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Fitness Instruction

This program is ideal for those who want to join the fitness profession’s most elite, highly-paid ranks as well as fitness enthusiasts and those seeking to change careers.

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This program is perfect for...

Personal trainers
Fitness coaches
Allied health professionals who want to add a lucrative specialty to their practice
Yoga, Pilates, and other group exercise instructors
Those planning to apply for an advanced degree

What you can learn.

Human anatomy, nutrition, physiology, and exercise physiology
Fitness testing and health/risk appraisal
Resistance training fundamentals
Exercise prescription, program design, and coaching techniques

What our students say about our certificates.

What our certificates have done for our students.

85%

feel a certificate helped them enhance their careers

1 in 4

received a salary increase after starting a certificate program

50%

switched careers after completing a certificate program

85%

recommend a certificate program to others

Source: UCLA Extension Certificate Graduates Survey

Courses

Click below to view the required and elective courses, if applicable, for this program.

Physiology Requirement

Students must complete one of the two courses below.

Human Anatomy and Physiology

PHYSCI X 400.6

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

The Human Body: How It Functions

PHYSCI X 449

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Required Courses

Students must complete all of the courses below.

Exercise Physiology

PHYSCI X 450

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Introduction to Human Nutrition

PHYSCI X 451

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics

PHYSCI X 452

Typically Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

Resistance Training Fundamentals

COM HLT X 452

Typically Offered: Fall

Fitness Testing

COM HLT X 453

Typically Offered: Winter

Exercise Prescription, Program Design, and Coaching Techniques

COM HLT X 454

Typically Offered: Spring

Electives

Students must complete two of the courses below.

Advanced Athletic Training: Evaluation of Athletic Injuries

COM HLT X 457.4

Typically Offered: Winter

Prevention, Recognition, and Treatment of Athletic Injuries

COM HLT X 457.5

Typically Offered: Spring

Exercise and Sports Nutrition

COM HLT X 404.7

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

The Impact of Exercise on the Brain

COM HLT X 405

Typically Offered: Winter

Biomechanics: Analysis of Human Movement

COM HLT X 421.1

Typically Offered: Summer

Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

COM HLT X 425

Typically Offered: Fall

Food, Mood, and Eating Behaviors

COM HLT X 438

Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

Mindful Eating, Exercise, and Living: The Science and Practice

COM HLT X 439

Practical Training for Fitness Instructors

COM HLT X 451.1

Typically Offered: Fall

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Estimated Cost Breakdown

All courses in this program are paid for individually, unless otherwise noted. An application form is required to establish candidacy in this program. From the 'Apply Now' button, complete the online application and pay the application fee if applicable.

Application & Candidacy Fee

100.00

Estimated Program Tuition

6655.00

Estimated program textbook/materials

950.00

*The Application & Candidacy Fee establishes your candidacy in the program for a period of time covering normal progress toward completion and may allow you to access a variety of program benefits.

Internship

Internships
Available

Visa

Approved for
International Visa

VA Benefit Eligible

VA Benefit
Eligible

Financial Aid

Federal
Financial Aid

**Federal Financial Aid Gainful Employment Disclosures

The U.S. Department of Education requires colleges and universities to disclose certain information for any financial aid eligible program that, “prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation”. This information includes program costs; occupations that the program prepares students to enter; occupational profiles; on time completion rate; and for the most recent award year: the number of students who have completed the program, the number of students who complete the program within the estimated duration, the job placement rate, and the median Title IV and private loan debt incurred by those who complete the program. For gainful employment information for this program, visit our Financial Aid page.

International Students

The Certificate in Fitness Instruction is approved for international students (F-1 student visa).

International applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency by submitting test scores from either TOEFL, IELTS or iTEP. Some applicants may be exempt from this requirement if certain criteria are met.

English language proficiency (minimum*):

TOEFL iBT: 91
IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall
iTEP Academic-Plus: 5.0

*Admitted international students whose test scores are below 100 on TOEFL iBT, 7.0 on the IELTS Academic, or 5.1 on the iTEP Academic-Plus will be required to take 1-2 supplemental English as a Second Language courses.

Learn more:

Academic Requirements & English Language Proficiency

International Students: How to Apply

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