Certified Personal Trainer - Technical Certificate of Credit

The Certified Personal Trainer Certificate program is designed to provide the graduate with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to engage in the practice of personal training in a variety of settings. The goals and objectives of the program are guided by, but not limited to, the criteria and guidelines set forth by the American Council on Exercise. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for a national certified personal trainer exam.

SFM 250 Biomechanics of Personal Training and Sports Technique I 5
AHS 101 Anatomy and Physiology 5
AHS 104 Introduction to Health Care 3
SFM 251 Biomechanics of Personal Training and Sports Technique II 5
SFM 211 Sports Nutrition 5
SFM 263 Seminar in Sports and Fitness 2

Total 25

Admissions Criteria:
Required Age: 18
High School Diploma or GED required? Yes

Minimum Test Scores:
(If appropriate, programs requiring no more than 25 quarter hours may be proposed to not require test scores.)

Reading 38
English 35
Mathematics 35
Algebra NA