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Personal Fitness Trainer - Part-Time Certificate

Admission is suspended for the Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate program. Please visit the Personal Fitness Trainer Diploma website for admission information to the two-year diploma program.

Part-Time: The part-time Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate program is completed through online media and takes a minimum of two years to complete. Courses are offered on a per-semester basis. Applications to the part-time certificate program have been suspended. Please refer to the Personal Fitness Trainer Diploma program for more information.

Prerequisite for part-time studies is Grade 12 or mature student status, plus Biology 30, English 30 and Math 20. A minimum grade of 65% for each course is required. First Aid and CPR is recommended prior to program commencement.

Part-Time Distance

Semester	Courses	Hours
Year 1 Semester #1 (Jan. intake)	Personal Training and Health Promotion Anatomy and Physiology I Effective Communication	24 48 48
Year 1 Semester #2	Anatomy and Physiology II Applied Movement Mechanics Exercise Physiology	48 48 48
Year 1 Semester #3	Principles and Methods of Training Strength and Resistance Training	48 60
Year 2 Semester #1	Fitness Program Design Leadership Development	48 48
Year 2 Semester #2	Safety and Injury Prevention Practicum (over 2 semesters)	48 100
Year 2 Semester #3	Nutrition and Weight Management Business Management and Marketing	48 48
Total Hours		712

*Self-paced study completed per semester; hours listed are based on full-time study classroom hours.

Course Schedule Chart : Part-Time Studies

	Course Code	Fall (Sept.-Dec.)	Winter (Jan.-April)	Spring (May-July)
Semester One
Personal Training and Health Promotion	XPFT-20100		•
Anatomy and Physiology I	XPFT-20101		•	•
Effective Communication	XPFT-20104		•
Semester Two
Anatomy and Physiology II	XPFT-20103	•		•
Exercise Physiology	XPFT-20200		•	•
Applied Movement Mechanics	XPFT-20201		•	•
Semester Three
Principles and Methods of Training	XPFT-20300	•		•
Strength and Resistance Training	XPFT-20301	•		•
Semester Four
Fitness Program Design	XPFT-20401	•	•
Leadership Development	XPFT-20402		•
Semester Five
Safety and Injury Prevention	XPFT-20500			•
Practicum (over 2 semesters)	XPFT-20503		•	•
Semester Six
Business Management and Marketing	XPFT-20600	•
Nutrition and Weight Management	XPFT-20601	•

Note: Mount Royal University Continuing Education reserves the right to alter the schedules at anytime. Some courses are offered once a year; please schedule accordingly. Anatomy and Physiology I and II are prerequisites to all courses.