Table 5
Academic requirements for certifications with ACSM
| Certifications | Academic Requirements |
| Health/Fitness Track | |
| Health/Fitness Director | Undergraduate degree in health, fitness or closely related field |
| Health/Fitness Instructor | Undergraduate or graduate degree in health, fitness or closely related field, or comparable educational training |
| Exercise Leader | none |
| Clinical Track | |
| Program Director | Post-baccalaureate degree in medicine or an allied health field or equivalent training |
| Exercise Specialist | Undergraduate degree in allied health field or equivalent |
| Exercise Technologist | none |
from ACSM (2)