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Term Effective:
Summer 2025
Description:
The Fitness and Health Coach Major at Santa Rosa Junior College is designed to provide an in-depth study and practical application of principles of health, weight management, behavior modification, fitness testing, physical fitness training, exercise leadership and program design. This certificate/major is for students seeking entry-level careers and/or additional training in the fitness and health industry. Possible career opportunities may include personal trainer, group exercise instructor, health or wellness coach, weight management consultant, and fitness instructor. This program prepares students to sit for the nationally recognized certification exams by the American Council on Exercise (ACE) for personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and health coach.
This major is unique in its design because in addition to learning principles of exercise science, it also encompasses comprehensive topics in the area of health, nutrition, and behavior change vital for fitness trainers to address broader client goals and to meet the need of a growing trend toward wellness type coaching. This major also has a strong emphasis on practical “hands-on” experience and teaching techniques.
This program of study is also available as a certificate option.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Design safe and effective training programs based on client needs, goals, fitness level and health history;
- Demonstrate proper individual and group exercise leadership skills for general and special populations;
- Review client food intake and educate clients on healthful eating habits for weight management and physical performance;
- Integrate behavior modification techniques and concepts of health and wellness to formulate comprehensive training plans; and
- Analyze emerging information in the field of nutrition, health, and fitness and differentiate between credible and non-credible sources and information.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Fitness and Health Coach (AA) program are:
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Complete 21 units from
- Fitness and Health Coach
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
| Fitness and Health Coach - complete 20.00 units |
| FDNT 60 | Nutrition and Physical Fitness | 1.00 |
| KIN 53 | Principles of Health and Wellness | 3.00 |
| KIN 80 | Introduction to Applied Kinesiology and Anatomy | 3.00 |
| KIN 81 | Intro to Exercise Physiology, Assessment, and Program Design | 3.00 |
| KIN 83 | Techniques of Fitness Instruction | 3.00 |
| KIN 84 | Health and Wellness Coaching | 3.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| KIN 50.1 | Fitness Teaching Practicum | 1.00 |
| WEE 99I | Internship Work Experience Education | 1.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
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| DIET 191 | Counseling and Group Facilitation Skills in Healthcare | 3.00 |
| FDNT 10 | Elementary Nutrition | 3.00 |
| KIN 59 | Psychological Aspects of Sports Performance | 3.00 |
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| Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
Term Effective:
Summer 2025
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.
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Notes:
WEE 99i MUST be taken for one unit of Internship Work Experience Education 52.50 hours. One unit is the minimum requirement for this program.
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