RETENTION POLICY
Once admitted into the University, students who declare
Athletic Training as their major will be designated as Pre-Athletic
Training students. Students will be required to follow the
course sequence form for their freshman and sophomore years.
Following the successful completion of the retention process
in the spring of the sophomore year, students will be formally
admitted into the clinical portion of the Athletic Training
Education Program. More information about this process will
be discussed when the student enrolls in ESS 140 and again
in ESS 210.
• Completion of ESS 140, 141, 145, 202, 210, 230,
232, 235, 245, and 246 is required. A grade of “B”
(3.0) or better in ESS 140, 141, 145, 202, and 210 is required.
• Students starting the program as true freshman are
required to take ESS 184 and ESS 212 during their freshman
year. Students entering the major after the freshman year
must take ESS 184 and ESS 212 during the course of the program.
• A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better
and an Athletic Training major GPA of 3.0 or better
• Submission of a written essay of career goals and
objectives to the Program Director
• Interview with the Retention Committee (Program
Director, Head Athletic Trainer, Department Chair, ESS Faculty
Member, Assistant Athletic Trainer)
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty members
outside of the ATEP
RETENTION EVALUATION CRITERIA
(50 point total =100%)
• Overall GPA = 15 points (30%)
o GPA points will be as follows: 4.0 – 3.5 = 15 –
13 pts., 3.4 – 3.0 = 12 – 10 pts., 2.9 –
2.5 = 9 – 7 pts.
o A cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better and
an Athletic Training major GPA of 3.0 or better is required.
o A letter grade of “B” (3.0) or better in ESS
140, 141, 145, 202, and 210 is required
o Completion of the following courses with a grade point
average of 3.0 or better is required: *ESS 140, *ESS 141,
*ESS 145, *ESS 202, *ESS 210, ESS 230, ESS 235, and ESS
246.
• Completion of 85 clinical observation hours = 10
points (20%)
• Interview and Clinical Observation Evaluations =
15 points (30%)
o Interview will take place once each year around April
15th with the members of the Retention Committee.
o A total of four evaluation are completed during observation
rotations
• Faculty Recommendations = 10 points (20%)
o Each recommendation will be scored on a scale of 1-5 points
with 5 being the highest score possible. The sum of the
two recommendations will be recorded, with 10 being the
maximum score possible.
RETENTION POLICY
The totals from each of the retention criteria areas are
tabulated and reviewed for student retention. Those students
that achieve a score of 80 % or higher on the Retention
Criteria will remain in good standing within the Athletic
Training Education Program.
Once the retention process has been completed during the
spring semester of the sophomore year, the student will
be notified approximately in mid-May of the on the decision
of their retention status in the Athletic Training Education
Program. Students who are not successful in meeting the
Retention Criteria to the program will not be permitted
to take athletic training clinical courses until the retention
criteria has been met. Students may be allowed to continue
on a probationary basis at the discretion of the Program
Director and Retention Committee. If after the second attempt,
the student does not meet the retention criteria to the
program, they will be strongly encouraged to seek academic
options other than Athletic Training.
