Last Updated: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 CEs not required.
To meet the professional education requirement for licensure as a certified athletic trainer, you must present evidence of receiving either A, B or C below.
A baccalaureate or higher degree from a program in athletic training that is registered by the New York State Education Department as licensure qualifying.
A baccalaureate or higher degree from a program accredited by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP), or the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
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A program, completed before July 1, 2022, that leads to a baccalaureate degree, its equivalent or a higher degree, in any major, and have completed as part of the degree program or in addition to it:
12 semester hours in the professional athletic training content area, which may include:
kinesiology/biomechanics;
exercise physiology;
infection control;
professionalism and ethics; and
prevention and care of athletic injuries (i.e., preconditioning, conditioning, reconditioning, recognition, assessment, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
9 semester hours in the human biological and physical sciences and social and behavioral sciences content area, which may include:
principles of human anatomy and physiology;
neuroscience;
nutrition;
pharmacology;
psychology and sports psychology; and
counseling, education, and communication skills.
1,500 clock hours of clinical or work experience in the practice of athletic training* supervised by:
a New York State Certified Athletic Trainer, or
a NATABOC certified Athletic Trainer (ATC).
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