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SUNY Cortland will add to its strong reputation in athletic training by offering a masters degree in the discipline starting this summer.

The M.S. in athletic training represents a plan for the future, with the profession set to require an advanced degree for new certified athletic trainers.

SUNY Cortlands two-year, full-time graduate program will welcome its first students in July 2020.

This is exciting news and a reminder that were moving forward with the profession, said Alyson Dearie, SUNY Cortlands athletic training program director and an assistant professor of kinesiology. The healthcare setting is ever-changing, and our students will be prepared to meet its needs.

Athletic trainers help prevent and treat injuries in a variety of settings, including high schools, colleges, professional sport teams, healthcare facilities, military academies and performing arts venues. Cortland has offered a degree in athletic training for 45 years, boasting New York states first undergraduate program approved by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) in 1976.

Today, the major continues to emphasize hands-on clinical experiences and preparation for the board of certification (BOC) exam. Over the past three years, 45 out of 47 SUNY Cortland athletic training majors have passed the BOC exam a 96% pass rate for the undergraduate program.

That same high level of training soon will be offered at the masters level.

SUNY Cortlands undergraduate athletic training major has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) since 1996 and the graduate program is in the final stages of completing a change in level of degree. In 2015, a strategic alliance representing the BOC, CAATE, NATA and the NATA Foundation announced that a professional degree in athletic training would be best suited at the graduate level.

By the fall semester of 2022, CAATE-accredited programs can no longer enroll students pursuing a bachelors degree in athletic training. That means new SUNY Cortland undergraduates who aspire to be athletic trainers will receive the necessary preparation as exercise science majors starting in 2020.

Cortland will join Daemen College, Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo as New York schools that offer a masters in athletic training.

The new degree offering is the latest development for a program that already carries a strong reputation. In 2017, theNew York State Athletic Trainers Association moved its hall of fame which includes several SUNY Cortland alumni to Park Center on the universitys campus. That same year, Cortland was included among the top 10 colleges and universities nationwide in undergraduate preparation for a career in sports medicine, according to CollegeChoice.net.

Additionally, Cortland hosts anannual sports medicine symposium that brings in national experts and earns support from Dr. Bert Mandelbaum 75, a nationally respected orthopedic surgeonwho served as a team physician with U.S. Soccer.

Graduate students will complete 18 courses, which include four different clinical experiences that may take place in local athletic departments or nearby healthcare facilities. In order to be considered for admission, students must submit several required application materials, including proof of at least 50 observation hours under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer.

For more detailed information, prospective students can visit the programs webpage or contact Dearie.

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SUNY Cortland to add a master's program in athletic training - Cortland Voice

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