Personal Trainer, General Technology Specialization, AAS (AAS.GT.GTPT 35318)

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This Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in General Technology contains a primary and secondary technical specialty which combine the general education/electives/other courses required for the Personal Trainer program

Degree Requirements

General Education

BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 *
HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 Credit Hours: 3 *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 16 Credit Hours

Required Core Subject Areas

Primary Technical Specialty

SFT 101 - Introduction to Exercise Science Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 105 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Program Design Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 109 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 110 - Weight Training: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 125 - Personal Training Techniques Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 201 - Structural Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 202 - Internship for the Personal Trainer Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 21 Credit Hours

Secondary Technical Specialty

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3 *
AHS 135 - Principles of Teaching Used in Health Care Settings Credit Hours: 3 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Other Hours Required for Graduation

AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 *
SFT 107 - Nutrition for Fitness and Training Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 112 - Cardiovascular and Flexibility Training Credit Hours: 2 *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Completion Plan

First Semester

AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 (recommended terms: 16 week) *
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
SFT 109 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 1st 8-week Fall) *
SFT 110 - Weight Training: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 2nd 8-week Fall) *
SFT 112 - Cardiovascular and Flexibility Training Credit Hours: 2 (recommended terms: 1st 8-week Fall) *
SFT 125 - Personal Training Techniques Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 2nd 8-week Fall) *

Subtotal: 18 Credit Hours

Second Semester

SFT 101 - Introduction to Exercise Science Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 1st 8 weeks-Spr) *
SFT 105 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Program Design Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 1st 8 weeks-Spr) *
SFT 107 - Nutrition for Fitness and Training Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 2nd 8 weeks-Spr) *
SFT 201 - Structural Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 2nd 8 weeks-Spr) *
SFT 202 - Internship for the Personal Trainer Credit Hours: 3 (Spring only) *

Subtotal: 15 Credit Hours

Third Semester

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4 (recommended terms: 16 week) *
ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
MAT 110 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 16 week) *

Subtotal: 16 Credit Hours

Fourth Semester

AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: Summer only) *
AHS 135 - Principles of Teaching Used in Health Care Settings Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: Summer only) *
HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 8 week) *
PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 (recommended terms: 8 week) *

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 61

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.
*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”