Technical Standards for Admission
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN is a rigorous and intense program that places specific requirements and demands on the students enrolled in the program. An objective of this program is to prepare graduates to enter a variety of employment settings and to render care to a wide spectrum of individuals engaged in physical activity. The technical standards set forth by the Athletic Training Educational Program establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to this program to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic trainer, as well as meet the expectations of the program's accrediting agency (Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education [CAATE]). All students admitted to the Athletic Training Educational Program must meet the following abilities and expectations. In the event a student is unable to fulfill these technical standards, with or without reasonable accommodation, the student will not be admitted into the program.
Compliance with the program’s technical standards does not guarantee a student’s eligibility for the Board of Certification exam. Candidates for selection to the Athletic Training Educational Program with or without accommodation must demonstrate:
- Ability to assimilate, analyze, synthesize, integrate concepts and problem solve to formulate assessment and therapeutic judgments and to be able to distinguish deviations from the norm.
- Sufficient postural and neuromuscular control, sensory function, and coordination to perform appropriate physical examinations using accepted techniques; and accurately, safely and efficiently use equipment and materials during the assessment and treatment of patients.
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients and colleagues, including individuals from a variety of cultural and social backgrounds; this includes, but is not limited to, the ability to establish rapport with patients and communicate judgments and treatment information effectively.
- Ability to record the physical examination results and a treatment plan clearly and accurately.
- Capacity to maintain composure and continue to function well during periods of high demands and activity.
- Perseverance, diligence and commitment to complete the specified athletic training education program content as sequenced.
- Ability to adjust to changing situations and uncertainty in clinical situations.
- Skills and appropriate demeanor and rapport that relate to professional education and quality patient care.
Candidates for selection to the athletic training educational program will be required to verify they understand and meet these technical standards, with or without reasonable accommodations. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to providing an accessible and supportive environment for students with disabilities. Students requesting accommodations for a disability are responsible for notifying the University of their and their request for accommodation. To initiate a request for accommodation, students must contact the Division of Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES). DRES will evaluate a student who states he/she could meet the program’s technical standards with accommodation and confirm that the stated condition qualifies as a disability under applicable laws.
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- Kinesiology Academic Advising Office
- Megan Farris, Academic Advisor
- 155 Freer Hall
- 906 S. Goodwin Avenue
- Urbana, IL 61801
- Web Address: www.kch.uiuc.edu/undergrad/advising.htm
- E-mail: KINES Advising
- Division of Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES)
- Rehabilitation Education Center – Mail Code 57
- Student Services Office
- 1207 S. Oak Street
- Champaign, IL 61820
- (217) 333-4604
- (217) 333-0248 FAX
- Web address: www.disability.uiuc.edu/
- E-mail: Sensory and Testing
