EXERCISE SCIENCE - FITNESS PROFESSIONAL
Certificate of Achievement
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.— Show Full Program Details
EXERCISE SCIENCE - FITNESS PROFESSIONAL Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
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| Athletic Trainers | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 60,250 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 46,180 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Apply general principles of exercise and fitness to various populations.
- Construct safe, environmentally and developmentally appropriate fitness plans for the personal training and/or group exercise setting.
- Demonstrate a general knowledge of the career opportunities in exercise science.
- Develop a general knowledge of basic anatomy and its application to body movement.
- Interpret basic fitness test results: cardiovascular, strength, endurance, body composition, flexibility, etc.