Help clients of all ages prevent or manage chronic disease and improve their health.
Degree Awarded: MS
Clinical Exercise Physiology
The MS program in clinical exercise physiology prepares students for careers as clinical exercise physiologists. Students learn how to use primary and secondary prevention strategies to improve, maintain or abate declines in fitness and health in populations of various age groups, e.g., children, adults, older adults. They also learn to collaborate with medical professionals to guide exercise and rehabilitation programs for at-risk clients and clients with chronic diseases. The American College of Sports Medicine is the national association responsible for establishing guidelines and recommendations for exercise testing, prescription and evaluation of research for both healthy populations and those with chronic disease. The ACSM certification is deemed the organization's most prestigious credential for clinical professionals with a master's degree and 600 hours of hands-on clinical experience. This program provides students with the knowledge, clinical experience and skills they will need to successfully complete the registration examination for the registered clinical exercise physiologist certification.
September 2025
Downtown Phoenix Campus
411 N Central Avenue,
Phoenix,
Arizona,
85004, West, United States
Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in exercise science, exercise physiology, kinesiology or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.
English language proficiency requirements: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Score of at least 550 (pBT) or 80 (iBT); International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall band score of the academic test of at least 6.5; Pearson Test of English (PTE) - Score of at least 60; Duolingo English test - Graduate minimum score of 105.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
