Glendale Community College
Home MenuThis certificate requires students to meet the following requirements:
- Complete the core courses outlined below (14-17 units)
- Complete a minimum of 2 units from the elective skill courses
- Complete a minimum of 2 units from the elective activity courses
Sequence column indicates if certain courses are only offered in the FALL or SPRING semesters.
Requirements |
Dept/Name |
Course Title |
Units |
Sequence |
---|---|---|---|---|
Required Core (17 units) |
KIN 151 |
Applied Exercise Science |
4 |
1st semester FALL |
KIN 167 |
Weight Training and Conditioning I |
1.5 |
1st semester FALL |
|
KIN 168 |
Weight Training and Conditioning II |
1.5 |
1st semester FALL |
|
KIN 155
|
Foundations for Group Exercise Instruction |
3 |
2nd semester SPRING |
|
KIN 156 |
Foundations for Personal Fitness Training |
4 | 2nd semester SPRING |
|
HLTH 102 |
Standard First Aid and CPR |
3 |
Any session |
|
Elective Skill Select one class from the following (2-4 units) |
HLTH 128 |
Nutrition for Physical Fitness and Disease Prevention |
3 |
1st or 2nd semester FALL |
BUSAD 158 |
Introduction to Entrepreneurship |
3 |
1st or 2nd semester |
|
KIN 157 |
Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries |
3 | 2nd semester SPRING |
|
KIN 158 |
Fitness Training for Special Populations |
4 | 2nd semester SPRING |
|
ENTRE 101 |
Concepts of Entrepreneurship |
2 |
1st or 2nd semester |
|
ENTRE 102 |
The Entrepreneurial Mindset |
3 |
1st or 2nd semester |
|
Elective Activity Select two classes from the following (KIN 50 may be taken twice) (2-3 units) |
PE 108 |
Group Exercise I |
1 |
1st or 2nd semester
|
PE 110 |
Indoor Cycling I |
1 | ||
PE 111 |
Indoor Cycling II |
1 |
||
PE 180 |
Running Aerobics I |
1 |
||
PE 181 |
Running Aerobics II |
1 |
||
PE 220 |
Kickboxing I |
1 | ||
PE 221 |
Kickboxing II |
1 |
||
DANCE 101 |
Introduction to Dance |
1.5 |
||
DANCE 190 |
Beginning Yoga |
1.5 |
||
DANCE 194 |
Pilates |
1.5 |
||
KIN 050 |
Internship in Fitness Training |
1.0-3.0 |
||
CO ED 101 |
General Work Experience |
1.0-3.0 |
||
Recommended Preparation Courses |
BIOL 114 OR BIOL 115 |
Human Form and Function OR Human Biology |
3 4 |
Prior to 1st semester |
ENGL 120 OR ESL 151 |
Composition and Reading OR Reading and Composition V |
3 4 |
||
Total Units for Certificate |
21-24 units |
Proposed Sequence (as of Fall 2019)
Full-time Student
Fall: KIN 151, KIN 167 & 168, HLTH 102, Elective Skill Course and/or Elective Activity Course (11-14 units)
Spring: KIN 155, KIN 156, Elective Skill Course and/or Elective Activity Course (11-12 units)
Part-time Student
Fall 1: KIN 167 & 168, Elective Skill Course and/or Elective Activity Course (4-8 units)
Winter optional: HLTH 102 (3 units)
Spring 1: KIN 155 and KIN 156 (7 units)
Summer optional: Internship (1 unit)
Fall 2: KIN 151 Elective Skill Course and/or Elective Activity Course (4-8 units)
Spring 2 optional: Elective Skill Course (if needed)
Fitness Specialist Certificate Coordinator
Erin Calderone MS, NASM, AFAA
erinc@glendale.edu
818-240-1000 x5644