Accreditation

Mission

The mission of the Michigan State University Athletic Training Education Program is to provide a comprehensive educational experience and a strong clinical foundation to prepare the graduate student to enter the ever-expanding allied health profession of athletic training. Through the combination of extensive didactic and clinical experiences in sports and general medicine, graduates of this program achieve the entry-level competencies necessary to take and pass the certification examination offered by the Board of Certification and embark on a career as a certified athletic trainer.

Program Goals

Below are the athletic training student goals and associated assessment tools.

Goal 1: Athletic training students will acquire the scientific and theoretical knowledge to demonstrate competency within the domains of athletic training.

• Students will obtain a minimum CGPA of 3.0 in each semester of the program.
• Students will complete a clinical case study in their general medical course (KIN 838) with a minimum grade of 80% or higher according to the rubric.
• Students will complete faculty and preceptor competencies with a minimum score of three.
• Students will complete a comprehensive exam after their first year with a minimum score of 78%.
• Students will achieve a first-time pass rate of 70% on the national BOC exam.

Goal 2: Athletic training students will integrate didactic knowledge, clinical knowledge, and clinical reasoning skills in order to make independent clinical decisions that are guided by evidence-based literature.

• Students will complete an OSCE at the end of their first year with  a minimum grade of 80% or higher according to the rubric.
• Students will score 80% or higher on their final clinical education evaluations for all clinical courses.
• Students will complete practical exams in lower body evaluation (KIN 832), modalities (KIN 833), upper body evaluation(836), therapeutic intervention (KIN 837), and general medical (KIN 838) courses with a minimum grade of 80%.
• Students will complete peer-to-peer checkoffs with a minimum score of one.
• Students will complete faculty and preceptor competencies with a minimum score of three.

Goal 3: Athletic training students will demonstrate cultural competence and respect for all patients across a diverse population.

• All Students will complete cultural competence training.
• All students will obtain 80% on their cultural competence quiz.
• Students will score 80% or higher on their respect for all patient section of their final clinical education evaluations for all six clinical courses.

Goal 4: Athletic training students will demonstrate professional and ethical behavior of a healthcare provider.

• Students will score 80% or higher on their professional and ethical behaviors section of their final clinical education evaluations for all six clinical courses.

Program Goals and Associated Assessment Tools

Goal 1: The MS Athletic Training Program will provide a high-quality, evidenced-based didactic curriculum and strong contemporary, patient-centered clinical experience.

• Students will complete an exit survey on their perceived competency in each athletic training domain.
• Students will complete an evaluation of their preceptor at the end of each clinical rotation.
• Students will evaluate the clinical site and the learning environment at the end of each clinical rotation.
• Coordinator of Clinical Education will evaluate each clinical site at the end of each semester.

Goal 2: The MS Athletic Training Program will provide highly-skilled athletic trainers who will immediately and successfully transition as a healthcare provider employee

• .80% of students will be employed as an athletic trainer 6 months after graduation.

Goal 3: The MS Athletic Training Program will experience growth in the quality of students entering the program.

• The first-second year retention rate will be 80% for athletic training students.
• The graduation rate will be 80% for athletic training students.

Accreditation

As a result of a comprehensive evaluation in 2018, including a self-study and on-site visit, CAATE voted to award Continuing Accreditation to the Athletic Training Program at Michigan State University. As a result, Michigan State University’s Athletic Training Program’s next comprehensive CAATE review is scheduled to occur during the 2028-2029 academic year. Michigan State University is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE), 2001 K Street NW, 3rd Floor North, Washington, DC 20006, USA. The program is currently applying to the CAATE for a change in level of degree and is pending approval. For more information, please visit The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training.

Program Outcome Data (B.S.)

BOC Pass Rate
The aggregate pass rate is calculated by the number of graduates taking the exam divided by the number of graduates who pass the exam.

Student Graduation and Employment/Placement Rate

Student Graduation Rate
Measures the progress of students who began their studies as a full-time degree-seeking students by showing the percentage of these students who complete their degree within 150% of “normal time” for completing the program in which they are enrolled.

Student Employment/Placement Rate
Percentage of students within six months of graduation who have obtained positions in the following categories: employed as an athletic trainer, employed as other, and not employed.

Please note: Student employment/placement rates are reported in “real-time”.

Program Administrators: Please ensure student cohort information is updated to ensure accurate information is reflected in the achievement measures tables.

CAATE Program Information and Outcomes Page