Goal #1. AT students will become competent and skilled Certified Athletic Trainers.

Objectives:

1. UNCG’s overall pass rate on the BOC Examination will match or exceed the national average regardless of the number of attempts.

Goal #2. UNCG will retain and graduate students admitted to the AT Program

Objectives:

1. UNCG’s retention rate will exceed 80%
2. UNCG’s graduation rate will exceed 80%

Goal #3. UNCG AT students will be hired in athletic training positions, and employers will be satisfied with UNCG graduates’ performance.

Objectives:

1. UNCG students hired as athletic trainers will exceed 50% of the cohort
2. Employers will be satisfied with UNCG graduates’ performance in the practice areas of athletic training as demonstrated by a satisfaction survey disseminated to employers via the Program.
3. Employers will be satisfied with UNCG graduates’ professional behaviors and qualities as demonstrated by a satisfaction survey disseminated to employers via the Program.
4. Employers will be satisfied with UNCG graduates’ performance compared to other entry-level AT or employees as demonstrated by a satisfaction survey disseminated to employers via the Program.

Goal #4. UNCG will provide a current curriculum that meets the educational and preparation requirements of students of the program. 

Objectives:

1. Students will rate the quality of the course content between good and excellent on exit surveys.
2. Students will rate the quality of clinical experiences between good and excellent on exit surveys.
3. Students will rate the quality of BOC examination preparation between good and excellent on exit surveys

4. UNCG Faculty and applicable stakeholders will review exit surveys and other student feedback to formulate plans for revising the Program.

Student Learning Goals

Goal #1. AT students will demonstrate entry-level competence for patient care and clinical decisions on body regions, patient populations, and clinical settings. Objectives:

1. AT students will demonstrate competence on the BOC Examination by scoring at or above the National average in the practice domains of athletic training.
2. AT students will perform at or above entry-level competence in making patient care decisions in the unique context of college/university, high school, rehabilitation intensive, and primary care settings as measured by clinical assessments.

Objective 3. AT students will perform at or above entry-level competence in making patient care decisions for the unique needs of male, female,  general populations  as measured by clinical assessments.

Objective 4. AT students will perform at or above entry-level competence in making patient care decisions in upper extremity, lower extremity, and equipment-intensive clinical experiences as measured by clinical assessments

Objective 5. AT students will perform at or above entry-level competence in rehabilitating an injured athlete during their clinical integrated rehabilitation capstone experience as measured by grading rubric.

Goal #2. AT students will be able to critically analyze the athletic training body of knowledge and interpret its impact on the profession.

Objectives:

1. Students will perform at or above entry-level competence in presenting a scientific article as measured by a grading rubric
2. AT students will perform at or above entry-level competence in presenting their clinical integrated rehabilitation capstone as measured by a grading rubric

Goal #3. AT students will perform the majority of their clinical rotation objectives on real-life patients. 

Objectives:

1. AT students will perform at least half of their assigned clinical rotation objectives on real-life patients.

Quality of Instruction

Goal #1. The instruction of athletic training courses will promote AT students performing at a high academic level for course work associated with the educational domains of athletic training. 

Objectives:

1. The instruction associated with athletic training courses will be high quality, allowing students to achieve letters grades of A and B. 
2. The instruction associated with athletic training courses will be high quality, allowing students to achieve GPAs greater than 3.0. 

Goal #2. The instruction of athletic training courses will be rated as high quality by the AT students for course work associated with the educational domains of athletic training. 

Objectives:

1. The instruction associated with evidence-based practice will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
2. The instruction associated with prevention and health promotion will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
3. The instruction associated with clinical examination and diagnosis will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
4. The instruction associated with acute care of injury and illness will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
5. The instruction associated with therapeutic interventions will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
6. The instruction associated with psychosocial strategies and referral will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
7. The instruction associated with health care administration will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.
8. The instruction associated with professional development and responsibility will be rated as good to excellent in course evaluations.

Goal #3. The instruction by preceptors and the educational opportunities at clinical sites will be rated as high quality. 

Objectives:

1. The instruction provided by preceptors will be rated as good to excellent on end of rotation evaluations.
2. The educational opportunities at clinical sites will be rated as good to excellent on end of rotation evaluations.