E-mail this pageBachelor of Science in Fitness and Wellness Leadership Course Curriculum
Major Requirements (80-81 credits)
(Note: * indicates General Education course)
A. Department Requirements (55-56 credits)
- Introductory Courses (6 credits)
- PED210 Introduction to Fitness and Wellness Leadership Major - 2 credits
- PED212 Introduction to Personal Fitness Training (prerequisite: PED210) - 2 credits
- PED214 Advanced Personal Fitness Training (prerequisite: PED212) - 2 credits
- Fitness/Wellness Component (25-26 credits)
- FNI 211 Human Nutrition (prerequisite: CHE101/111) - 3 credits
- PED201 CPR/AED/AID - 0-1 credit
- PED333 Science of Exercise - 3 credits
- PED334 Kinesiology (prerequisite: BIO326 & BIO327) - 3 credits
- PED336 Fitness Programming - 3 credits
- PED337 Group Exercise Programming - 3 credits
- PED338 Supplemental & Ergogenic Aids - 2 credits
- PED401 Fitness Field Experience I (prerequisite: ACSM-CPT) - 2 credits
- PED402 Fitness Field Experience II (prerequisite: PED401) - 2 credits
- PED403 Fitness Field Experience III (prerequisite: PED402) - 2 credits
- PED404 Fitness Field Experience IV (prerequisite: PED403) - 2 credits
- Marketing & Management Component (21 credits)
- ACC201 Accounting I (Prerequisite: at least 2nd semester standing) - 3 credits
- BUS388 Seminar in Professionalism (AWR) (Prerequisite: Junior/Senior) - 3 credits
- MGM280 Principles of Management (ENG101, ECO101) - 3 credits
- MGM311 Organizational Behavior (prerequisite: MGM280) - 3 credits
- MKE290 Principles of Marketing (prerequisite: ENG101, ECO101) - 3 credits
- MKE321 Principles of Advertising (prerequisite: MKE290) - 3 credits
- MKE328 Services Marketing - 3 credits
- Capstone (3 credits)
- PED410 Fitness Management - 3 credits
B. Cognate Requirements (25 credits)
- BIO101 General Biology * - 4 credits
- BIO326 Human Anatomy/Physiology I (Prerequisite: CHE101/111) - 4 credits
- BIO327 Human Anatomy/Physiology II (Prerequisite: 326) - 4 credits
- CMM101 Introduction to Public Speaking* - 3 credits
- CHE101 General Chemistry*
OR
CHE111 Fund Principles Chemistry I* (prerequisite: MAT101 or higher/exam) - 4 credits - CLG402 Introduction to Counseling Techniques - 3 credits
- ECO101 Principles of Economics* - 3 credits
C. Marketing and Business Minor(s) (3-9)
- Marketing Minor -
requires 2 additional (3 credits each) courses to receive the Marketing Minor
Recommended courses:- MKE323 Retail Store Management - 3 credits
- MKE401 Interactive Marketing and E-Commerce - 3 credits
- MKE410 Franchising: U.S./CA/MX - 3 credits
- MKE442 Selected Marketing Topics (Public Relations) - 3 credits
- MKE498 Marketing Internship - 3 credits
- Business Minor
- requires 1 additional course to receive the Business Minor
- ACC351 Legal Environment of Business - 3 credits
Additional Degree Requirements:
- It is required for incoming freshmen entering this program to have three units of high school science.
- A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a 2.0 for each course in section A is required.
- All students must complete the General Education courses required under the catalog of entry to SUNY Plattsburgh.
- All students must earn a minimum of 120 total credits.
- All students must complete the American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer Certification prior to taking PED401-Fitness Field Experience I
- All students must meet the required Fitness Field Experiences I-IV and all clinical rotations
Comments, Questions, Suggestions?
If you have any questions about the Fitness and Wellness Leadership Major, please feel free to contact me:
Ken Baldwin, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
Office: Memorial Hall 214
Phone: (518) 564-3149
E-mail: kenneth.baldwin@plattsburgh.edu