Sports and Fitness Management, Associate of Applied Science Degree SAF3

The Sports and Fitness Management program is an application-based course of classes that focus on preparing students for entry to mid-level management positions in the sport fitness profession, as well as qualifies them to sit for a national certification exam for certified health fitness trainers. Program graduates will receive an Associate Degree in Sports and Fitness Management upon completion. The program of study emphasizes opportunities that provide students with specialized knowledge, skills and attitudes required to work in the health and wellness industry. Upon completion of studies, graduates are eligible to obtain certification from a variety of certifying bodies including American Council on Exercise and American College of Sports Medicine.

Program Objectives: The knowledge and skills emphasized in this program include ethical obligations of business management and wellness; basic concepts of health promotion strategies, communication, basic principles of exercise physiology, human anatomy and bio-mechanics. Critical thinking strategies are combined with theoretical knowledge to make decisions which promote and facilitate effective health fitness plans.

Program Curriculum

All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

General Education Core

Area I - Language Arts/Communications

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences

Select one of the following courses.
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

Select one of the following courses.
ARTS 1101Art Appreciation

3

ENGL 2130American Literature

3

HUMN 1101Introduction to Humanities

3

MUSC 1101Music Appreciation

3

Additional Required Courses

Choose an additional course from Areas I, II, III, or IV
ECON 1101Principles of Economics

3

ECON 2105Macroeconomics

3

ECON 2106Microeconomics

3

Occupational Courses

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

MGMT 1110Employment Rules and Regulations

3

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

ALHS 1040Introduction to Health Care

3

SFMA 1200Nutrition for Sports

3

SFMA 1210Certified Personal Training I

4

SFMA 1220Certified Personal Training II

4

SFMA 1240Seminar in Sports and Fitness

2

SFMA 2110Health Concepts

3

SFMA 2216Sports Administration and Health Promotion

3

SFMA 2275Advanced Health Fitness Trainer

3

Choose one of the following courses.
MGMT 1135Managerial Accounting&Finance

3

MKTG 1130Business Reg and Compliance

3

ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

Total Credit Hours: 62

Total Credit Hours: 62