Recognizing Your Achievements
The Education Recognition Program (ERP) consists of three separate recognitions.
- The ERP Personal Training Program
- Recognizes colleges and universities that offer two and four year educational programs in personal training.
- The ERP Strength and Conditioning Program
- Recognizes colleges and universities that offer at least a bachelor's degree with an emphasis in strength and conditioning.
- The ERP Graduate Studies Program
- Recognizes colleges and universities that offer at least a master's degree related to strength and conditioning or sport performance. There are two levels of recognition - applied curricular and research/curricular.
Acceptance into the ERP means that an academic institution's educational program has met, and continues to meet, educational guidelines recommended by the NSCA. Recognition is good for three years.
Benefits
The benefits your institution will receive through the ERP include:
- An annual listing in the Strength and Conditioning Journal.
- CSCS or NSCA-CPT examination discounts.
- A searchable listing and link to your institution's program on the NSCA's web site.
- Permission to highlight your institution's NSCA recognition on program materials.
- Increased exposure for your program through the NSCA's publications, web site, and other NSCA materials.
- Free institutional vacancy postings on the NSCA's Career Services Website.
Approval
Applications are reviewed twice a year. The application post mark deadlines are January 1 and June 1 each year. Institutions will be notified of approval/non-approval by February 15 or July 15.