Kinesiology and Leisure Science
The Master of Science Degree
Athletic Training Education Programs (last updated 01/09/2008)
The MS degree program provides accredited Graduate Athletic Training Education Programs for students who wish to pursue advanced knowledge and research in one of the following areas of specialization:
Entry-Level Graduate Athletic Training Education Program
The Entry-Level Graduate Athletic Training Education Program (EL-GATEP) mission is to prepare graduate students to become BOC certified athletic trainers and scholars in the athletic training profession. For more information about the Athletic Training Profession, visit the NATA website for students.
Students who want to become certified athletic trainers must earn a degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum program. The EL-GATEP at the University of Hawaii is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
Academic Program Information
For more information about the Entry-Level Graduate
Athletic Training Education Program, please contact:
Michelle A. Cleary, PhD, ATC
Entry-Level Graduate Athletic Training Education Program Director
Phone: (808) 956-3804
Email: mcleary@hawaii.edu
Post-Professional (Advanced) Graduate Athletic Training Education Program (AATEP)
The Post-Professional (Advanced) Athletic Training Education Program mission is to prepare BOC certified (or certification eligible) students to become scholars and leaders in the athletic training profession. This program is provisionally accredited by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA).
- Post-Professional AATEP Program Description (PDF file)
- Post-Professional AATEP Application Form (PDF file)
- Graduate Assistantship Announcement (PDF file)
- Graduate Assistant Application Form (PDF file)
- Important Dates and Deadlines (PPT file) (scholarship and grant information)
For more information about the Post-Professional (Advanced) Graduate
Athletic Training Education Program, please contact:
Iris F. Kimura, PhD, ATC, PT
Post-Professional Graduate Athletic Training Education Program Director
Phone: (808) 956-3797
Email: ikimura@hawaii.edu