Sport and Wellness Program at SUNY Plattsburgh - Fitness and Wellness Leadership Major Course Curriculum

Bachelor 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)

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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

Additional Degree Requirements:

1. It is required for incoming freshmen entering this program to have three units of high school science.
2. A minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a 2.0 for each course in section A is required.
3. All students must complete the General Education courses required under the catalog of entry to SUNY Plattsburgh.
4. All students must earn a minimum of 120 total credits.
5. All students must complete the American College of Sports Medicine® (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer Certification prior to taking PED401-Fitness Field Experience I
6. 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