What is Accreditation?
Truman's athletic training education program is accredited by CAATE.

In 1997, the National Athletic Trainer's Association mandated that anyone applying for Certification as an Athletic Trainer after the year 2003, must graduate from an accredited Athletic Training program.

What other schools are accredited?
 
How does a school become accredited?
  • 11 CAATE accredited Athletic Training programs in the state of Missouri
  • Learn more at http://www.caate.net
  • Accreditation is granted by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Programs (CAATE)
 
  • The athletic training program must submit a self-study and host a site visit.
  • The self-study involves a review of the program's coursework, educational methods, clinical experiences, and evaluation techniques.
  • The purpose of the site-visit is to verify information in the self-study and evaluate the clinical education.

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