Kinesiology & Health Promotion - Personal Trainer, CD

Location(s): Cheyenne Campus

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This program has a spring semester start and is a two semester program of study. The Personal Trainer Credit Diploma is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to become a certified personal trainer. Students who complete the credit diploma are eligible to take the national exam offered by certifying agencies. These agencies include the American College of Sports Medicine, The National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the American Council on Exercise. Personal trainers who earn certification through one of the listed agencies are eligible to be employed at any major health club, such as 24 Hour Fitness, Gold’s Gym, and the YMCA. Students may also begin a private business as a personal trainer or work within organizations as health & wellness coaches. Students who complete the credit diploma will be able to design, implement, and evaluate individual exercise programs, perform fitness assessments, explain physiological changes that occur during exercise, and provide basic nutritional guidance to clients. Students who complete this credit diploma and pass the certifying agency’s exam can begin training clients while working on their AS or BS in Kinesiology.

Contact Information

Contact information is available on the Kinesiology & Health Promotion program website.

Map your individual academic plan of courses with your Student Success Coach.

If students choose to transition to another program within the Health Sciences & Wellness pathway, they should be particularly aware of the choice points that indicate when a decision to branch off into another program must be made to ensure credits and time are not lost.

Coursework common to all degrees within this pathway is indicated by CAC, Common Academic Coursework, in the program map.

Competencies

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Evaluate the effectiveness of individualized exercise programs for diverse populations as designed and implemented by the student.
Perform health and performance related fitness assessments for diverse populations.
Explain the acute, short, and long term physiological adaptations of exercise and physical activity.

First Semester

Choice Points

The Personal Trainer program typically begins during the spring semester.

Course Requirements

HLED 1221 - Standard First Aid and CPR Credits: 2
KIN 2135 - Personal Trainer Education I Credits: 3
PEPR 2050 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries Credits: 2
HOEC 1140 - Nutrition Credits: 2
OR
KIN 2136 - Sport Nutrition Credits: 3

Semester Total: 9 Credits

Second Semester

Course Requirements

COMM 1015 - Foundations of Communication Credits: 3
KIN 2002 - Movement Core: Lifetime Physical Education Credits: 3
KIN 2137 - Personal Trainer Education II Credits: 3
KIN 2470 - Kinesiology & Health Promotion Skills Lab I Credits: 1
KIN 2472 - Kinesiology & Health Promotion Internship Credits: 1
BADM 1000 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
OR
ENTR 1500 - Intro to Entrepreneurship Credits: 3

Milestones

Completion Kinesiology & Health Promotion - Personal Trainer, CD.
Eligible to sit for national exams offered by certifying agencies.

Semester Total: 15 Credits

Program Credit Hour Total: 24 Credits

Program Comments

The information below is intended to be a guide, and does not guarantee regional job placement, job availability, or a specific wage after completion of the program.

The Kinesiology & Health Promotion - Personal Trainer, CD is intended for students who are wishing to start a career as a personal trainer or continue their education in the AS Kinesiology & Health Promotion program. Upon completion, students are eligible to sit for national exams offered by certifying agencies.

Additional information on careers in Kinesiology & Health Promotion - Personal Trainer available through Career Coach.

Transfer Information

LCCC courses may transfer to institutions in addition to those with formal articulation agreements. Students are strongly encouraged to determine the degree requirements and transfer policy of the specific college/university and program to which they plan to transfer.