Exercise science department honors student award winners
The 2025 Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award winners were chosen for their academic achievements, community service and leadership roles.
The Athletic Training Program at the University of South Carolina is administratively housed in the Department of Exercise Science within the Arnold School of Public Health.
The USC AT Program provides students with experiences with a variety of patient populations,
care providers, and healthcare settings. You will find Gamecock Athletic Training
Alumni all over the world, including the NFL, MLB, NBA, US Military, NASCAR, Cirque
du Soleil, NCAA collegiate athletics, high schools in China and Europe, as well as
more traditional settings in secondary schools, sports medicine clinics, hospitals,
and industrial settings in the United States.
Degrees Offered
We currently offer both a Professional Athletic Training Program and two post-professional certificates in Critical Incident Management & Primary Care and Behavioral Health in Athletic Training.
Professional Athletic Training Program (CAATE-Accredited)
The Professional AT Program at USC was established in 1996 and has a long history of producing outstanding athletic trainers that work in various healthcare settings all over South Carolina, United States, and the world. This program is for students interested in becoming a certified athletic trainer. If you are interested in becoming a certified athletic trainer, please click on our MS in Athletic Training link below:
Post-Professional Certificates
These are two post-professional certificates in Critical Incident Management & Primary Care and Behavioral Health in Athletic Training . Students applying for this degree must already be a certified athletic trainer by the BOC.
- Master of Science in Advanced Athletic Training (M.S.
- Critical Incident Management and Primary Care Certificate
- Behavioral Health in Athletic Training Certificate
Athletic Training News
Top graduate student award winners announced
The top master's and doctoral students were honored at the annual Hooding Ceremony. Julie Warren (M.S. in Advanced Athletic Training) received the Jeffrey Keith Mattison Award, and Hannah Parker (Ph.D. in Exercise Science) won the Doctoral Achievement Award.
May graduate to join Miami Dolphins as athletic trainer
Through his educational and clinical experiences Taisei Chiba has adopted a holistic approach to patient care - which he will begin applying after graduating in May when he will rejoin the Miami Dolphins as an athletic trainer.
USC students excel at interprofessional health event
A team of health sciences students, including exercise science alumna and current athletic training student Amanda Trujillo, have won third place in CLARION National Student Case Competition.
Three exercise science faculty members honored with athletic training national awards
Three exercise science faculty members have been selected to receive the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the National Athletic Trainers' Association: Toni Torres-McGehee, Jim Mensch, and Susan Yeargin.
Athletic trainers recognized for improving profession, patient care through legislative lobbying
The National Athletic Trainers' Association recently honored the South Carolina Athletic Trainers' Association with the Governmental Affairs Dan Campbell Legislative Award, and the Board of Certification, Inc. selected them to receive the Dave Montgomery Advocacy Award.