PCI Mat Certification Examinations

Upon completion of Levels I through IV and the anatomy component of the PCI Mat Certification Program, and satisfaction of apprenticeship hours, the student is eligible for the final comprehensive written and practical exams. It is recommended that the student maintain a personal Pilates practice and student teaching practice for three weeks after the second workshop before scheduling these tests. Both exams are evaluated on a pass/fail basis.

1. Written Examination.
   The final written exam is a take home test. The student is expected to know all subject matter presented in the workshops. This test will be mailed via email or USPS after payment is received. The student will have two weeks to complete the test and return it to the Moving Breath Pilates Studio. The written test should be completed prior to the teaching test.
2. Practical Exam.
   Student Performance Test. Students are asked to perform a Level IV Mat workout using the PCI order of exercises. This performance exam is scheduled during the second weekend workshop.
3. Teaching Test
   Students will teach a 50 minute Pilates Mat lesson to a client or small group provided by the examiner. The lesson will be based on the particular needs of the client(s). Also, the student submits a written defense of this lesson and an evaluation of the client. Also, the student submits a three month lesson plan for a beginning Mat group class.

Resources / Books / DVDs

1. Books
   Return to Life (Joseph Pilates), and Your Health (Joseph Pilates) as well as Anatomy of Movement (Blandine Clais-Germaine) and Musculoskeletal Anatomy Coloring Book (Joseph E. Muscolino).
2. Recommended Books
   Anatomy of Movement Exercises (Blandine Calias-Germaine) and Taking Root to Fly (Irene Dowd).
3. Recommended DVDs
   Core Dynamics DVDs: Eve Gentry 1991 Workshop