Mission, goals, and graduate learning outcomes

Mission statement

The Oregon State University athletic training degree is designed to prepare you for the challenges of the ever-expanding healthcare profession of athletic training by providing extensive classroom and clinical educational experiences. Through an emphasis on patient-centered holistic care and population health perspectives, graduates of this program achieve the entry-level knowledge and skills necessary to embark on a career as a certified athletic trainer in diverse settings.

Goals and objectives of the program

The OSU athletic training program has the following goals:

• Provide you with quality classroom learning experiences.
• Provide you with varied and quality clinical education experiences.
• Prepare you to meet entry-level standards of the profession of athletic training.
• Prepare you for a successful transition-to-practice as athletic trainers committed to advancing health and well-being for all.

MATrn graduate learning outcomes

At the completion of the program, you will be able to:

• Develop, implement, and monitor injury and illness prevention strategies.
• Incorporate clinical reasoning in the selection of assessment procedures to formulate diagnoses.
• Create and implement therapeutic interventions.
• Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
• Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
• Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.

See outcomes tables for analytics on past OSU athletic training students’ success on BOC examination, graduation rate, graduate placement/employment rate and retention rate.