The purpose of this capstone athletic training course is to allow senior athletic training students to integrate their clinical and didactic knowledge in a pre?professional setting. Opportunity to prepare for the BOC certification examination and to prepare for their future careers in athletic training or placement in an advanced degree program will be explored. Special emphasis will be placed on study habits, BOC exam content and format, graduate school application processes, resume building, interviewing techniques and other skills pertinent to the senior level athletic training student. During this time students are required to complete an average of 100 hours at a mutually agreed upon clinical setting. . The capstone experience is specifically designed to allow students to choose an area or specialty that suits their interests. Students will also develop a semester-long assigned patient case study with an oral presentation requirement.