Health and Fitness Management

The Health and Fitness Management major is one of the most popular majors in the department. This major is designed to prepare students who wish to enter immediately into the world of personal wellness and corporate fitness.

Students will take course work that includes, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, personal health, principles of weight training and conditioning, exercise prescription, economics, financial accounting and managerial accounting.

Students completing this degree will be eligible to sit for several national certification exams including the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam and the American College of Sports Medicine's Health and Fitness Instructor exam. In addition, students will graduate with a minor in Business Management.

Senior Health and Fitness Management majors are also required to complete an internship experience. One can find Capital University student interns in many of the premier local health and wellness clubs, country clubs and corporate fitness facilities. This internship experience provides each senior with an opportunity to refine their fitness and interpersonal skills and provides the student opportunities to network in the area of health and wellness.