Professional courseProfessional qualification
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) · Online · provider based in United States
- Award
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
- Subjects
- Fitness and wellness, Exercise science
- Delivery
- Online
- Price
- Price not published
About this program
Certification for personal trainers; candidates meet age, education and CPR/AED prerequisites and pass an ACSM exam.
- Offering
- Professional course
- Subjects
- Fitness and wellnessExercise science
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification level
- Professional qualification
- Exact award
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
- Award status
- Professional-body credentialIssued by a professional or governing body (for example a coaching licence or practitioner certification). It is not an academic degree.
- Awarding body
- ACSM
- Credential type
- Professional certificationA credential issued by a professional body after assessment. It is not an academic degree and is not a licence unless the body says so.
No accreditation or recognition is recorded for this program on the pages we checked.
Professional pathway
What this course is for, who can take it and what it does and does not lead to.
- Intended audience
- Personal trainers
- Prior professional registration
- Not published
Online and hybrid delivery
What is done online, and what still has to be done in person.
- Whole program online
- No: some parts are in person
- Instruction
- Live or asynchronous not stated
- Assessments in person
- Exam can be taken in person at a Pearson testing center or online.
Duration, schedule and dates
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- OnlineTaught online. Check live versus recorded instruction, and any visits, labs, exams or placements that must be done in person.
- Physical attendance
- Attendance requirement not verified
- Schedule
- Not published
No upcoming dated session is published on the provider’s pages we checked.
Admissions
Age 18 or older, high school diploma or equivalent, and adult CPR/AED certification. Starting in 2027, all ACSM certifications will require first aid training.
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per week, per camp, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted. Installments are not totals.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam, non-member candidate (includes $50 non-refundable application fee)Mandatory extra · mandatory | $410one-time | Other fee category | 19 October 2026Source |
| Exam, ACSM member candidateMandatory extra · mandatoryConditions: ACSM members | $310one-time | Other fee category | 19 October 2026Source |
No single total is published, so none is calculated here.
Sources and verification
Not published on the provider’s pages: price, duration, schedule. Contact the provider for details.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)