Accredited Fitness Organizations & Exams
Learn about becoming more marketable in the field of exercise & sport science by sitting for an accredited fitness/sport science exam. The ESS Program faculty highly recommend that you peruse the weblinks below and sign up, by your junior year for a certified personal trainer (CPT) exam and in your senior year take the ACSM-HFS and/or NSCA-CSCS certifications.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Health Fitness Specialist (HFS)
Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
The Cooper Institute (CI)
Personal Trainer
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Certified Personal Trainer
National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA)
Certified Personal Trainer
National Federation of Personal Trainers (NFPT)
Personal Trainer
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist
International Fitness Professionals Association (IFPA)
Certified Personal Fitness Trainer
National Council on Strength and Fitness (NCSF)
National Certified Personal Trainer
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD)
Supports and assists physical educators and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle
