2025-2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 22, 2025  
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog

Coaching and Fitness Leadership Graduate Certificate

Location(s): Online


The Coaching and Fitness Leadership Certificate Program at the University of the Cumberlands is a 12-credit-hour graduate-level online certificate designed to prepare students to master essential leadership methodologies and applications for coaching in areas of fitness, physical activity, sport, and wellness. If you want to learn ethical fundamentals such as developing a leadership growth plan, interpersonal communication, team building, and administrative and management strategies, this is the program for you.

Coaching and Fitness Leadership Graduate Certificate Goals

1. Demonstrate knowledge and skills for ethically leading as a successful supervisor, administrator, manager, and coach/instructor.

2. Integrate leadership strategies for behavior, communication, and skill development of individuals and groups.

3. Appraise current issues and trends to create a supportive environment to be a positive agent of change.

4. Self-evaluate to develop a professional leadership growth plan.