Athletic Training

The Athletic Training Department at Heidelberg University consists of:

1) The Athletic Training Major

2) The Athletic Training Major with Pre-Professional Curriculum

3) The Health Sciences Major

4) The Health Sciences Major with Pre-Professional Curriculum

5) The Sports Medicine Program that provides clinical athletic training services to student athletes participating in intercollegiate sports.

The focus of our website is to introduce and provide resources for current & prospective students, parents, coaches, and other parties potentially affected by the Athletic Training Department. As you browse through our website, should you have any questions please contact us.

Please view the AT Student Handbook for additional information regarding the ATEP.

What's unique about the Athletic Training Department at Heidelberg University?

1. Heidelberg is one of few NCAA Division III schools with an ATEP to have a fully academic Program Director to oversee the academic and administrative duties of the ATEP.
2. Heidelberg is one of the few institutions in the nation that has an independent Athletic Training Department. In a majority of other colleges and universities, Athletic Training is housed under another department (i.e. Physical Education, Athletics...) with related majors or other programs.
3. Students within the department typically have a double major or a minor in a related area (i.e. Biology or Psychology).
4. The AT Department requires clinical education or internships for all students to ensure that they have the ability to apply the knowledge that they learn in the classroom into real patient-care situations.
5. Students completing the Pre-Professional curriculum with the Athletic Training major & Health Sciences major have a strong record of getting accepted to graduates school for Physical Therapy, Nursing, Physician Assistant Studies, and Chiropractic Medicine. 
6. The department includes five full-time faculty members, all of which hold multiple credentials in the Healthcare field.  Several department faculty have dual roles that involve clinical and academic duties. Select the "Faculty" link to learn more. In addition, we have a Graduate Assistant that brings our total to six (6) contributing members within department.
7. Heidelberg's Athletic Training students experience clinical education that involves working directly with primary care and orthopedic physicians, NCAA Division II & Division III athletics and various medical professionals, including but not limited to nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and chiropractors.
8. Heidelberg has offered an Athletic Training / Sports Medicine Program for more than 20 years, starting in 1987. We are privileged to have been preparing students for careers in athletic training before many other programs even came into existence!  We launched the Health Sciences major in 2011 to provide an additional challenging and functional major for students seeking to pursue a career in healthcare.
9. Department students and faculty have served as a Medical Volunteer group every year at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon since 2008.
10. The Athletic Training Department at Heidleberg is among the most elite due to:
    
    1. Its high retention standards.
    2. Membership in the Iota Tau Alpha national honor society (Beta Gamma Chapter).
    3. A nearly 90% overall pass rate on the Board of Certification (BOC) Examination to become a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC).
    4. 85% of AT department graduates find related employment, internships, and/or are accepted to graduate school in a healthcare related field.