Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate

Catalog description

This eight-week blended online and in-person one-credit course was developed by the American College of Sports Medicine and Exercise Connection. Students are able to earn the Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate by completing five online learning modules, which will establish a foundational framework for understanding autism, evidence-based teaching practices, and an exercise program designed to prepare students to work with those on the autism spectrum. Following the successful completion of the five online leaning modules, two articles with quizzes, and students partake in a six-hour in-person workshop (will meet for one Saturday, mid-October) followed by a case study exam. Successful completion of both is required to earn the Autism Exercise Specialist Certificate.