What Can I Do With a Major In Athletic Training?
UGA Specific Information for Athletic Training
The Athletic Training Education Program is an academic major in the Department of Kinesiology in the College of Education. The ATEP is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Students in the ATEP receive academic knowledge and clinical proficiency in the various domains of athletic training clinical practice. Upon completion of all degree requirements, students are eligible to take the national board examination given by the Board of Certification (BOC) which is required to practice as a Certified Athletic Trainer in forty-nine states. Certified Athletic Trainers, under the direction of a licensed physician, provide health care for athletes and those who are physically active within six areas of clinical practice: prevention, clinical evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation and reconditioning, organization and administration and professional responsibilities.
Class of 2021 Career Outcomes for Athletic Training*
** Includes Self-Employed
Campus Resources
- The Department of Kinesiology
- Rho Tau- The University of Georgia’s Pre-Physical Therapy Student Organization
- Omega Tau- The University of Georgia’s Pre-Occupational Therapy Student Organization Email: ugaomegatau@gmail.com
- Sports Medicine Club Email: ugasportsmedicineclub@gmail.com
- Pre-Physician Assistant Club Email: ugaprepaclub@gmail.com
- To find additional clubs and organizations, go to the UGA Involvement Network.
- Connect with your Career Consultant
Additional UGA Career Center Recommendations/Considerations
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Additional Career Research Resources
- O*NET (click on Find Occupations)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (type in general term for career of interest
- Firsthand (Company rankings/profiles, industry career guides, and advice articles)
- Candid Career (Recorded informational interviews of professionals in specific careers)
- LinkedIn Find Alumni Tool (search what uga alumni do, what they studied, what they are skilled at, where they live, where they work and what they are skilled at)
Employment Websites
GENERAL
- Handshake (login with your UGA MyID and password)
- Interstride (login using your UGA MyID email address)
- Idealist (nonprofit jobs)
- USAJobs(federal jobs)
MAJOR/CAREER SPECIFIC
- American College of Sports Medicine
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association
- National Strength & Conditioning Association
- The Corporate Health & Wellness Association
- Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Cool Works
For college/university positions
Professional Associations/Resources
- Board of Certification
- Aerobic and Fitness Association of America
- American Academy of Physician’s Assistants
- American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American Heart Association
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Physiological Association
- Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology
- International Sports Science Association
- Medical Fitness Association
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