Fitness Specialist Certificate

HEGIS Code 5299 – 25 Credits

Suggested 2-Semester Course Sequence

First Semester

CHM 111Human Nutrition Science

3

or

HPS 200/EXS 200Nutrition and Sports Performance

3

 

FIN 201Entrepreneurial Finance

3

or

MGT 160Sports Management

3

 

FIT 101/EXS 101Concepts of Resistance Training

3

FIT 212/EXS 212Introduction to Exercise Science

3

 

HLT 117Community AHA Heartsaver® First Aid CPR AED

1

or

HLT 118AHA Basic Life Support CPR for the Healthcare Provider

1

Total Credit Hours:13

Second Semester

FIT 211Applied Concepts of Resistance Training

3

FIT 213Fitness Counseling

3

FIT 273Fitness Practicum

3

SPE 101Fundamentals of Speech

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 25