 Personal Fitness Trainer (Certificate & AAS options)
Department Website: http://personaltrainer.highline.edu
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Prerequisites
- Two or four-year degree or significant industry experience is preferred.
- See your faculty adviser for specific details.
Important Notes
- This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.
- Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0 in each core course.
- Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.
AAS Learning Outcomes
- Prepare for employment as a personal trainer by demonstrating effective job acquisition skills.
- Prepare to successfully complete the American College of Sports Medicine’s and National Strength and Conditioning Association’s personal trainer certifications.
- Educate clients by translating scientific health and fitness knowledge into understandable explanations.
- Evaluate information obtained from client to set appropriate goals, limit risk and design effective exercise programs.
- Teach safe, effective and individualized exercise programs for diverse populations.
- Communicate persuasively to motivate clients and develop effective sales and marketing strategies.
- Promote a healthy work place by modeling professional conduct and ethical behavior.
- React appropriately to fitness-related injuries and medical emergencies.
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Professional-Technical Core Courses (PT)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| PFT 100 | Personal Fitness Trainer Orientation | 1 | 1 |
| PFT 110 | Exercise Science | 5 | 5 |
| PFT 120 | Components of Exercise | 5 | 5 |
| PFT 130 | Exercise Fundamentals | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 140 | Fitness Center Internship I | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 205 | Program Design | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 210 | Client Consultation and Assessment | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 215 | Functional Training | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 220 | Body Composition | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 225 | Athletic Performance | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 230 | Group Exercise | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 235 | Training Special Populations | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 240 | Fitness Center Internship II | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 245 | Safety, Emergency Procedures and Legal Issues | 2 | 2 |
| PFT 250 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 | 3 |
| PFT 255 | Business of Personal Training | 3 | 3 |
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Total Core Course Credits |
44 |
44 |
Supporting Courses (SC)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| NUTR& 101 | Nutrition |
- | 5 |
| BTECH 111 | Modular Introduction to Microsoft Office |
- | 3 |
| BUSN 155 | Entrepreneurship |
- | 5 |
| P E 160 | First Aid, CPR and AED |
- | 3 |
| BIOL& 175 | Human Biology with Lab |
- | 5 |
| | Elective |
- | 5 |
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Total Supporting Course Credits |
0 |
26 |
Related Instruction Courses (RI)
| Course |
Course Title |
Cert. Cr. |
AAS Cr. |
| CMST& 101 | Introduction to Communication |
- | 5 |
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I |
- | 5 |
| BUSN 160 | Human/Labor Relations |
- | 5 |
| MATH | Any
MATH above 100 |
- | 5 |
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Total Related Instruction Credits |
0 |
20 |
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Total Program Credits |
44 |
90 |
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