Not sure where to even start.. - JP Fitness Forums

nexus · 01-19-2008, 02:24 AM

Hi everyone,

I'm an 18 year old getting prepared to start my first year of college and need some guidance and thought this would be the best place to ask (sorry if this is the wrong forum to post in).

I'm going to start out at community college and transfer to a University in a couple of years.

My goal is to eventually get a degree and get certified and have the ability/option(s) to be a personal trainer and involved in athletic training. What degrees and certifications do I need exactly for these goals? Theres so many certifications and degrees I'm just kind of confused on where to start at this point.

I was looking at this course Kinesiology - Athletic Training, Degree
to start with. Is this a wise choice for my goals? Where would I go from there after completing the course and earning my degree?

Thanks for any advice/guidance in advance.

Cynic · 01-19-2008, 04:11 AM

Definitely research what will transfer! I've seen a lot of young people get burned on transfer credits from a community college to a full university. Sometimes, you have to take two classes at the CC to equal one college level course.

Talk to the three potential universities you would want to transfer to and check with them.

I'd say the kinesiology degree at the university would do it for ya, but you're talking about a CC and the Assoc Degree. It's just not the same thing.

Don't assume: talk to both sides of the system.

LisaS · 01-19-2008, 01:06 PM

most community colleges have a separate transfer center where they have information on transferring credits to the various programs of the local universities.
Check there to make sure you're able to satisfy both the lower division GE for transfer and any major-specific requirements.

In California, there are statewide agreements between the cc and the universities about what will transfer as what - however the requirements are not necessarily the same between universities. Example: there are two different lower division biology series for bio majors - one for Cal State system and a second for the UC system.