Overview
Degrees Offered:听Program Certificate
Program Begins:听贵补濒濒
Delivery Method:听Online, On Campus
Phone:听701-224-5486
Email:听bsc.has@bismarckstate.edu
Description
A Program Certificate in Clinical Exercise Science provides students with a well-developed foundation in scientific courses that are prerequisites for clinical-based graduate programs. In addition, students will gain direct field experience through co-op/internship opportunities. The certificate is designed for students looking to enter the fields of clinical exercise physiology, physical therapy, chiropractic, medicine, and athletic training.
This certificate can be bundled with other certificates toward an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Exercise and Sports Studies. Additional program certificate options within the AAS degree plan include: Exercise Science, Sport Entrepreneurship, and Sport and Fitness Management.
Preparation
Students might consider high school courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and computers to assist them in college study. However, these courses are not mandatory for success.
Requirements
Students who complete the curriculum requirements receive a Program Certificate in Clinical Exercise Science.
Program Pathways
Associate in Applied Science The Clinical Exercise Science Certificate may stack into the following Associate in Applied Science degrees:
The Exercise and Sports Studies Associate in Applied Science may stack into the following Bachelor of Applied Science degree:
Career Opportunities
The future professional workforce of the sports and exercise industry is in high demand. Career opportunities exist in pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-athletic training, pre-clinical exercise physiology, or pre-clinical exercise physiology.