Admission to the major in Athletic Training

Direct Admission
Admission to the athletic training major can occur at two points in the academic sequencing. The major is filled initially by the admissions office from a pool of incoming freshman who apply by Dec 1 of their senior year of high school. This decision is made from a ranking of applicants based largely on their high school performance and standardized test scores. The maximum number of students admitted to athletic training is limited to 14 students as the program needs to provide adequate clinical supervision to those students which cannot be accomplished with an excessive number of students. Once accepted by the university, students must provide a completed program physical form documenting compliance with the program’s “Technical Standards” prior to beginning the program. See the “Technical Standards” for more information.

Transfer Admission
Those students not admitted directly into the program have a chance to transfer into it. Transfers into athletic training are evaluated individually. The program will accept a minimum of 2 qualified transfer students into each sophomore class. Additional transfers into the athletic training major will only be considered if there are vacancies in the program created by previously accepted students transferring out of the major. Transfer students join the sophomore class of athletic training students and will need three additional years to complete the required athletic training classes regardless of their previous academic standing.

Please contact the program director for a transfer application and further information about transferring into athletic training.

To be considered for a transfer into the athletic training major, the student must meet the following criteria:

1. Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (cumulative).
2. Must document that they have observed in an athletic training setting, preferably at Marquette, for 30 hours.
3. Must have completed or be currently enrolled in and successfully completing the required freshman courses which include:
   1. Chemistry 001 and 002
   2. EXSC 010 Emergency Care, CPR, and AED
   3. EXSC 090 Introduction to Exercise Science
   4. BISC 015 Principles of Human Anatomy and Physiology
   5. EXSC 050 Surface Anatomy and Palpation
   6. ATTR 020 Prevention and Care of Injuries
4. Must submit a signed AT Technical Standards form indicating their compliance with program technical standards. This must be verified with a completed program physical form after initial acceptance into the major.

 

If they meet those criteria, the candidate must then fill out the transfer application and file this with the Program Director of Athletic Training by March 1st prior to the fall in which they will join the sophomore class. The top candidates will be interviewed and admission decisions will be made prior to the end of the school year.

If a student has not accomplished the necessary course work, they would have to enroll in the College of Health Sciences Program in Exercise Science or undecided status, complete the coursework, and then apply the following year for admission into the next sophomore class. Again, transfers beyond 2 spots will only be considered if there is adequate space in the program.