FT – Exercise Science Outcomes

AAS - Exercise Science AAS Degree

Degree Outcomes
Apply career navigation and essential job skills to succeed as a fitness professional in the fitness and wellness industry.
Assess needs, physical fitness, and movement quality and interpret the results to facilitate safe and effective exercise programs for healthy adults, youth, and individuals with specialized requirements.
Design and implement specific exercise programs based on scientific foundations and client needs for healthy adults, youth, and individuals with specialized requirements.
Apply effective communication strategies to educate clients and the community using scientifically sound information.
Apply behavior change and motivational strategies to enhance client and community adherence to exercise, physical activity and healthy behaviors.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards in the fitness and wellness industry.

ACERTP - Group Fitness Leader Less Than One-Year Career Pathway Certificate

Degree Outcomes
Apply career navigation and essential job skills to succeed as a group fitness instructor in the fitness and wellness industry.
Design and lead group fitness classes based on scientific foundations, class objectives and participant needs and goals.
Apply effective communication strategies to educate, motivate, and promote behavior change using scientifically sound information.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards in the fitness and wellness industry according to the group fitness instructor's scope of practice.

ACERTP - Healthy Older Adult Fitness Less Than One-Year: Career Pathway Certificate

Degree Outcomes
Apply career navigation and essential job skills to succeed as an entry level older adult fitness instructor.
Assess needs, physical fitness, and movement quality and interpret the results to facilitate safe and effective exercise programs for older adults.
Design and implement specific exercise programs for older adults based on scientific foundations and client needs.
Apply effective communication strategies to educate, motivate, and promote behavior change using scientifically sound information.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards in the fitness and wellness industry.

ACERTP - Personal Trainer Less Than One-Year Career Pathway Certificate

Degree Outcomes
Apply career navigation and essential job skills to succeed as a personal trainer in the fitness and wellness industry.
Assess needs, physical fitness, and movement quality and interpret the results to facilitate safe and effective exercise program design and implementation.
Design and implement specific exercise programs based on scientific foundations and client needs for generally healthy individuals.
Apply effective communication strategies to educate clients using scientifically sound information.
Apply behavior change and motivational strategies to enhance client adherence to exercise, physical activity and healthy behaviors.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards in the fitness and wellness industry according to the personal trainer's scope of practice.

ACERTP - Yoga Teacher Less Than One-Year Career Pathway Certificate

Degree Outcomes
Design and lead hatha yoga classes based on scientific foundations, class objectives and participant needs and goals.
Apply effective communication strategies to educate participants on hatha yoga history, philosophy and lifestyle.
Adhere to professional and ethical standards in the fitness and wellness industry according to the yoga teacher's scope of practice.