Sports Fitness

Master of Sports Science Degree Program

A student interested in pursuing a degree in sports fitness may be accepted from a variety of backgrounds. Generally, undergraduate majors with strong backgrounds in exercise physiology, physical education, biology, health sciences or business management are most suitable.

The graduate curriculum in sports fitness prepares students for careers in either managing a corporate, private, public or hospital-based fitness center or in a direct service fitness science field. The program also examines issues in health such as nutrition and physical conditions such as obesity.

Distance Learning

The Academy’s distance learning program requires that each student work with a faculty member, one-on-one, so that guided discovery facilitates learning using an online, asynchronous, computer mediated delivery method. Through rolling enrollment, students have the option of registering for online courses any time during the academic year. In addition, the asynchronous, online learning environment does not require any meeting times during the course of study.

All students must complete 33 hours of study in sport fitness. Aside from the 24 semester hours (21 required, three elective) in courses, students are required to do a nine semester hour mentorship consisting of 450 contact hours with an expert in the field. For examples of mentorship sites, visit the mentorship office.

Master of Sports Science, Sports Fitness Brochure
MSS in Sports Fitness with emphasis in Personal Training
Fitness Performance Center

To start the admissions process, please complete the online application.

If you have further questions please contact an admissions counselor at: 1-800-223-2668, or admissions@ussa.edu.