Exercise Specialist Certificate

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The Exercise Specialist Certificate prepares you for a career in personal training, exercise training, strength and conditioning, or life coaching, if you do not wish to pursue a two-year associate’s degree in Kinesiology and Health Studies and/or you already have a degree and wish to get certified as a personal trainer in one year’s time.

The program uses material from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and other national governing bodies. So, as you complete your coursework, you’ll also be preparing for your choice of national certifications. The majority of our students successfully complete one or more of these certifications by the time their coursework is finished. See Exercise Specialist certificate curriculum below.

All of the courses in the Exercise Specialist Certificate can be applied to the Kinesiology and Health Studies, AAS

For more information, visit www.mchenry.edu/exercise

Exercise Specialist Certificate, Sample Semester Pathway

Exercise Specialist Certificate Requirements

Curriculum: OCC 340

Program Core: 29 Credit Hours

KHS 121 - Strength Training I 1 Credits
KHS 122 - Metabolic Conditioning 1 Credits
KHS 150 - Contemporary Health Issues 3 Credits
KHS 151 - First Aid and CPR 2 Credits
KHS 170 - Fitness Professions 2 Credits
KHS 171 - Biomechanics of Exercise 3 Credits
KHS 175 - Applied Fitness Professions 3 Credits
KHS 176 - Strength and Conditioning Principles 3 Credits
KHS 221 - Strength Training II 1 Credits
KHS 250 - Nutrition for Wellness 3 Credits
KHS 270 - Exercise Testing & Program Design 3 Credits
KHS 271 - Exercise Physiology 3 Credits
KHS 279 - KHS Internship 1-2 Credits
*only 1 credit hour from HFE 279 will count towards this certificate

Total Certificate Credits: 29

For more information, visit: www.mchenry.edu/fit

Other Certificate Graduation Requirements:

2.0 minimum cumulative GPA at MCC upon completion of program
For certificates of less than 12 credit hours, all required credits must be completed through MCC coursework. For all other certificates, one-half of the minimum credit hours required must be completed through MCC coursework.
Completion of graduation application