Academic calendar
Summer-B 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer-A 2026
- Summer-B 2026Relevant now
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Campus language
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B
- BPSS
- Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision, the NY state agency that oversees the school's licensing and student hours.
C
- CPT
- Certified Personal Trainer, the professional designation students work toward during their studies.
- Cueing
- The specific verbal and physical signals taught to help clients correct their exercise form.
F
- Focus System
- The specific proprietary training methodology taught by the instructors.
- FPTI
- Focus Personal Training Institute, the shorthand for the school itself.
H
- Hands-on
- The practical portion of the curriculum, as opposed to lecture-based learning.
M
- Master Course
- The 600-hour comprehensive program that includes both classroom and practical training
- Master Trainer
- A student or graduate of the comprehensive 600-hour program, as opposed to the shorter certificate courses.
- MTP
- Master Trainer Program, the school's comprehensive 600-hour vocational course.
N
- NASM
- National Academy of Sports Medicine, the primary certifying body whose curriculum is integrated into the FPTI program.
- NSCA
- National Strength and Conditioning Association, an industry organization referenced in advanced modules
P
- Practical
- The hands-on portion of an exam or class where students must demonstrate physical coaching skills on the gym floor.
- Program Design
- The process of creating a workout routine, a major focus of the FPTI curriculum.
- PTP
- Personal Training Program, the shorter 300-hour foundational course.
S
- Spotting
- The act of physically supporting a classmate during a lift, a core part of the daily lab experience.
T
- The Floor
- The gym area of the facility where students spend their practical training hours.
- The Focus Way
- The specific systematic approach to personal training and client assessment taught by the institute
- The Lab
- The hands-on training sessions where students apply classroom theory to physical exercise.
- The Master
- The Master Personal Trainer Program, the school's primary 600-hour vocational course
- The Master's
- Refers to the 600-hour Master Personal Trainer Program, the school's flagship course.
- The Practical
- The hands-on examination where students must demonstrate proper form and coaching cues to instructors
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 115 West 27th
- The shorthand address used by students to identify the school's location.
- 27th Street
- The shorthand for the school's physical location in the Chelsea/NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan.
- 28th Street
- The primary subway stop used by students to reach the school, served by the 1, R, and W trains.
- Black Shirt
- The unofficial dress code requirement; students are expected to wear professional black athletic attire during lab sessions.
- Career Services
- The department responsible for providing lifetime job placement assistance to FPTI graduates
- Clock Hours
- The strictly tracked hours of attendance required by the state and for certification eligibility.
- Clocking in
- The mandatory process of recording attendance hours required for vocational graduation.
- Day Track
- The full-time program schedule that allows students to graduate in three months
- Evening Track
- The part-time program schedule that runs for six months during night hours
- Focus System
- The proprietary training methodology and programming framework taught exclusively at the institute.
- Internship
- The required period of supervised real-world training experience at the end of the program
- Internship Phase
- The final portion of the Master Trainer program where students work in a real gym environment.
- Job Placement
- The school's dedicated service for connecting graduates with fitness industry employers.
- Placement
- The school's career services department that facilitates job interviews for graduates
- Practical Exam
- The hands-on assessment where students must demonstrate training techniques on a client or peer.
- Practical Hours
- The mandatory time students must spend on the gym floor applying classroom concepts to real-world movements.
- The 100-hour
- The required internship phase that follows the 500 hours of classroom instruction
- The 600-hour
- Common shorthand for the Master Personal Training Program, referring to its total duration.
- The Classroom
- The dedicated lecture area where the theoretical and science-based portions of the curriculum are taught.
- The Facility
- The school's training center and classroom space in Manhattan.
- The Floor
- The 10,000-square-foot practical training facility located at 115 West 27th Street in Manhattan
- The Institute
- Common shorthand used by students and staff to refer to the campus premises.
- The Internship
- The required period where students work in a real-world gym environment to gain experience.
- The Lab
- The 10,000-square-foot hands-on training facility where students practice exercise techniques and coaching.
- The Master Course
- The primary 600-hour comprehensive personal training program.
- The Master Program
- The comprehensive 600-hour vocational course for aspiring personal trainers
- Written Final
- The comprehensive theoretical exam that must be passed before sitting for the NASM exam.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer-B 2026 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 21 approved campus terms and 27 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.