Concentrations - Fitness Leadership
The Fitness Leadership concentration is designed to prepare students for careers
in preventive/rehabilitative exercise and fitness programs. Students completing
the concentration will have the necessary academic background to work in areas
such as cardiac, pulmonary, diabetes and arthritis rehabilitation, health clubs,
corporate wellness, and personal training.
Students will be prepared to sit
for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise Specialist exam.
The concentration may be tailored to meet the needs and interests of students
planning graduate study in medicine, physician's assistant school, occupational
or physical therapy, and exercise physiology.
