Welcome to the Winthrop University Athletic Training Education Program (WU-ATEP)!  The Department of Health and Physical Education at Winthrop University offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training.

Athletic Training is an allied health profession dealing with prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses.  The Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) works with physicians and other medical personnel as an integral member of the health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional sports programs, sports medicine clinics, corporate/industrial, and other health care settings.

The WU-ATEP has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) since September 2004.  The purpose of CAATE is to develop, maintain, and promote appropriate minimum standards of quality of entry level Athletic Training education programs.  CAATE is sponsored by The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).  In order to challenge the Board of Certification (BOC) Examination, a candidate must graduate from an accredited program.

The goal of the WU Athletic Training Education Program is to prepare qualified athletic trainers for the profession by establishing their eligibility to take the BOC Examination through the development of cognitive and psychomotor skills.  We invite you to explore the WU-ATEP web pages in detail and contact us with any questions.

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