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Old 04-09-2007, 08:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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I've been thinking about my career options recently and whilst briefly researching the CSCS I noticed the prerequisites being defined as:

" * Outside the United States: - Candidates must hold at least a bachelor's degree as defined by the United States educational system or currently be enrolled as a college senior in a college/university recognized by the ministry of education in that particular country, as a degree-granting institution on the same level as other universities recognized with campuses in that country."

Now this may be a stupid quistion but the quote does not state that the degree needs to be in the Sports/Conditioning field. Does this mean that people such as I who do not have a sport related degree but do hold a degree non the less (M.A International Business Management) qualify?

Maybe it's implied that you need to have sports background, but I thought it best to ask.
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Old 04-09-2007, 08:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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It's any undergraduate degree.

There is another level of certification for those with kinesiology backgrounds specifically, but I don't think it's caught on.
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Old 04-09-2007, 09:04 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for the quick response Bryanc; just what I wanted to hear also
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