Fitness Education Programs
We offer educational programs to prepare you to become a certified Personal Trainer or Group Fitness Instructor. Check out the programs below. If you need further guidance or have additional questions, email [email protected] to get in touch with our Fitness Staff.
Personal Training Education Program (PTEP)
This program will prepare you to work with fitness clients, whether you hope to gain knowledge and skills to use later in your career, are looking for a way to gain experience with clients in a real-world setting without the requirement of a certification, or are planning to go for your Personal Training Certification.
As an official ACE Education Institution, we provide the ACE-CPT study curriculum as an in-person class for free. Optional course materials and the certification exam are offered at a discounted rate through ACE.
We welcome any experience level and no background knowledge is needed. There is no requirement for you to take the certification exam at the end of the program. See the Post-Program Job Opportunities section below to see options for those who obtain their certification at the end, along with options for those who are not planning to take the certification exam.
Schedule
Day and time: TBD
Week of February 16th-April 24th
(No class the week of Spring Break)
Please complete the Availability Form (green button below) by February 13th at 12:00pm. The meeting day/time will be set based on responses.
Registration
The registration link will be added once the day and time are set. Those who complete the Scheduling Form above will also receive the link via email.
Registration closes the second week of the program. Click the button below for the Fitness Education Programs Interest Form, and you will be emailed regarding future sessions.
Future Interest
If you were not able to join this semester, but want to receive information for future semesters, please complete the Fitness Education Interest Form below. Updates will be emailed out.
Course Details
The materials are not required, and can be purchased at any time if you do not want to commit right away. We do recommend purchasing them if you are able, especially if you plan to take the certification exam.
Course bundle options:
- Study Kit: $150 (recommended option)
- Textbook (hard copy or e-book)
- Multimedia Kit
- Practice Exam
- Non-Proctored Certificate Exam
- Accredited Certification Exam discount
- Study Program: $250
- Textbook (hard copy or e-book)
- Study Companion (workbook)
- Multimedia Kit
- Practice Exam
- Non-Proctored Certificate Exam
- Accredited Certification Exam discount
- Multimedia Kit: $100
- Multimedia Kit
- Practice Exam
- Non-Proctored Certificate Exam
The Study Kit and Study Program bundle include a discount on the certification exam. See details in the next section.
All prices are subject to change and should be verified on the ACE website.
It is not required or expected that you take the certification exam, and there are still opportunities for employment as a Fitness Specialist with Campus Recreation (see next section).
The certification exam can be taken at any time and is the responsibility of the individual to schedule. The exam can be taken online (live-proctored) or in-person at an official testing facility.
The Study Kit and Study Program bundle give you eligibility to purchase the certification exam at $99 (originally $500). If those bundles are not purchased, the discount price for taking the exam is $400. (Yes, it is a much better deal to purchase the Study Kit or Study Program and exam, as opposed to just purchasing the exam.)
All prices are subject to change and should be verified on the ACE website.
Without the Personal Training Certification:
Individuals who complete the PTEP Program qualify to interview for the Fitness Specialist position with Campus Rec. This position works with clients in our MyFit Individualized Fitness Program. This is a great way to gain experience with clients and be employed, without needing to pay for and maintain a personal training certification.
With the Personal Training Certification:
Once you pass the proctored, accredited certification exam, you will be able to work with personal training clients. If you already work as a Fitness Specialist, you will not need to reinterview.
Other employers will likely require that you pass the proctored, accredited exam and receive your certification in order to work with Personal Training clients due to liability insurance requirements. The MyFit program is unique to MTSU Campus Rec, so uncertified positions may not be available elsewhere.
Email [email protected] with questions.
Group Fitness Education Program
We are revamping the program! We will be offering it as a free, virtual, self-paced program that will go over all the basics and different format options for Group Fitness classes. You will then go through a mentorship portion to get the hands-on portion of learning based on the format(s) you’re interested in teaching.
We are currently updating this program. Complete the Fitness Education Interest Form button below to receive updates.
