Health Fitness Professional A.A.S.

Degree · two years

The Health and Fitness Professional A.A.S. prepares students for professional positions in the health and fitness industry. Coursework covers health, wellness and nutritional concepts, fitness training skills, business management, and seminar/internship experience. Graduates are equipped to work with clients one-on-one, manage fitness programs or facilities, advise athletes, and promote sporting events. Upon completion, students are eligible to sit for NCCA-approved licensure exams in personal training and/or group fitness instruction. Career options include fitness trainer, aerobics instructor, coach, athletic trainer, fitness and wellness coordinator, and exercise physiologist.

Courses

• BIOL-150 — The Human Body
• BIOL-151 — Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL-151L — Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
• BIOL-152 — Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• BIOL-152L — Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
• BUSN-104 — Introduction to Business
• CHEM-118 — Introduction to Chemistry
• CHEM-131 — General Chemistry I
• CHEM-131L — General Chemistry I Lab
• CHEM-131R — General Chemistry I Recitation
• COMG-153 — Computers-A Practical Approach
• COMM-131 — Fundamentals of Public Speaking
• COMM-140 — Principles of Interpersonal Communication
• ENGL-101 — English Composition I
• HEAL-101 — Nutrition Basics for the Consumer
• HEAL-125 — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• HEAL-129 — Safety and Emergency Response
• HFPR-100 — Introduction to Kinesiology
• HFPR-200 — Test and Measurements
• HFPR-205 — Techniques and Application of Health and Fitness Equipment
• HFPR-207 — Health and Fitness Center Operations
• HFPR-210 — Theory and Application of Health and Fitness
• HFPR-220 — Exercise Physiology
• HFPR-290 — Health and Fitness Practicum
• LDDV-101 — Leadership Development
• MATH-118 — Beginning and Intermediate Algebra
• MATH-120 — Intermediate Algebra
• MATH-130 — College Algebra
• MATH-150 — Probability and Statistics
• MGMT-181 — Principles of Management
• MKTG-150 — Principles of Marketing
• PEAC-101 — Circuit Training
• PEAC-102 — Circuit Training for Wellness
• PEAC-106 — Physical Conditioning
• PEAC-142 — Running
• PEAC-144 — Weight Training: Theory and Practice
• PEAC-145 — Social Dance
• PEAC-147 — Pilates: Beginning
• PEAC-193 — Self-Defense
• PSYC-281 — General Psychology

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