Personal Fitness Trainer 
(To keep up with industry needs and provide appropriate training, program requirements are reviewed every year. The requirements listed below are effective Fall Quarter 2007 through Spring 2009.)

Degree Options:  Certificate of Proficiency (CP) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS)

Prerequisites

See your faculty adviser for specific details.

... For certificate only: 2 or 4 year degree or significant industry experience is preferred

Certificate	44 credits

Professional-Technical (PT)

PFT 100	Personal Fitness Trainer Orientation	1
PFT 110	Exercise Science	5
PFT 120	Components of Exercise	5
PFT 130	Exercise Fundamentals	3
PFT 140	Fitness Center: Internship I	2
PFT 205	Program Design	3
PFT 210	Client Consultation & Assessment	3
PFT 215	Functional Training	2
PFT 220	Body Composition	3
PFT 225	Athletic Performance	2
PFT 230	Group Exercise	2
PFT 235	Training Special Populations	3
PFT 240	Fitness Training: Internship II	2
PFT 245	Safety, Emergency Procedures & Legal Issues	2
PFT 250	Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries	3
BUSN 256	Business of Personal Training	3

Associate of Applied Science	90 credits
All courses listed for the certificate and all the related instruction courses listed below.

Related Instruction (RI)

BIO 118	Human Physiology	5
NUTR 110	Nutrition	5
PE 160	Standard First Aid/CPR	3
BUSN 134	Principles of Salesmanship	5
	or
BUSN 155	Entrepreneurship
	or
BUSN 165	Managing Customer Service
BTECH 111	Modular Introduction to Microsoft Office	3
WRIT 101	Principles of Writing	5
SPCH 100	Basic Oral Communication	5
	or
SPCH 210	Interpersonal & Group Communication
	or
SPCH 205	Non verbal Communication
MATH	Any Math above the 100	5
	or
ACCTG 121	Practical Accounting I
	or
BUSN 135	Business Math
PSYCH 100	Introduction to Psychology	5
	or
BUSN 160	Human & Labor Relations
	or
PSYCH 120	Psychology of Human Relations
	Electives	5

Important Notes:

...This information does not substitute for meeting with a faculty adviser.

...Students must achieve a minimum grade of 2.0  in each PFT  class.

...Not all classes are offered every quarter or at night.

Department Web Site and Contact Information
http://flightline.highline.edu/pft