School of Education

Professional ATEP requirements

The ATEP is divided into the Pre-professional lasting two to three years, and the Professional Program during the final two and a half years. The Professional Program requires a practicum and sequential courses therefore; students must enter the program during Spring Semester.

Upon admission into the Professional Program, the following requirements must be met:

1. Become a student member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, Inc.

2. Purchase student liability insurance prior to initiating clinical education.

3. Accumulate a minimum of 1,000 hours of clinical practicum within a two and a half year period.

4. Demonstrate progressive improvement as an athletic training student throughout the practicum, per CAATE guidelines and The University of Montana's ATEP expectations.

5. Complete the required curriculum sequentially.

6. Register for the BOC exam.

7. Maintain current appropriate First Aid and CPR cards (see HHP First Aid Requirements).

8. Maintain a 2.75 overall GPA and receive no lower than a "C" in any professional course.

9. Hepatitis B immunization must be completed before initiating clinical education. Please refer to the Pre-Athletic Training Manual.

10. Meet established technical standards. Please refer to the Pre-Athletic Training Manual.

First Aid Exit Competency

All Health and Human Performance students are required to demonstrate competency in first aid/emergency care and CPR upon submission of their application for degrees. Presentation of the following certifications will meet this competency:

Any one of the following current first aid/emergency care certifications:

• Emergency Response from the American Red Cross
• First Responder
• National Safety Council Level III
• Wilderness First Responder

Plus one of the following CPR certifications:

• American Heart Association (Health Care Provider is required for the athletic training major)
• American Red Cross (Professional Rescuer is required for the athletic training major)
• Certification as an Emergency Medical Technician

Health and Human Performance students may use available elective credits to take HHP 289, Advanced First Aid, Emergency Care and CPR, to meet this competency, or they may elect to fulfill the competency through another agency. Credit for HHP 289 will not be awarded for certifications earned at agencies other than the Health and Human Performance Department at The University of Montana-Missoula