Athletic Training - Lasell College

Athletic Training from Lasell College is a Campus Bachelor Physical Therapy degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Certified Athletic Trainers are involved in the care, prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of injuries to athletes and the physically active. Athletic Trainers are recognized by the American Medical Association as Allied Health Professionals, and are employed in numerous settings including high schools, colleges and universities, professional sports, sports medicine clinics, industrial medicine settings, hospitals, and the military.The Athletic Training major is a competency-based program designed to provide professional preparation leading toward eligibility to take the national Board of Certification (BOC) exam. The Athletic Training program at Lasell College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The four-year program in Athletic Training includes formal instruction in prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, first aid and emergency care, therapeutic modalities, human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, kinesiology, nutrition, pathology, pharmacology, personal and community health, psychology and health care administration. In addition to formal classroom instruction, students will participate in extensive clinical experiences, for credit, under the direct supervision of Certified Athletic Trainers. Clinical experiences in Athletic Training allow the student to apply what is being learned in the classroom to practical experiences with athletes and other physically active individuals. Clinical rotations will take place at Lasell College and at affiliated off-campus sites, and will include a variety of practice settings and sport exposures. Students will have clinical courses each semester, beginning in the fall semester of their sophmore year, provided all academic requirements are met. Requirements for admission into the Athletic Training Major include: successful (C or better) completion of a minimum of two years of high school math (preferably algebra and geometry), and two years of high school lab science (preferably biology and chemistry or physics). In order to comply with accreditation guidelines, the College may restrict enrollment in the Athletic Training Major. View more details on Lasell College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Physical Therapy courses.