AT Admission Portfolio
The Admission Portfolio for Athletic Training must include the following:
*For help in creating your portfolio, follow these directions.
-
A home page with a headshot/photo and a short biography, which includes a personal statement about your desire to enter the Athletic Training Education Program
-
You will need to create one folder to contain all of your Admissions Materials. This should include the following items:
-
An admissions essay/letter addressed to the Athletic Training Admissions Committee, covering the following topics:
-
A little about your background and your experience with athletic training.
-
What sparked your interest in athletic training.
-
Who you would consider your role model or mentor and how they have influenced you in athletic training.
-
Some things that you learned about athletic training from your observation.
-
Where you see yourself after completing the program, including career, setting, further schooling, location.
-
A formal resume including the following sections (if appropriate):
-
Education section
-
Experience section
-
Honors and Awards
-
Activities and/or Volunteer Experiences
-
*You may include any other resume sections you think contribute to your document.
-
Your mid-term grade report (scanned in) including all your courses from this semester with signatures.
- A copy of your current STAR Report (copied into Microsoft Word and formatted) with the following information highlighted:
-
Overall GPA and Grades in the classes listed below:
- Biological Concepts (26-105)
- Human Anatomy (26-211) * if applicable
- Orientation to Kinesiology (77-121)
- Medical Terminology (77-170)
- Prevention, Recognition & Treatment of Athletic Injuries (77-171) * if applicable
- Applied Anatomy & Kinesiology (77-173) *if applicable -
1 Letter of Reference from a non-family member who can speak to your ability to succeed (ie. a professor, a former ATC, a coach, a high school teacher)
- Summary document (2 pages) of an interview with one current athletic training student of your choice.
- Copy of 1 ATC/Clinical Staff evaluation chosen for you.
- Copy of 1 Athletic Training Student evaluation chosen by you.
Students who wish to be considered for admittance must email access to their completed Admittance Portfolio to the Admission Committee members by 9:00 p.m. on the Sunday following Spring Break (April 1, 2012). You must email your portfolio to the following group of people (PLEASE include all): sipesr@uwosh.edu, calvertk@uwosh.edu, peiterse@uwosh.edu, zuberbij@uwosh.edu, ,johnsenj@uwosh.edu, stierl@uwosh.edu

