Dec 12, 2024  
Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Kinesiology


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs of Study - Search Alphabetically

 

This program was formerly known as Applied Exercise Sciences.

Important Information


Short Description


This program prepares students for a career and transfer. Students learn how to conduct physical and health risk assessments, interpret assessment results, design exercise programs, provide fitness instruction and supervise fitness facilities.

Type of Credential


 Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)

Program Code


554

Contacts and Additional Information


Program Coordinator:
CCBC Catonsville, Theresa LaMotte
TLaMotte@ccbcmd.edu

Additional Information:

Disclosures


CCBC cannot confirm whether the course or program meets requirements for professional licensure in states other than Maryland. If you plan to apply for licensure in a state other than Maryland, contact that state’s licensing board to determine whether the CCBC course or program meets requirements for licensure in that state. If you need assistance finding contact information for your state, click here .

Semester Sequence


This is a full-time suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits. Refer to the College catalog for specific requirements in selecting General Education Courses .

Semester 1*


Semester 2


Semester 3


Courses Needed for This Program*


General Education Requirements and Electives - 22 Credits


General Education Electives:


Choose courses in each category from the list of approved General Education Courses . One course must be a Diversity course.

  • Mathematics 3 Credits.
  • Arts and Humanities or Social and Behavioral Sciences (must be a Diversity course) 3 Credits.

Program Requirements and Electives - 38 Credits


Total Number of Credits Required for Degree: 60*


Note


*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.

 

Program Description


The Kinesiology program prepares students for a professional career as a personal trainer or fitness specialist, or for transfer to a four-year kinesiology degree. Students learn how to conduct physical and health risk assessments, interpret assessment results, design exercise programs, provide fitness instruction and supervise fitness facilities. Upon successful completion of the Kinesiology program, students are required to sit for a certification exam with the American Council on Exercise.

Program Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this degree, students will be able to:

  1. develop safe and effective individualized exercise prescriptions based on an individual’s goals and health history;
  2. demonstrate proficiency in exercise science principles when leading individual and group fitness programs;
  3. conduct fitness assessments in laboratory and field-test settings in a fitness, hospital, or wellness facility;
  4. use the tools of effective verbal and written communication relating to fitness leadership occupations; and
  5. transfer to a four-year institution as a Kinesiology major, with junior year status.

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Programs of Study - Search Alphabetically