BS in Fitness Programming and Management
Degree Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Fitness Programming and Management prepares students to work with individuals to improve athletic performance and optimize health across the lifespan. Students acquire the knowledge and skills in exercise technique analysis, individual and team exercise programming, and performance indicators beyond physical health. Fitness Programming and Management will prepare students for a career in strength and conditioning, personal training, and corporate wellness.
Graduating students will be:
- Competent in exercise training for high school, collegiate and professional athletics, tactical personnel, and special populations.
- Qualified in designing and implementing effective exercise training programs to enhance sports specific performance.
- Skilled in exercise assessment, administration, and evaluation of exercise testing.
- Connected with a network of strength and conditioning coaches and other fitness professionals.
- Prepared to take national certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) for Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Tactical Strength and Conditioning (TSAC-F), Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT).
Major Program Requirements
This program is designed as a 100% online degree program leading to a BS in Fitness Programming and Management and requires a minimum of 120 total credit hours to complete. Student are prepared and encouraged (but not required) to take national certification exams from the American College of Sports Medicine as a Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT) and from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Fitness and Program Management are required to complete all University general education, University graduation and degree requirements, including selected foundational courses, which may fulfill some University general education requirements.
If you are planning to transfer courses (including AP credit) and would like information on how they apply to a degree program(s), you can email MUSHPadvising@missouri.edu for general recommendations.
Students are admissible to transfer into this program with a 2.0 cumulative GPA and are directly admissible as a freshman when you meet the University admissions requirements.
| Core Requirements | ||
| ACCTCY 2010 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| or ACCTCY 2026 | Accounting I | |
| ECONOM 1014 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| or ABM 1041 | Applied Microeconomics | |
| FINANC 2000 | Survey of Business Finance | 3 |
| or FINANC 3000 | Corporate Finance | |
| MANGMT 3000 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MRKTNG 3000 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| NEP 1034 | Introduction to Human Nutrition | 3 |
| NEP 1340 | Introduction to Exercise and Fitness | 3 |
| NEP 1485 | Career Exploration in Exercise Science | 1 |
| NEP 2130 | Exercise Techniques (Or equivalent in Health Professions) | 3 |
| NEP 2140 | Exercise Practicum I (Or cross-listed equivalent in Health Professions) | 3 |
| NEP 2380 | Diet Therapy for Health Professionals | 3 |
| NEP 2450 | Nutrition Throughout the Life Span | 3 |
| NEP 3450 | Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 |
| NEP 3550 | Corporate, Community, and Personal Fitness (Or equivalent in Health Professions) | 3 |
| NEP 4140 | Exercise Practicum II (Or equivalent in Health Professions) | 3 |
| PH_THR 4420 | Foundations of Therapeutic Exercise | 3 |
| NEP 3XXX Essentials of Exercise Physiology (pending course) (or equivalent in Health Professions) | 3 | |
| NEP 4XXXW Capstone (pending course) (or equivalent in Health Professions) | 5 | |
| Business Course 3000-level or higher | 3 | |
| Supporting Coursework | ||
| BIO_SC 1010 | General Principles and Concepts of Biology | 3 |
| COMMUN 1200 | Public Speaking | |
| or AGSC_COM 2220 | Verbal Communication in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources | |
| Physical Science | 3 | |
| ESC_PS 4200 | Positive Psychology | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2400 | Contemporary Health Issues | 3 |
| or HLTH_SCI 2400W | Contemporary Health Issues-Writing Intensive | |
| PRST 4100 | Ethics and Diversity | 3 |
| MPP 3500 | Sports Performance Physiology | 3 |
| PTH_AS 2201 | Human Anatomy Lecture | 3 |
| PRST 2281 | Business of Sport and Recreation | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | Introductory Statistical Reasoning | 3 |
| Students must complete 12 credit hours of electives selected from available curriculum in School of Health Professions programs. | ||
Semester Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BIO_SC 1010 | 3 | ENGLSH 1000 | 3 |
| NEP 1340 | 3 | HIST 1100, POL_SC 1100, or HIST 1200 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 1000 | 3 | NEP 1034 | 3 |
| STAT 1200 | 3 | Physical Science with lab | 3 |
| Humanities | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| PTH_AS 2201 | 3 | MPP 3500 | 3 |
| COMMUN 1200 or AGSC_COM 2220 | 3 | Writing Intensive Elective | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 2400 | 3 | HLTH_SCI 2850 | 3 |
| PSYCH 1000 | 3 | Humanities | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FPM 2130 | 3 | FPM 3130 | 3 |
| HLTH_SCI 4300 | 3 | FPM 3250 | 3 |
| Supporting Elective from approved list | 3 | Supporting Elective from approved list | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| FPM 4440 (writing intensive course) | 3 | FPM 4550 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits: 120 | |||
Degree Audit
The degree audit is an automated report reflecting a student’s academic progress toward the completion of a degree.
MU students can request a degree audit by logging in to myDegreePlanner. Students may also access myDegreePlanner via myZou, in the Student Center, click on the Academic Progress Tile, then select Request Degree Audit. The audit automatically pulls in the student’s MU course work, transfer courses and courses in progress. This is available to current students, admitted students, and those who last attended less than three terms ago.
Past MU students can request a degree audit by contacting the Academic Advising Unit of the division in which they were last enrolled at MU. For contact information, go to https://advising.missouri.edu/contact/.
Prospective students, can access a preliminary MU degree audit via https://www.transferology.com. Information on the college credits already earned will have to be manually entered before it can be evaluated against current degree requirements.
For additional details on degree audits, go to https://registrar.missouri.edu/degrees-audits/degree-audits/.
Major and Career Exploration
The University of Missouri has many resources to assist you in exploring majors and career possibilities. For guidance, visit the Majors and Careers website or view specific resources below.
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If you are considering a change of major or are exploring multiple majors, schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Discovery Center by calling (573)884-9700 or through MU Connect Discovery Center service in you success network.
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If you have decided on a major, visit an academic advisor in the School or College that you are interested in to discuss the process of declaring the major.
- If you would like to learn more about your career interests, abilities, values and talents, visit the MU Career Center. No Appointment is necessary to explore career options with one of our staff members.
- If you would like information about MU majors and degree programs, visit:
- the Degrees, Majors (Degree Programs), Emphasis Areas, Minors and Certificates page in the catalog,
- the MU Majors website.
For additional major and career exploration resources, visit Major & Career Exploration in the catalog.