Fitness Studies Option (effective summer 2006)
This option provides interdisciplinary training to develop healthy living skills. Coursework provides students with a knowledge base and practical skills to prepare them for careers in wellness professions including corporate fitness, personal training, fitness management, youth and adult coaching, and community-based fitness programs. Students are encouraged to seek appropriate professional certification during the final two years of study, and may wish to consider a minor in the supporting fields of business, gerontology, nutrition, psychology, or sociology. After completion of this course of study, graduates will be able to design and implement skill and age-appropriate fitness programs or pursue advanced study in related fields.
Click on the links below for more information about:
Advising Worksheet (courses & prerequisites) - Graduation Plan Worksheet (blank)
- Recommended Academic Plan
- Practicum Information
- Fitness Studies Option Degree Audit - Program Year 2006 (example)
Fitness Certifications
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Council on Exercise
- National Strength and Conditioning Association
- Aerobics Fitness Association of America
- Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
Penn State Minors
- Business Minor-Smeal College of Business
- Business Minor-College of Liberal Arts
- Gerontology Minor
- Nutrition Minor
- Psychology Minor
- Sociology Minor
updated 10-1-07