ACSM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ACSM EP. Answer: Requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in
exercise science, exercise physiology, or kinesiology.
◉ACSM CEP. Answer: Requires a master's degree in clinical exercise
physiology or equivalent and 600 hours of hands-on clinical
experience OR a bachelor's degree in exercise science, exercise
physiology, or equivalent and 1,200 hours of hands-on clinical
experience.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Cost for Members. Answer: $310.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Cost for Non-Members. Answer: $410.
◉ACSM CPT Re-test Cost. Answer: $205.
◉Testing Centers. Answer: Testing offered at approved Pearson VUE
Testing Centers.
, ◉ACSM Certified GEI Exam. Answer: Contains 100 questions.
◉ACSM Certified GEI Exam Domains. Answer: I: Participant and
program assessment 10%, II: Class design 25%, III: Leadership and
Instruction 55%, IV: Legal and professional responsibilities 10%.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Questions. Answer: Contains 150 questions (120
scored, 30 non-scored).
◉ACSM CPT Exam Domains. Answer: Domain I: Initial Client
Consultation and Assessment 25%, Domain II: Exercise
Programming and Implementation 45%, Domain III: Exercise
Leadership & Client Education 20%, Domain IV: Legal & Professional
Responsibilities 10%.
◉Scope of Practice - CPT. Answer: Includes screening clients for
readiness to exercise, performing fitness assessments, helping
clients set and modify goals, developing programs, demonstrating
proper technique, supervising exercise sessions, maintaining
records of client progress, educating clients, and providing referrals
to other professionals when appropriate.
◉Scope of Practice - CPT Exclusions. Answer: Does not include meal
planning, diagnosing injuries or other medical conditions, working
with individuals who cannot currently exercise independently,
prescribing medications or supplements.
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ACSM EP. Answer: Requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in
exercise science, exercise physiology, or kinesiology.
◉ACSM CEP. Answer: Requires a master's degree in clinical exercise
physiology or equivalent and 600 hours of hands-on clinical
experience OR a bachelor's degree in exercise science, exercise
physiology, or equivalent and 1,200 hours of hands-on clinical
experience.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Cost for Members. Answer: $310.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Cost for Non-Members. Answer: $410.
◉ACSM CPT Re-test Cost. Answer: $205.
◉Testing Centers. Answer: Testing offered at approved Pearson VUE
Testing Centers.
, ◉ACSM Certified GEI Exam. Answer: Contains 100 questions.
◉ACSM Certified GEI Exam Domains. Answer: I: Participant and
program assessment 10%, II: Class design 25%, III: Leadership and
Instruction 55%, IV: Legal and professional responsibilities 10%.
◉ACSM CPT Exam Questions. Answer: Contains 150 questions (120
scored, 30 non-scored).
◉ACSM CPT Exam Domains. Answer: Domain I: Initial Client
Consultation and Assessment 25%, Domain II: Exercise
Programming and Implementation 45%, Domain III: Exercise
Leadership & Client Education 20%, Domain IV: Legal & Professional
Responsibilities 10%.
◉Scope of Practice - CPT. Answer: Includes screening clients for
readiness to exercise, performing fitness assessments, helping
clients set and modify goals, developing programs, demonstrating
proper technique, supervising exercise sessions, maintaining
records of client progress, educating clients, and providing referrals
to other professionals when appropriate.
◉Scope of Practice - CPT Exclusions. Answer: Does not include meal
planning, diagnosing injuries or other medical conditions, working
with individuals who cannot currently exercise independently,
prescribing medications or supplements.
