Program Code - CIP Code: EXSC.COACH.AGS/24.0101
Credits Required: 61
Academic Division: Math, Science, Business and Technology
Contact:MSBT@kckcc.edu
The Exercise Science Program offers an Associate in General Studies in Liberal Arts & Sciences Degree and a Certificate Program. Within the associate degree program, students can select one of four areas of specialization: health/fitness, physical education, coaching, or athletic trainer. Students selecting the Health/Fitness specialization are eligible upon completion of this degree to take the American College of Sports Medicine Health/Fitness Certification Exam. NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) officially recognizes the Health/Fitness specialization curriculum as meeting their established criteria and are eligible to take the NSCA, Personal Trainer Certificate Exam. Students who complete the certificate program are eligible to take the American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Leader Certification Exam.
Requirements for Admission to the program:
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| BLUE 0101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 0101 | Composition I* | 3 |
| ENGL 0102 | Composition II* | 3 |
| SPCH 0151 OR SPCH 0201 |
Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| MATH 0104 | Intermediate Algebra**or higher | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (2 disciplines) | 6 | |
| Social Science Elective (2 disciplines) | 6 | |
| BIOL 0141 | Human Anatomy & Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 0271 | Physiology* | 3 |
| BIOL 0272 | Physiology Lab* | 1 |
| Total Hours for General Education Requirements | 32 | |
| *See course syllabus for prerequisite. **Math sequence is contingent upon previous high school mathematics background and transfer institution. Students should confer with an advisor to determine correct placement. | ||
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| EXSC 0115 | First Aid and CPR | 2 |
| EXSC 0116 | Current Topics in Exercise Science | 1 |
| EXSC 0186-10 | Techniques of Strength Training | 2 |
| EXSC 0201 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 3 |
| EXSC 0203 | Foundations in Coaching | 3 |
| EXSC 0204 | Sport and Exercise Psychology | 3 |
| EXSC 0205 | Personal School and Community Health | 3 |
| EXSC 0206 | Lifetime Fitness | 3 |
| EXSC 0210 | Sports Officiating | 2 |
| EXSC 0211 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| EXSC 0212 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| Total Hours for Exercise Science – Coaching Requirements | 28 | |
| *See course syllabi for Exercise Science - Coaching course prerequisites. | ||
| Total Hours for Associate in General Studies in Exercise Science – Coaching Degree | 61 |