Online Courses
Certification Requirements and Online Courses
AASP requires specific coursework to meet certification requirements.
Distance or on-line full credit courses can apply toward these requirements.
Course should be:
- from regionally accredited colleges and universities (Western Association, North Central Association, Southern Association, Middle States Association, New England Association, Northwest Association)
- full credit and taken for a grade (not pass/fail)
Where can these courses be found?
Many regionally accredited colleges and universities offer these courses. Be aware that online courses can be as rigorous as face-to-face courses. A sample of schools offering the courses is below.
No costs are included since those have a tendency to change. Consult the individual institution for specific information about costs, schedules and admission criteria. Many community college give courses online. They are usually open admission and often charge lower fees (especially for residents of the county) than other colleges.
*This list is not meant to be exhaustive.
Certification Course Requirements and Associated Distance Courses
C1. Ethics and Standards
C2. Sport Psychology (requirement: 3 courses, 2 at graduate level)
California State University Dominguez
Bowling Green State University
University of Texas Telecampus
University of Texas-Tyler
Exercise Psychology
Bowling Green State University
C3. Biomechanical/Physiological Bases of Sport
Introduction to Exercise Science, UMassOnline
Applied Biomechanics, University of Texas – Tyler
UMassOnline
University of Texas Telecampus
California University of Pennsylvania
C4. Historical, Philosophical, Social or Motor Behavior Bases
Motor Learning and Control
Oregon State University
Social Issues in Sport
Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Issues in Human Movement, Sport & Leisure, Bowling Green State University
Sport and Higher Education, Bowling Green State University
History/Philosophy of Sport
University of Texas Telecampus
Indiana University
California State East Bay
C5. Psychopathology and its assessment
Prince George’s Community College, Largo MD
C6. Counseling Skills – (graduate level)
Argosy University
Johns Hopkins University
Montana State University
Oregon State University
C7. Skills/Techniques/Analysis
Montana State University
C8. Research design, statistics, and psychological assessment (graduate level)
Montana State University
Capella University
Oregon State University
C9-C12 – at least 2 of these must focus on general psychological rather than sport specific.
Physiological Psychology, Argosy University
C10. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior
Montana State University
University of Maryland University College
C11. Social Bases of Behavior
Indiana University
University of Maryland University College
Prince George’s Community College, Largo MD
Sport and Gender, Bowling Green State University
C12. Individual Behavior
Developmental Psychology:
Psychology of Child Development, Bowling Green State University, (undergrad)
If you would like to add relevant on-line courses to this list, please contact the Chair of the Certification Review Committee.