Sports Medicine and Rehabilitative Therapies

       
Average wage in Arizona is $27,806/year. Wages range from a low of $14,908/year to a high $44,295/year**

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Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors help people get in shape. They teach aerobics classes or set up individual training programs.

Students in this program will learn basic exercise science, nutrition, fitness assessment, exercise programming, and instructional and spotting techniques.

Students who complete this program may earn national certification as an ACE Personal Fitness Trainer. They may go on to further education leading to a career as an athletic trainer or a physical therapist.

Fall Semester - Year 1

   HPE 274  Sports Nutrition - 3 credits
    HCE 101  Basic Life Support - 2 credits
    HCE 112  Medical Terminology - 2 credits
    HPE 276  Sports Psychology - 3 credits

Spring Semester - Year 1

   HCE 156  Science for Allied Health - 4 credits
   HPE 270  Intro to Sports Medicine - 3 credits
   HPE 211  Pro-Act 1 - Weight Training - 2 cr.
   HPE 140  Workshop 1 - 1 credit

Fall Semester - Year 2

   HPE 100   Personal Health - 3 credits
    HPE 278   Kinetic Anatomy - 3 credits
    HPE 212   Pro-Act 2 - Aerobic Fitness - 2 credits
    HPE 141   Workshop 2 - (Clinical Obs PT) - 1 credit
    HPE 240   Workshop 3 - (On-Field Assess AT) - 1 cr.

Spring Semester - Year 2

   HPE 210   Exercise and Sports Science - 3 credits
    HPE 272   Intro to Rehabilitative Therapy - 3 credits
    HPE 292   Athletic Training Practicum - 3 credits
    HPE 241   Workshop 4 (Clinical Eval Rehab - PT)
                                                                - 1 credit

Students wanting to become physical therapist will find this program some of the first steps on that career ladder.

Both males and females find work in this field.

** www.workforce.az.gov