Personal Trainer Certificate (CT.PT 71335)

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The Personal Trainer certificate program prepares graduates to help people meet their fitness goals. Personal trainers may work in fitness centers, gyms, YMCAs, or be self-employed. The program provides a science-based understanding of the basics of exercise, nutrition, and human anatomy and physiology. Students will complete an internship experience and learn how to create fitness plans based on the individual’s level and goals. Graduates may attempt a variety of national certification exams.

Certificate Requirements

Required Core Subject Areas

AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2 *
BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4 *
SFT 101 - Introduction to Exercise Science Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 105 - Fitness Assessment and Exercise Program Design Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 107 - Nutrition for Fitness and Training Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 109 - Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 110 - Weight Training: Theory and Application Credit Hours: 3 *
SFT 112 - Cardiovascular and Flexibility Training Credit Hours: 2 *
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 *

Completion Plan

First Semester

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

Subtotal: 17 Credit Hours

Second Semester

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

Subtotal: 15 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 32

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.”