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Specialized Education and Training

1. A baccalaureate or post baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and one of the following: (a) current licensure, registration, or certification as an athletic trainer issued by another state, jurisdiction, or territory of the United States; or (b) current national certification as an athletic trainer issued by the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
   
2. In lieu of the requirements in #1 above, a person shall hold a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree which includes at least 24 hours of combined academic credit from each of the following course areas: (A) human anatomy; (B) health, disease, nutrition, fitness, wellness, emergency care, first aid, or drug and alcohol education; (C) kinesiology or biomechanics; (D) physiology of exercise; (E) athletic training, sports medicine, or care and prevention of injuries; (F) advanced athletic training, advanced sports medicine, or assessment of injury; and (G) therapeutic exercise or rehabilitation or therapeutic modalities; In addition, a person must have completed an apprenticeship program in athletic training that (a) consists of 1800 clock-hours completed in college or university intercollegiate sports programs; (b) is based on the academic calendar; (c) is completed during at least five fall and/or spring semesters; and (d) is completed while enrolled as a student at a college or university for at least 1500 of the 1800 clock-hours.
   
3. In lieu of the requirements in #1 and #2 above applicants shall have a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree in athletic training from a college or university which held accreditation, during the applicants matriculation at the college or university and at the time the degree was conferred, from a nationally recognized accrediting organization that is approved by the board.
   
4. All applicants must hold current certification in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or current certification for emergency medical services (EMS) with the Department of State Health Services.
   
5. Applicants who hold a degree in physical therapy or corrective therapy should refer to the board's rules for specific information about licensure requirements.
   
6. All applicants must successfully complete the Texas Athletic Trainer Written Examination and the Texas Athletic Trainer Practical Examination.
   

*Texas Athletic Trainer Written Examination
*Texas Athletic Trainer Practical Examination

Last Updated April 9, 2007