Program Description

The group fitness instructor leadership certificate (GFILC) is a one-year subset of the ASHE degree program previously listed concentrating on most of the program-specific courses.

Career and Educational Advancement Opportunities

The GFILC lays the foundation for a student to enter the fitness industry as a group fitness leader and continue to pursue the ASHE degree. Course work will help prepare a student to take the American Council on Exercise examination for group fitness instructor national certification. Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all pre-admission course work.

Program Requirements

Total credit hours required: 34 (23 hours of general education courses and 11 hours of program-specific courses)

Contact and Advising Information

Information about the ASHE degree program is available from:

Advisement & Counseling (505) 925-8560 vcadvise@unm.edu,

Ccoordinator of the Fitness & Wellness Education Center, Dubra Karnes-Padilla, (505) 925-8833 dubra@unm.edu,

Chair of the Education Department, Jon Conescu, (505) 925-8614 jconescu@unm.edu, or

Dean of instruction, Reinaldo A. Z. García, (505) 925-8601 rgarcia@unm.edu.

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