ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION PROGRAM ADMISSION AND RETENTION POLICY
Admission Requirements
Admission to TCU’s athletic training education program is highly competitive. Successful candidates will have a strong academic record, a background in the natural sciences, and experience in athletic training during their high school years. Students with a strong academic record who do not have previous athletic training experience, but are evaluated to have potential as an athletic training student, will be considered for admission.
Upon admission, students are required to have a physical exam by our team physician; show proof of immunization for hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, tetanus, and diphtheria; and attest that they meet the technical standards established by the program.
Please see the athletic training education offices in TCU’s Department of Kinesiology for an application, or visit our website at www.train.tcu.edu/atep.html.
Retention Policy
Requirements for Retention
To be retained in the Athletic Training Program, students must maintain a 2.75 or better cumulative grade point average, maintain a 2.75 or better grade point average for major coursework, earn a 2.75 or higher semester GPA, earn a “C’ or better in all courses required to complete the major, complete the clinical proficiencies assigned for the semester, and be in good standing academically with the university and comply with university policies.
Probation
Probation will serve as a warning to students that their progress in the program is not satisfactory. Students will be placed on probation if one or more of the requirements for retention are not met in a given semester. Students placed on probation: will be required to complete 10 hours of study hall each week, may not complete more than 15 hours per week in the athletic training room, and will not be allowed to travel with their respective team to away competitions. Students will be removed from probation if the requirements for retention are satisfied at the completion of the semester.
Clinical Probation
Students will be placed on clinical probation if: requirements for retention are not satisfied for two consecutive semesters, requirements for retention are not satisfied for a combination of three total semesters (consecutive or non-consecutive), and/or a deficient grade in a course required for the major is not remedied after one academic year.
To allow the student to devote more time to academics and improve their grade point average, students on clinical probation: will not be given a clinical assignment and will be required to complete 15 hours of study hall each week.
Dismissal from the program
Students who have not remedied their deficiencies following a semester of clinical probation will be considered for dismissal from the program. Other circumstances (i.e. sacrificing patient confidentiality) may result in a student being considered for dismissal and will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
The Program Director and Head Athletic Trainer in consultation with the program faculty/staff will make decisions regarding the dismissal of a student from the program. The Program Director and Head Athletic Trainer will meet with the student to discuss the decision and reason(s) for dismissal of a student from the program. A letter will be placed in the student’s file. A copy will be sent to the student and the chair of the department. Students shall not continue in the Athletic Training major (ATTR) and will be required to file a change of major form with the Dean’s office.