Master of Science in Applied Exercise Science- Sports Performance Training

The Sports Performance and Training concentration was designed for coaches, athletic trainers, and other sports professionals who work with all levels of athletes from high school players up to Olympic competitors. This concentration prepares individuals for the Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) exam. According to the NASM website, “top teams in the NFL and NBA have now begun requiring the NASM–PES credential.” Accelerate your career with a Sports Performance Training Degree.

Our exercise science degree programs are 100% online, allowing students to achieve real-life success in their chosen profession, while advancing their careers. Graduates in our graduate degree in exercise science go on to serve in a variety of capacities in fitness, wellness, sports management and leadership careers.

Founded as a teachers’ education college in 1864, Concordia University Chicago today is a comprehensive liberal arts and graduate university in River Forest under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Daniel Lee Gard.

With more than 5,000 full-time students, Concordia offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs and more than 60 areas of study through its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Graduate Studies and Innovation and Professional Programs. The College of Innovation and Professional Programs has been specifically structured and staffed to meet the needs of today’s graduate level students.