ATEP Mission Statement

The Bethel University Athletic Training Education Program prepares students for careers in sports medicine as Certified Athletic Trainers. Students are challenged to integrate their Christian faith with athletic training skills and knowledge to meet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the ill or injured. Faculty athletic trainers are challenged to be professional role models, providing excellent athletic training service to Bethel University athletes, serving the athletic training profession at the local, district and national levels, and being effective teachers in the classroom and laboratory. Athletic training faculty and students are challenged to strive for professional excellence and conduct in adherence to the NATA Code of Ethics and Standard of Practice.

Athletic training students are given a variety of clinical experiences, with men's and women's sports, equipment intensive sports, upper and lower extremity sports, as well as opportunities to practice in different settings such as high school, physical therapy, general medical facilities, and sports medicine centers.

Faculty are committed to the ongoing evaluation of the ATEP, pursuing quality classroom and clinical expereinces that prepare students for careers in high schools, colleges, professional teams and organizations, and other health care facilities.

Finally, the Bethel University ATEP dseires to be a program of recognized excellence, producing graduates who are known for their skills and abilites, as well as high moral values and integrity. We aspire to be one of the best athletic training education programs in the country.