Drake University Bachelor's to Master of Athletic Training

The Drake University Bachelor's to Master of Athletic Training program provides an accelerated pathway for students to complete their Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences or Kinesiology at Drake University and a Master of Athletic Training (M.A.T.) at Saint Louis University. Students in this program will save themselves time and money by reducing their total education for these two degrees by a year, effectively allowing them to earn a bachelor's and master's degree in five years. 

SLU's M.A.T. program will save two spots annually for Drake students, provided they meet the admission requirements, including prerequisites, but additional spots will be considered on a space available basis. Students will be able to start their M.A.T. before their Drake bachelor's degree has been conferred and use credits from their first year of the M.A.T. program to earn their bachelor's degree at Drake. 

For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following programs:

Drake University Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences 

Drake University Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

Master of Athletic Training

Admission Requirements

Students must meet admission requirements for all students applying for the Master of Athletic Training at Saint Louis University. Students must have a record of high academic achievement with at least a 3.00 cumulative GPA and have completed or plan to complete all prerequisite courses during the year of their application. Please visit the M.A.T. admission requirements for more information. 

Students must submit their application through the ATCAS application system during the third year of the B.S. degree program at Drake University. Applications are reviewed and acceptances completed on a rolling basis. A new application cycle opens each year on or around July 1, but students must apply by April 1 of their junior year. 

Program Requirements

Undergraduate course credits used to earn the Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science or Kinesiology at Drake cannot be used to meet the requirements to earn the M.A.T. at SLU. Credits earned in the M.A.T. may be used to fulfill remaining requirements of the B.S. degree at Drake. The translation of grades from those awarded by the M.A.T. program to those recorded internally by Drake shall be solely within the control of Drake. Also, solely within the control of Drake shall be the following arising from the completion of classes at Drake by the student: (1) the award of credits toward Drake's bachelor's credit requirement and (2) the satisfaction of Drake's general education requirements. Grades from the first year at SLU shall not be used in the calculation of Drake's academic rank and honors. 

At the end of their first year at SLU, which would also be their final year at Drake, students will need to provide their final, official transcript from Drake to SLU to prove bachelor's degree conferral. Students will not be able to progress into their final year of the M.A.T. until they have provided their final Drake transcript showing degree conferral. 

This roadmap is just one example of a semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. There are other plans students can and do take. The plan of study for each particular student is established in consultation with each student’s academic advisor; this roadmap does not replace academic advising appointments.

Roadmap notes:

• This Roadmap assumes full-time enrollment unless otherwise noted.
• Courses/Milestones marked with an “!” are critical and must be completed in the semester listed in the Roadmap to ensure a timely graduation.
• Course availability and sequencing are subject to change.

Apply for Admission

Contact Doisy College of Health Sciences
Recruitment specialist
314-977-2570
dchs@health.slu.edu