Have you thought about being an athletic trainer? Preparing for medical or physical therapy school? What about personal trainer? Then this is the degree for you. At COCC, we offer students two choices: associate of arts (AA) or associate of science (AS) degree. Designed so that students can easily transfer to an Oregon public university to pursue a bachelors degree, the AA program, exercise science emphasis, offers students a wide array of courses and an introduction to the health and wellness field. For details on the AS degree, click here.
Exercise Science courses provide an in-depth view of topics within the exercise science fields. Examples of these courses include:
- Basic Exercise Physiology
- Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- Exercise Testing and Evaluation
- Introduction to Exercise Science
- Introduction to Human Movement
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Sports Nutrition
- Training Theory & Application