Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Athletic Training] From Florida Gulf Coast University

Students learn how to help athletes?prevent injury, recover and return to pre-injury status.? During the program, students complete a series of clinical experiences.? These experiences may be associated with FGCU intercollegiate athletic programs, professional athletic programs, local sports medicine clinics, and local high school athletic programs.? Graduates of the FGCU B.S.A.T. program are eligible to take the Board of Certification (BOC)?examination to become a certified athletic trainer.

Consistent with its mission and guiding principles, Florida Gulf Coast University is committed to academic excellence and continuous quality improvement, as supported by a sound teaching-learning process. Within this process, students and instructors share responsibility for learning that is a movement from the simple to the complex, the concrete to the abstract, and the dependent to the independent. The Academic Learning Compact (ALC) initiative supports the teaching-learning process by clearly identifying expected core student learning outcomes in the areas of content/discipline knowledge and skills, communication skills, and critical thinking skills; aligning curricula with expectations; and using assessment to guide continuous improvement.

Graduates will be able to:

1.? Demonstrate proper injury/illness prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis required of an athletic trainer.
2.??Demonstrate proper immediate, emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation required of an athletic trainer.
3.??Identify important concepts related to administration used in professional athletic training practice.
4.??Model professional behaviors that are consistent? with professional practice in athletic training.
5.??Demonstrate effective critical thinking and problem solving skills compatible with being an effective athletic trainer.
6.??Appropriately use and modify written and oral communication used in athletic training practice.