WELCOME TO HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY'S
ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM!
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Program Overview
The Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The purpose of CAATE is to maintain the quality of entry-level athletic training education Programs. Admission to the ATEP is competitive and highly selective. Freshmen athletic training majors are considered to be in application to the program. Upon formal admission to the program, students must complete specific academic requirements and extensive field experiences under the supervision of an approved clinical instructor (ACI). Students who complete the athletic training education program will receive a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training and will be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification, Inc examination.
Jolene Henning, EdD, ATC, LAT
Associate Professor
Chair, Department of Athletic Training
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Phone: (336) 841-4514
Email: jhenning@highpoint.edu
Office: Norcross 222
Nancy Groh, Ed.D, ATC, LAT
Clinical Instructor Educator/Clinical Coordinator
Assistant Professor of Athletic Training
Department of Exercise and Sport Science
Phone: (336) 841-4515
Email: ngroh@highpoint.edu
Office: Norcross 219
Edward B. Weller MD
Medical Director / Orthopaedic Surgeon
High Point Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
Christopher S. Brumfield, MD
Team Physician / Orthopaedic Surgeon
High Point Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
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Mission
The mission of the Athletic Training Education program at High Point University is to provide quality didactic and clinical education experiences designed to prepare students for a career as an athletic training professional.
Program Goals- Provide students with quality didactic learning experiences.
- Provide students with quality clinical education experiences
- Prepare students for entry into graduate school or entry-level athletic training careers
- Prepare students for success on the BOC examination.
- Provide students with the opportunity to develop athletic training skills through an integrative clinical model.
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Admission & Retention
Admission to the ATEP occurs at the end of the freshmen year. The program reserves the right to admit a limited number of qualified students into the program in order to maintain appropriate instructor-to-student ratios in clinical courses and supervised field experiences. The size of each class formally admitted into the program will be determined on an annual basis. Candidates must also meet the program's Technical Standards for admission. The following documents provide clarification of the programs admission and retention policies.
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Curriculum
The athletic training curriculum is comprised of three core components: 1) didactic courses for knowledge acquisition; (2) laboratory courses for psychomotor acquisition; and 3) extensive supervised field experiences (experiential learning) for the integration of didactic knowledge and psychomotor skill in the context of patient-athlete care. These three elements provide the student an opportunity to progressively build knowledge and skills over time in a logical and thematic manner. Students accepted into the program must make a sizable and time-consuming commitment. The strength of the major is the individualized instruction and the practical experience that is gained in the University's athletic training facilities, through our Division I intercollegiate athletic programs, and off-campus affiliate education sites.