AAS, Business, Personal Trainer Entrepreneurship
Program Description
The Associate of Applied Science In Business, Personal Trainer Entrepreneurship is a useful two-year degree in which you will undertake a broad spectrum of entrepreneurship and personal training classes that will provide you with a strong foundation of business knowledge in order to prepare you to start your own business ventures. The required personal trainer courses will prepare you to become a certified personal trainer with your choice of national certification agencies through a comprehensive program covering safe and effective exercise, fitness testing and analysis, body mechanics, wellness fundamentals, proper nutrition, and business management skills.
Recommended Course Schedule
1st semester | Units | |
---|---|---|
Communications 2 | 3 | |
Humanities | 3 | |
Mathematics 2 | 3 | |
ENT 200 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
PTR 100 | Introduction to Personal Training | 3 |
Semester Total | 15 | |
2nd semester | ||
English 2 | 3 | |
ENT 230 | Financing Your Small Business Venture | 3 |
PEX 174 | Fitness Principles and Practices | 2 |
PTR 202 | Anatomy and Physiology I for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 4 |
PTR 205 | Fitness Analysis and Application | 3 |
Semester Total | 15 | |
3rd semester | ||
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science 2 | 3 | |
ENT 240 | Marketing for Small Business | 3 |
PTR 208 | Anatomy and Physiology II for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 4 |
PTR 210 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
PEX 173 | Circuit Training | 1 |
PEX 183 | Weight Training | 1 |
Semester Total | 15 | |
4th semester | ||
U. S. and Nevada Constitutions 1 | 3 | |
NUTR 121 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
ENT 280 | Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development | 3 |
PTR 220 | Personal Training Techniques | 3 |
Electives 2 | 3 | |
Semester Total | 15 | |
Total Units | 60 |
- 1
- 2
See program recommendations or requirements.
- 3
EPY 101 may count as Communications or Human Relations but may not be counted twice.
Students must be CPR and first aid certified to participate in this program. CPR and First Aid (EMS 101) is strongly recommended.
AAS degrees are generally non-transfer degrees that are designed for students to enter the workforce.
To earn an AAS degree, students must:
- Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (see requirements for graduation.)
- Complete a minimum of 15 units within the college.
- Satisfy General Education requirements for the AAS.
- Have no financial or library obligation to the college.
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
General Education Requirements | ||
Communications/English 1 | 6 | |
Recommended: | ||
Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science | 3 | |
Recommended: | ||
Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity | ||
or PSY 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | |
Human Relations | 3 | |
Recommended: | ||
Educational, Career, and Personal Development 3 | ||
or MGT 212 | Leadership and Human Relations | |
Mathematics | 3 | |
Recommended: | ||
Fundamentals of College Mathematics (or Higher) | ||
or BUS 117 | Business Calculations and Methods | |
or COT 110 | Business Machines | |
Science | ||
Required: | ||
NUTR 121 | Human Nutrition | 3 |
Additional College Requirements | ||
Diversity 2 | [3] | |
Recommended: | ||
Fundamentals of Cultural Diversity | ||
or PSY 276 | Aging in Modern American Society | |
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions | 3 | |
Degree Requirements | ||
ENT 200 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
ENT 230 | Financing Your Small Business Venture | 3 |
ENT 240 | Marketing for Small Business | 3 |
ENT 280 | Entrepreneurship and Business Plan Development | 3 |
Emphasis Requirements | ||
PEX 173 | Circuit Training | 1 |
PEX 174 | Fitness Principles and Practices | 2 |
PEX 183 | Weight Training | 1 |
PTR 100 | Introduction to Personal Training | 3 |
PTR 202 | Anatomy and Physiology I for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 4 |
PTR 205 | Fitness Analysis and Application | 3 |
PTR 208 | Anatomy and Physiology II for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 4 |
PTR 210 | Kinesiology for Massage and Fitness Professionals | 3 |
PTR 220 | Personal Training Techniques | 3 |
Electives | 3 | |
Choose 3 elective units from PEX or PTR courses. | ||
Total Units | 60 |