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THE ADAPTIVE EXERCISE COURSE CONTRACT

EL CONTRATO DEL CURSO DE EJERCICIO ADAPTATIVO

English: Do not download an outdated PDF copy. The active Canvas Syllabus page is our live, real-time contract. It is engineered to load instantly on any mobile screen, while keeping our clinical safety boundaries, grading parameters, and strict PAGA-compliant special-population standards transparent.
Español (Regional): No descargue una copia en PDF obsoleta. El plan de estudios activo en Canvas es nuestro contrato en tiempo real. Está diseñado para cargarse de forma instantánea en cualquier pantalla o navegador móvil, manteniendo transparentes las barreras de seguridad clínica, los parámetros de calificación y los estándares de PAGA para poblaciones especiales.

OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS

PROTOCOLOS OFICIALES DE COMUNICACIÓN

English: Always message Coach Alan directly through the Canvas Inbox. Expect a professional response within 24 business hours. For coordination regarding adaptive laboratory assignments or safety evaluations, use this direct frequency.
Español (Regional): Envíe siempre mensajes a Coach Alan directamente a través de la Bandeja de Entrada de Canvas. Espere una respuesta profesional dentro de las 24 horas hábiles. Para coordinación sobre tareas de laboratorio adaptativo o evaluaciones de seguridad, use esta frecuencia directa.

Official Arizona Western College Master Syllabus & Institutional Alignment Contract

In Plain English: Before you read the institutional table below, here is the short version: This section contains your official Arizona Western College course description, credit hours, learning outcomes, and degree pathway transfer rules. Per the AWC Faculty & Instructor Handbook (pp. 18–20) and Instruction Procedures 601.3, 615.2, and 615.3, every AWC course pairs this immutable Official Course Syllabus with the Instructor Course Outline above so your credits transfer cleanly to ASU, NAU, and UA.
En palabras sencillas: Esta sección presenta las competencias oficiales de Arizona Western College, las horas crédito (`PREREQUISITE: None`) y cómo este curso cuenta directamente para tu título y transferencia universitaria.

Step 1: Official AWC Course Specifications & Procedure 601.3 Contact-Hour Equivalency

Official AWC Course Metadata, Credit Ratio, Prerequisite Policy, and Pathway Mapping for KIN-265
Institutional Field	Official AWC Specification (Procedure 601.3 / 615.3)
Course Prefix, Number & Title	KIN-265: Exercise Testing and Prescription for Special Populations
Credits & Lecture/Lab Ratio	3 CR (3 LEC / 0 LAB) — Minimum Required Contact Time: 2,400 minutes (800 minutes/credit per AWC Procedure 601.3)
Structured Contact-Time Equivalency	2,880 minutes provided: 16 Content Modules x 180 structured interactive minutes/module = 2,880 minutes (exceeds Procedure 601.3 minimum of 2,400 contact minutes for 3 credit hours: Required Readings + Bilingual Plain English Synthesis [45 min], EXW Digital Toolkit Special Populations Contraindication & Hemodynamic Simulator [45 min], Peer Clinical Discussion Forum [45 min], and Four-Part Pattern / Rule / Solve Lab & Active Verification [45 min]).
Prerequisite Policy	PREREQUISITE: None (All EXW prerequisites removed per WPE Coordinator Jane Fisher and Director of Allied Health Ken Grant)
Official AWC Catalog Description	Pathophysiology, exercise testing modifications, and individualized exercise prescription for special populations including older adults, pregnancy/postpartum, youth, and individuals with cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, orthopedic, neuromuscular, and cognitive conditions.
Academic Source of Truth (Zero-Cost OER)	Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAGA), 2nd Edition (2018, Ch. 5 & 6) & ACSM 12th Edition (2025) + EXW Digital Toolkit (https://exwtoolkit.com) (100% Zero-Textbook-Cost OER aligned with AWC Strategic Vision)
AWC Academic Pathway Pre-Registration Mapping	AA.EXWN (Exercise, Wellness and Nutrition A.A. — Listed in BOTH Emphasis in Fitness & Exercise AND Emphasis in Health & Fitness, Semesters 3 & 4); AA.PHSED (Physical Education A.A. — Required Major Course, Semester 4); CERT.FTPR (Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate — Departmental Elective).
AZTransfer & 2035 Baccalaureate Goal (BHAG)	Transfers to ASU (EXW/KIN Dept. Elective), NAU (FIT Dept. Elective), and UA (PE Dept. Elective).

Official AWC Course Metadata, Credit Ratio, Prerequisite Policy, and Pathway Mapping for KIN-265

Institutional Field

Official AWC Specification (Procedure 601.3 / 615.3)

Course Prefix, Number & Title

KIN-265: Exercise Testing and Prescription for Special Populations

Credits & Lecture/Lab Ratio

3 CR (3 LEC / 0 LAB) — Minimum Required Contact Time: 2,400 minutes (800 minutes/credit per AWC Procedure 601.3)

Structured Contact-Time Equivalency

2,880 minutes provided: 16 Content Modules x 180 structured interactive minutes/module = 2,880 minutes (exceeds Procedure 601.3 minimum of 2,400 contact minutes for 3 credit hours: Required Readings + Bilingual Plain English Synthesis [45 min], EXW Digital Toolkit Special Populations Contraindication & Hemodynamic Simulator [45 min], Peer Clinical Discussion Forum [45 min], and Four-Part Pattern / Rule / Solve Lab & Active Verification [45 min]).

Prerequisite Policy

PREREQUISITE: None (All EXW prerequisites removed per WPE Coordinator Jane Fisher and Director of Allied Health Ken Grant)

Official AWC Catalog Description

Pathophysiology, exercise testing modifications, and individualized exercise prescription for special populations including older adults, pregnancy/postpartum, youth, and individuals with cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, orthopedic, neuromuscular, and cognitive conditions.

Academic Source of Truth (Zero-Cost OER)

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAGA), 2nd Edition (2018, Ch. 5 & 6) & ACSM 12th Edition (2025) + EXW Digital Toolkit (https://exwtoolkit.com) (100% Zero-Textbook-Cost OER aligned with AWC Strategic Vision)

AWC Academic Pathway Pre-Registration Mapping

AA.EXWN (Exercise, Wellness and Nutrition A.A. — Listed in BOTH Emphasis in Fitness & Exercise AND Emphasis in Health & Fitness, Semesters 3 & 4); AA.PHSED (Physical Education A.A. — Required Major Course, Semester 4); CERT.FTPR (Personal Fitness Trainer Certificate — Departmental Elective).

AZTransfer & 2035 Baccalaureate Goal (BHAG)

Transfers to ASU (EXW/KIN Dept. Elective), NAU (FIT Dept. Elective), and UA (PE Dept. Elective).

Step 2: Official AWC Course Competencies & Observable Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Evaluated at the Highly Developed tier of the AWC Academic Program Learning Outcomes Rubric and assessed on the 10 / 7 / 0 Mastery Grading Scale via Pattern / Rule / Solve and 150-word Active Verification:

Official AWC Course Competencies and Student Learning Outcomes for KIN-265
Official AWC Competency	Highly Developed Bloom's Operationalization (10-7-0 Rubric)	Observable Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Competency 1: Analyze the pathophysiology and pharmacology of chronic diseases and special population conditions.	Evaluate how cardiovascular, metabolic, pulmonary, orthopedic, neuromuscular, and lifespan conditions alter acute physiological responses to exercise and thermoregulation in the Desert Southwest.	Key Point: 1.1 Identify how common medications (beta-blockers, insulin, antihypertensives, bronchodilators) modify HR, BP, and glycemic responses. Key Point: 1.2 Recognize absolute and relative contraindications requiring immediate exercise termination or medical referral.
Competency 2: Adapt exercise testing and functional capacity assessments for special populations.	Select and calibrate safe functional assessment protocols (6-Minute Walk Test, Senior Fitness Test, RPE/Talk Test, glycemic & blood pressure safety gates) using PAGA 2018 (Ch. 5 & 6) and the EXW Digital Toolkit.	Key Point: 2.1 Modify assessment modalities and monitoring intervals for older adults, pregnant women, youth, and chronic disease clients. Key Point: 2.2 Establish pre-exercise vital-sign and biometric safety thresholds prior to initiating physical activity.
Competency 3: Prescribe safe, evidence-based multicomponent physical activity programs for special populations.	Design multicomponent (aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and balance) prescriptions grounded in PAGA 2nd Edition (2018) and defend clinical safety boundaries in a 150-word Active Verification.	Key Point: 3.1 Formulate individualized FITT progressions for cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, neurodivergent, and older adult clients. Key Point: 3.2 Integrate Yuma / Imperial Valley environmental heat safety and bilingual patient education into clinical care plans.

Official AWC Course Competencies and Student Learning Outcomes for KIN-265

Official AWC Competency

Highly Developed Bloom's Operationalization (10-7-0 Rubric)

Observable Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

Competency 1: Analyze the pathophysiology and pharmacology of chronic diseases and special population conditions.

Evaluate how cardiovascular, metabolic, pulmonary, orthopedic, neuromuscular, and lifespan conditions alter acute physiological responses to exercise and thermoregulation in the Desert Southwest.

Key Point: 1.1 Identify how common medications (beta-blockers, insulin, antihypertensives, bronchodilators) modify HR, BP, and glycemic responses.
Key Point: 1.2 Recognize absolute and relative contraindications requiring immediate exercise termination or medical referral.

Competency 2: Adapt exercise testing and functional capacity assessments for special populations.

Select and calibrate safe functional assessment protocols (6-Minute Walk Test, Senior Fitness Test, RPE/Talk Test, glycemic & blood pressure safety gates) using PAGA 2018 (Ch. 5 & 6) and the EXW Digital Toolkit.

Key Point: 2.1 Modify assessment modalities and monitoring intervals for older adults, pregnant women, youth, and chronic disease clients.
Key Point: 2.2 Establish pre-exercise vital-sign and biometric safety thresholds prior to initiating physical activity.

Competency 3: Prescribe safe, evidence-based multicomponent physical activity programs for special populations.

Design multicomponent (aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and balance) prescriptions grounded in PAGA 2nd Edition (2018) and defend clinical safety boundaries in a 150-word Active Verification.

Key Point: 3.1 Formulate individualized FITT progressions for cardiometabolic, musculoskeletal, neurodivergent, and older adult clients.
Key Point: 3.2 Integrate Yuma / Imperial Valley environmental heat safety and bilingual patient education into clinical care plans.

Step 3: Alignment with AWC Guiding Principles for Learning (GPLs) & Institutional Competencies

Analytical Reasoning & Metacognition (Critical Inquiry & Quantitative Analysis): Students calibrate biometric, metabolic, and environmental parameters in exwtoolkit.com and audit AI outputs against federal clinical rules (Pattern / Rule).

Ethical Growth & Wellness (Scientific Literacy): Students enforce clinical safety gates, scope-of-practice boundaries, and desert heat acclimatization protocols to protect client health in Yuma and Imperial Valley communities.

Application & Creation of Knowledge (Digital Literacy): Students engineer structured P-T-C-F clinical prompts and formulate individualized prescriptions verified against Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (PAGA), 2nd Edition (2018, Ch. 5 & 6) & ACSM 12th Edition (2025) (Solve).

Collaboration & Inclusion + Aesthetics & Creative Thinking (Communication & Civic Discourse): Students engage in bilingual-accessible (Plain English / Norteño-Spanish) peer clinical discussions and author authentic 150-word Active Verification defenses.