Overview

Course Details

Through a partnership with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), you will have access to their proprietary course content and certification exams as a Certified Professional Trainer (CPT), Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), and Group Fitness Instructor (GFI)—all available at preferred student pricing.

Through Sports and Health Sciences BSc course at American Public University, you engage in the scientific study of human movement and behavior, providing a window into optimizing health and wellness in an age when life expectancies continue to rise. Your studies include anatomy and physiology, sports psychology, and kinesiology—topics that are fundamental to the allied health professions.

You will learn from respected faculty who share their real-world expertise as researchers, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, fitness center directors, and nutrition and health consultants.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

Coaching Studies
Exercise Science
Fitness and Wellness Professional Studies
General

Key Facts

Apply exercise science concepts to a variety of sports and fitness activities
Understand how to implement motivational strategies and tactics to guide practice and performance aimed at improving physical activity
Learn to advance fitness, readiness, and performance
Educate various populations on the basic concepts of a healthful diet and how to use nutritional guidelines to improve performance
Understand how to manage sports-related injuries with basic first aid principles

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Exercise Physiology

Sports Psychology

Sports First Aid

Nutrition

Exercise Programming and Testing

Nutrition

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Courses Start Monthly

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Charles Town, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences Sport and Exercise Science View 59 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All APU undergraduate programs require a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED).
Please read all undergraduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
There is no fee to complete the APU admission application.

TOEFL iBT minimum scores required: 21 in Reading, 23 in Writing

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10500 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10500 USD / year

≈ 10500 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10500 USD / year

≈ 10500 USD / year

Additional Details

$250 with Preferred Military Rate
$ 315 with Veteran Grant

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