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Gold Standard: Prestigious National Body Endorses Kent State Education Program

Students pursuing health and fitness or clinical exercise programs at Kent State University will study in one of the select programs now endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The endorsement is widely considered the “gold standard” in health and fitness certifications and professional memberships.

The American College of Sports Medicine’s University Connection program approved the endorsement application of Kent State’s Bachelor of Arts in physical education (exercise sciences/exercise specialist option) curriculum as meeting the academic standards needed to prepare students for health, fitness and/or clinical exercise training and positions.

The curriculum covers the knowledge, skills and abilities that prepare students for the ACSM Health/Fitness Instructor or ACSM Exercise Specialist certification examination. The American College of Sports Medicine expects to endorse more programs this fall.

Such an endorsement allows the bachelor’s degree program to offer students unique benefits, including:

• On-demand access to ACSM-written credentialing examinations to qualified students
• Feedback from ACSM on student performance
  • including examination scores
  • knowledge, skills and abilities required for health and fitness certification
• Unique professional development opportunities through ACSM programs

The largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, ACSM includes more than 20,000 international, national and regional members dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications for exercise and sports medicine.