HPE-270 Fitness Assessment and Program Design

This course will discuss various concepts of exercise training and will provide students with the opportunity to develop and implement exercise programs to a variety of diverse populations. It is a second-year course required of students in the AS Sports Medicine degree. The course will prepare students looking to take the American College of Sports Medicine’s Personal Training Certification Exam, but will also provide expanded information for other sports medicine practitioners.

Credits

3

Lecture Contact Hours

2

Lab Contact Hours

2

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Health Science and Human Performance

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Spring

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the necessary components of a pre-participation health screening
2. Interpret the results of a pre-participation health screening/fitness assessment
3. Design individualized exercise programs for a client/patient, based on the results of the health screening/fitness assessment.
4. Implement individualized exercise programs for a client/patient, based on the results of the health screening/fitness assessment.

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HPE 270: Fitness Assessment and Program Design

Department

Health Science and Human Performance

Course Description

This course will discuss various concepts of exercise training and will provide students with the opportunity to develop and implement exercise programs to a variety of diverse populations. It is a second-year course required of students in the AS Sports Medicine degree. The course will prepare students looking to take the American College of Sports Medicine’s Personal Training Certification Exam, but will also provide expanded information for other sports medicine practitioners.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	2
Lab	2
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Spring

Capstone Course

Yes

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the necessary components of a pre-participation health screening
2. Interpret the results of a pre-participation health screening/fitness assessment
3. Design individualized exercise programs for a client/patient, based on the results of the health screening/fitness assessment.
4. Implement individualized exercise programs for a client/patient, based on the results of the health screening/fitness assessment.