Exercise Science - BA - The College

 

The Exercise Science major prepares students with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values to become effective professionals. Students are encouraged to engage in creative thinking and problem solving to help them become lifelong learners and reflective practitioners. Pre-professionals are provided theoretical education and are then frequently challenged to apply this knowledge in real world, professional settings with diverse groups of people. Graduates are prepared for further study for professions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, sports nutrition, massage therapy, personal training, strength and conditioning, coaching, biomechanics, and exercise physiology.

Degree Requirements

Required Major Courses

BIO 20342HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY LAB

BIO 20343HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

PED 11133HIST & PRIN OF H PE & R

PED 20533CARE & PREVENTION/ATHL INJURIES

PED 30233PSYCH AND SOC OF SPORTS

PED 30303SPORTS NUTRITION

PED 30333ADV ATHLETIC TRAINING

PED 30732FIRST AID INSTRUCTOR TRAINING

PED 32533KINESIOLOGY

PED 33532ADAPTIVE PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PED 34640HEALTH/FITNESS PRACTICUM

PED 35500HUMAN ANATOMY EXERCISE SCIENCE

PED 41043INTERNSHIP:EXERCISE SCIENCE

PED 41733THEORY OF ADMIN IN HPE&R

PED 46000SENIOR SEMINAR

PED 49033COMPREHENSIVE:PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PAC 10131COED WEIGHT TRAINING

PAC 11131LIFETIME FITNESS

PAC 11231NONTRAD TEAM SPORTS I

PED 34533EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY

PED 35502HUMAN ANATOMY OF EXERCISE SCIENCE LAB

Required Supporting Courses

BIO 10043PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY & LAB

BIO 21443INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION

CHE 10044CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY

OR

CHE 12044GENERAL CHEMISTRY I & LAB

COM 10163INTRO TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION

OR

COM 11023SPEECH PREPARATION AND DELIVERY

ENG 23723INTERMEDIATE WRITING

OR

ENG 31023ADVANCED EXPOSITORY WRITING

OAD 30563MANAGEMENT

PSY 12053PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Concentrations Available:

Coaching

Personal Training and Strength and Conditioning

Pre-Allied Health