Exercise Science BS

Requirements

General Education — 51-54 hours

See the General Education Curriculum Section for the complete list of courses.

Exception: SCI 2600 not required for AT, PT, or OT

Exercise Science Core — 44 hours

BIO 1520General Biology II

4

BIO 2010Anatomy-Physiology I

4

BIO 2020Anatomy-Physiology II

4

EXS 2000Basic Nutrition Across the Lifespan

2

EXS 2100Nutrition for Fitness and Performance

3

EXS 2230Introduction to Exercise Science

1

EXS 2240Practicum I: Exercise Science

1

EXS 3090Physiology of Exercise

3

EXS 3100Kinesiology

3

EXS 3240Practicum II: Exercise Science

1

EXS 3500Sport Medicine

3

EXS 4300Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription

3

EXS 4500Senior Seminar: Exercise Science

1

EXS 4515Therapeutic Modalities

3

EXS 4525Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation I

3

EXS 4530Therapeutic Exercise and Rehabilitation II

3

EXS 4540Research Methods and Design-Exercise Science

2

Choose an Area of Concentration or a Different Minor — 18-19 hours

Areas of Concentration:

Pre-Physical Therapy — 19 hours

CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4

CHE 1050General Chemistry II

4

 

PHY 1010Basic College Physics I

4

or

PHY 2110General Physics I

4

 

PHY 1020Basic College Physics II

4

or

PHY 2120General Physics II

4

 

PSY 2060Behavioral Science Statistics

3

Pre-Occupational Therapy / Pre-Athletic Training / Pre-Kinesiology — 18 hours

ALH 3060Medical Terminology

1 or 3

CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4

PSY 2060Behavioral Science Statistics

3

BIO, PHY, CHE elective*

4

ALH 3060: 1 hour required.

* Pre-OT must take PHY 1010 or PHY 2110

Choose one of the following — 3 hours
PSY 2175Human Growth and Development

3

PSY 4150Abnormal Psychology

3

Choose one of the following — 3 hours *
PSY 2010General Psychology

3

SOC 2010General Sociology

3

* Both courses required; one should be taken as a behavioral science elective in the general education requirements.

Electives — 3-7 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120