Application

Application Steps

Thank you for your interest in the Doctor of Athletic Training Program! Please follow the instructions below to complete your application for Summer B admission (the program begins on or around July 1 annually). To receive priority funding consideration, please complete your application as early as possible. Review of applications will continue until positions are filled; students may be admitted without funded work experiences.

Timeline for Admission

• Admission cycle opens around August 1
• Priority funding consideration made as applications are accepted (usually September 15-November 15)
• Admission Committee completes academic review
• Funded Work Experience Committees complete employment review
• Interview process begins around December 1
• Admission decisions for funded positions begin December 1
• Admission decisions for non-funded students occurs around April 1

Materials Needed for Application

Admissions review commences after September 15 for completed applications. Please do not electronically send transcripts or GRE scores to the University of Florida using the school code. Documents must be uploaded into the application system.

Complete applications include:

• Section 1 – Demographics and Conduct Code Information
• Section 2 – Qualifications and Clinical Experience: Requires documentation upload of official transcripts for Bachelors, Masters and/or Certificate programs (as applicable), as well as optional GRE scores.
• Section 3 – Professional Experience: Requires documentation upload of resume/CV and credential verification (or eligibility). Students in their final year of a professional Athletic Training program should submit a letter from their Program Director attesting they are eligible to sit for the BOC examination and intend to graduate prior to the admission date for the Doctor of Athletic Training program.
• Section 4 – Essay Response
• Section 5 – Concentration Preference Ranking: Teaching & Leadership, Orthopedics, Sport Performance or Manual Therapy
• Section 6 – Funded Work Experience Setting Preference Ranking
• Section 7 Name, Employer, Email, Recommendation Type (academic or clinical) for three references: References will receive an email with a link to complete an evaluation form and submit a letter of evaluation for the applicant.