Assistantships/Stipend Value
This is a two year graduate assistantship position. There is a full tuition waiver and yearly stipend of approximately $10,000.
Graduate students work closely with full-time ATC staff to coordinate student-athlete care and rehabilitation. Graduate students will also have the opportunity to work independently with various sports teams.
Requirements
All candidates must be Certified Athletic Trainers or Certification Eligible, and interested in completing advanced degree studies, strengthening their clinical skills and professional preparation.
All applicants must submit the following to the USU graduate school: USU graduate application, current university transcripts, GRE or Miller Analogy Test scores, and three letters of reference addressing academic potential for graduate school and/or competencies in the athletic training setting. Minimum admission criteria are an undergraduate GPA of 3.0, GRE score of 1000 or MAT comparable percentile.
MS Exercise Science - Sports Medicine
Utah State's Exercise Science / Sports Medicine Emphasis is a two year Masters of Science degree program collaboration between USU Sports Medicine and the Department of Health Physical Education and Recreation.
This degree can be completed as a 30 credit with a Thesis Project or a 33 hour non-thesis program. The required program courses combine foundation work in exercise science with clinically relevant courses in sports medicine. The option of completing a thesis is a decision made jointly by the student and faculty advisor.
