This internship is for students nearing completion of the Fitness Leadership program. The student will complete 100 supervised hours in a work setting such as a community center, physical education classroom, physical therapy center or wellness center. A student is encouraged to choose internship sites that will provide important job opportunities as well as strengthen an area in which they are weak. The internship is unpaid and may be completed at times that are convenient for the student and the internship site.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
To provide the Fitness Leadership student with meaningful work experience in an environment where they can begin to apply many of the principles of exercise they have learned in class.
- Internship site selection
Assess and choose the best internship site for your professional goals.
- Internship site experiences
Complete and document 100 hours at internship site.
- Complete 100 hours at site
Choose and demonstrate an appropriate exercise for a client.
Practice a repertoire of skills (ideas) to lead exercise.
Demonstrate the interpersonal skills necessary to work with the public.
Establish a pattern of being a reliable employee (e.g. arriving to work on time, dressing appropriately, etc.).
Demonstrate an increased proficiency in fitness evaluation. - Site critique
Appraise the positive and negative aspects of the internship experience throughout the internship experience.
- Internship project
Implement an internship project as assigned by the internship supervisor.
- Program assessment
Complete program assessment.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment: Student learning will be evaluated through Completing 100 hours of supervised work in an exercise setting. Keeping a journal of the internship experience. Completing a project at the internship site for which the student is entirely responsible. Mentor Evaluations. Written Evaluations.
No text is required for this course.
Outcomes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Documentation of a minimum of 100 hours of experience in a setting equivalent to a setting that would be used for the internship experience.