Program Admission

Admit Terms and Deadlines

Rolling admissions begin on November 1 and end on February 1. Applications received after February 1 will be reviewed on a space-available basis until the final admission deadline of April 15. All steps must be completed and admission requirements met for your application to be reviewed by the school.

Minimum Graduate School Requirements

For full admission, applicants must have 1) Earned a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution, 2) a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or 3.0 in the last half of the undergraduate program. Conditional admission may be available to applicants not meeting minimum admission requirements.

Applicants must meet the following program requirements:

• An earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university or an appropriate international institution. Applicants may apply while their degree is in progress, but degree completion must be documented with official transcripts before starting the Athletic Training Program.
• A minimum of 2.75 overall GPA is required.
• Have earned a “C” or better in a course in the following areas or provide credential documentation (Course Completion Form). The EMU courses offered in each area are listed below in parentheses:
  • Current Professional Rescuer/HealthCare provider CPR or equivalent (ATTR 210 )
  • Anatomy and Physiology w/ lab 6 hours (EXSC 201 /EXSC 202 )
  • Physiology of Exercise w/ lab (EXSC 301 /EXSC 302 )
  • Sport biomechanics/tissue mechanics (EXSC 305 )
  • General Physics (PHY 221 )
  • General Chemistry (CHEM 120  or CHEM 121/122 )
  • General Biology (BIO 105  or BIO 110 )
  • General Psychology (PSY 101 )
• Documentation of 30 observation hours with an ATC. During your observation, you cannot represent yourself as an EMU “athletic training student;” you are applying to get into the Athletic Training Program. Applicants will document hours using a provided form that an ATC must sign with a BOC and state license numbers.
• Volunteer form
• Two professional or academic references. The contact details of the references will be shared through ATCAS.

The following forms need to be completed and signed:

• Technical Standards  (Certification )
• Communicable Disease Policy  
• Immunization Documentation Form  
• Proof of Health Insurance  
• Cost Expectation Form  

Application

Your application will be submitted using ATCAS, a Centralized Application Service (CAS) hosted by Liaison. After reviewing the admission requirements, please review the application instructions and start your application.

Domestic Applicants Within the application, follow the instructions to submit an official transcript from all previously attended institutions.

International Applicants Before applying, applicants must review the international application/process deadlines at emich.edu/international as they may differ from general program requirements.

For additional information regarding the application process, please see Graduate Admissions or International Admissions.

School Information

Health Promotion & Human Performance 319J Porter, 734.487.2815

Christopher Herman, PhD, Director

Advisor Information

Aaron Struminger​, PhD, AT, ATC, 319-M Porter, 734.487.2837 

Degree Requirements: 59 hours

Students in this program are granted a waiver of the University requirement: “Graduate Students may not enroll in more than 15 hours for any semester.”

• ATTR 500 Introduction to AT Clinical Education 3 hrs
• ATTR 505 Intro to Therapeutic Interventions 3 hrs
• ATTR 506 Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention for Lower Body Injuries 3 hrs
• ATTR 507 Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention for Lower Body Injuries Lab 2 hrs
• ATTR 508 Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention for Upper Body Injuries 3 hrs
• ATTR 509 Clinical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention for Upper Body Injuries Lab 2 hrs
• ATTR 520 Clinical Skills 1 hr
• ATTR 525 Practicum I 3 hrs
• ATTR 526 Practicum II 3 hrs
• ATTR 540 Medical Aspects of AT 3 hrs
• ATTR 550 Connections in Health Care: Interprofessional Education and Telemedicine 3 hrs
• ATTR 580 Current Issues in Athletic Training Health and Wellness 3 hrs
• ATTR 616 Admin and Legal Aspects of AT 3 hrs
• ATTR 625 Practicum III 3 hrs
• ATTR 626 Practicum IV 3 hrs
• ATTR 630 Evidence-Based Practice in AT 3 hrs
• ATTR 635 Professional Development 3 hrs
• ATTR 650 Athletic Training Clinical Integration and Transition to Practice 3 hrs
• ATTR 685 Seminar in AT 3 hrs
• ATTR 690 Advanced Clinical Skills and Manual Therapy Techniques 3 hrs
• ATTR 695 Immersive Experience 3 hrs

Critical Graduation Information

Each graduate student is responsible for fulfilling the requirements or equivalents of the Eastern Michigan University catalog in force at the time of their initial registration or a subsequent catalog, including the one in effect at the time of their graduation.

Master’s degree requirements must be completed within six (6) years of first enrollment in the master’s degree program.

In the event a student does not complete the master’s degree requirements within six years of the date of their original registration, the student may be required to have their credits re-evaluated by the academic department(s) of their degree in keeping with catalog requirements in force during the year of their graduation.

The following are minimum requirements for all master’s degrees awarded by Eastern Michigan University. Some programs require more than the minimum in one or more areas below.

• A master’s degree must require a minimum of 30 credit hours.
• No more than six credits of independent study courses and no more than 12 credit hours of special topics and independent study courses combined may be applied to a graduate degree.  
• Residency Requirement:
  • For students admitted to master’s degree programs of 36 or fewer required hours, at least 24 new graduate hours beginning the semester of acceptance and enrollment into the degree program must be earned at EMU. The remaining program requirement hours may be met through transfer or prior degree credit (EMU or elsewhere). 
  • For students admitted to master’s degree programs of 37 or more required hours, at least 30 new graduate hours beginning the semester of acceptance and enrollment into the degree program must be earned at EMU. Minimum degree hours must still be met for graduation. The remaining program requirement hours may be met through transfer or prior degree credit (EMU or elsewhere).
  • Residency and enrollment in multiple programs: Students enrolled in multiple master’s/specialist degree programs must have 24 unique credit hours in each degree program.
• Only credits from one completed graduate certificate may be applied to a master’s or specialist degree in a relevant field of study, as determined by the Graduate School and with the approval of the degree-granting academic department, and be included in the residency hours above.
• Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in all graduate-level courses taken at EMU and in their program of study to remain in good academic standing and be eligible for graduation. Students do not need to be registered for classes during the semester of graduation.
• The Graduate School does not permit the use of undergraduate courses (499 and below) to meet degree requirements on graduate programs of study.
• Some master’s programs require a thesis; others require a special project or internship; others require students to pass a final exam. See the Graduate School website for Thesis and Dissertation Manuals, all forms, and information about research and human subject approval. Every completed thesis or dissertation must be submitted to Digital Commons. Any form of graduate student work submitted to Digital Commons must first be approved by a faculty advisor and the Graduate School.