
Professional Athletic Training Students
Professional Athletic Training students are those students who have applied and been accepted into the Professional Phase of the Athletic Training program. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training and are eligible to take the Board of Certification Examination to achieve certification as an athletic trainer.
Degree Requirements
Graduating from Hofstra University with a Bachelor's of Science in Athletic Training requires the following:
- Completion of a total of 128 credit hours
- This includes completion of all necessary clinical education requirements
- Completion of 64 liberal arts credit hours
- Completion of the residency requirement
- Last 15 credit hours in major, including at least one off-campus experience must be completed at Hofstra University
- Last 30 credit hours must be completed at Hofstra University
The curriculum is designed to meet all of the above requirements. More specifically, HPR 195: Field Experience in Health Care meets the required off-campus experience as part of the residence requirement.
Please refer to the Hofstra University Undergraduate Bulletin and the BS in Athletic Training Degree Planner for detailed program requirements
Program Policies and Academic Course Progression
Please click here to access the Athletic Training Program Policy and Procedure Handbook
Web Resources
Iota Tau Alpha National Honor Society
In July of 2009 Hofstra University formed the Alpha Psi Chapter of the Iota Tau Alpha National Athletic Training Education Honor Society. The Hofstra University Chapter of Iota Tau Alpha holds students to a high academic standard, as members must earn an in-major GPA of a 3.5 and overall GPA of a 3.25 to qualify. This academic standard is significantly higher than what is typically required for other Iota Tau Alpha Chapters.
The purpose of Iota Tau Alpha Athletic Training Education Honor Society is to function as an honor and professional society for students of Athletic Training Education. Iota Tau Alpha activities are designed to stimulate scholarly attainment and investigation in Athletic Training Education and to promote the dissemination of information and new interpretations of the Society's activities among students of Athletic Training Education.
Links and Resources
Professional Organizations & Associations
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
American College of Radiology (Imaging Appropriateness Guidelines)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Dietetic Association (ADA)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC)
College Athletic Trainers’ Society (CATS)
Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
Eastern Athletic Trainers Association (EATA)
International Federation of Sports Medicine
International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN)
NATA District 2
NATA Political Action Committee (NATAPAC)
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
National Basketball Athletic Trainers’ Association (NBATA)
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
New York State Athletic Trainers Association (NYSATA)
Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS)
Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS)
Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society (PHATS)
Sports Medicine Australia
Sports Physical Therapy Section
World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy (WFATT)
Educational & Research Institutes
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Center for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM)
Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathty (CSTE)
Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI)
Korey Stringer Institute
NATA Research & Education Foundation
National Institute of Health (NIH)
National Lightning Safety Institute
National Operating Committee for Safety of Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE)
New Hampshire Musculoskeletal Institute
Sports Legacy Institute
STOP Sports Injuries
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
The Institute for Preventative Sports Medicine (IPSM)
The Zunis Foundation
Youth Sports Safety Alliance