Program Summary
EXERCISE SCIENCE - FITNESS PROFESSIONAL - Certificate of Achievement
2021 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025
The Exercise Science - Fitness Specialist Certificate is designed to provide students with opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are essential for competency and success in the commercial and corporate fitness industries. In addition, the program is designed to prepare students to pass national exams for certifications such as: American College of Sports Medicine’s Group Exercise Leader (GEL) certification, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Group Fitness Instructor Certification, American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and National Academy of Sport Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer Certification.
Career Opportunities
The Fitness Professional Certificate prepares students to work in the fitness industry as Personal Trainers, Small Group Exercise Leaders, Large Group Exercise Leaders, and/or entry into the pathway to fitness facility management.
Required Courses (17 units)
Units: 17.0
KINE 214
INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE
3.0
3.0
KINE 224
CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER
3.0
OR
KINE 218
EXERCISE LEADERSHIP
3.0
KINE 219
COACHING WELLNESS BEHAVIORS
2.0
KINE 220
PERSONALIZED FITNESS PLANNING FOR LIFETIME WELLNESS
1.0
KINE 213
INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS MEDICINE
3.0
HSCI 204
STANDARD FIRST AID AND CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION)
3.0
NUTR 240
PERSONALIZED NUTRITION PLANNING FOR LIFETIME WELLNESS
1.0
One unit of from any Kinesiology Activity (KINA) course.
"ATHL" (Athletics) designated courses do not meet this requirement.
1.0
Students completing this certificate may be interested in taking KINE 252 Work Experience in Kinesiology.
Total: 17.0
Program Outcomes
Apply general principles of exercise and fitness to various populations.
Term papers and exams
Construct safe, environmentally and developmentally appropriate fitness plans for the personal training and/or group exercise setting.
Fitness plans and exams
Develop a general knowledge of basic anatomy and its application to body movement.
Exams
Demonstrate a general knowledge of the career opportunities in exercise science.
Portfolio, term papers, and exams.
Interpret basic fitness test results – cardiovascular, strength, endurance, body composition, flexibility, etc.
Homework, papers, and exams.