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the professional phase of the Athletic Training Education Program. To be considered for professional program admittance, the applicant must:

• Maintain a minimum overall GPA of 2.5
• Have completed a minimum of 40 hours coursework including a C or better in the following courses*:
  
  ATEP 1922 Introduction to Athletic Training
  ATEP 2433 Athl Training Care and Prevention/Lab
  ATEP 2531 Directed Observation in AT
  ATEP 2633 Cardiac and Emergency Care
  PSYCH 1003 General Psychology
  ALHLT 1401 Allied Health Careers
  ALHLT 2453 Medical Terminology
  KINES 1133 Wellness Concepts/Lab
  KINES 3443 Kinesiology and Anatomy
  BIOL 1004 Biological Concepts/Lab OR
  BIOL 1054 Principles of Biology/Lab

• Arrange and complete 50 observation hours of SWOSU Clinical Instructors in conjunction with ATEP 2531 Directed Observation in the semester prior to application (35 hours must be completed by Nov. 1st).
• Purchase SWOSU Student Liability Insurance
• Submit to Student Health Center: medical history, MMR vaccination records, TB testing records (within previous year), HBV vaccination records (or declination statement) and completion of physical exam.
• Obtain personal criminal history information from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (fee required). Information and form can be found at http://www.ok.gov/osbi/Criminal_History/. Consistent with clinical affiliation agreements, any person who has been convicted of a felony is not eligible for admission to the ATEP.
• Submit to ATEP Director: All application materials, including technical standards signed by applicant and physician, criminal history record information, proof of current Professional Rescuer and AED Certification (or equivalent), and current official transcripts. Set up formal interview with ATEP director and faculty.

All application materials, including the technical standards for admission, are published on the ATEP Web site, http://www.swosu.edu/atep/, and are available from ATEP faculty.

An ATEP admissions committee, consisting of the ATEP director, clinical education coordinator, clinical instructors, and Allied Health Sciences faculty, review all submitted materials. This information, in conjunction with clinical observation evaluations and faculty recommendations, provides the objective information necessary to identify qualified applicants. Qualified applicants are subject to interview by committee. Selection criteria are as follows:

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