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Exercise Science BS

Requirements

General Education — 49-51 hours

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

Exceptions:

BIO 1510 is the required Lab Science option

SCI 2600 is not required

MAT 1310 or MAT 1510 is the required Mathematics choice for the Pre-Physician Assistant concentration

Additional Requirement for Freshmen — 3 hours

INT 1100Life, Calling, and Purpose

3

Exercise Science Core — 45 hours

ALH 3060Medical Terminology

1 or 3
BIO 1520General Biology II

4
BIO 2010Anatomy-Physiology I

4
BIO 2020Anatomy-Physiology II

4
EXS 2000Basic Nutrition Across the Lifespan

2
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
PSY 2060Behavioral Science Statistics

3
ALH 3060: 1 hour required

Choose an Area of Concentration or a Different Minor — 15-27 hours

Areas of Concentration:

Pre-Physical Therapy — 19 hours

CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4
CHE 1050General Chemistry II

4
EXS 2100Nutrition for Fitness and Performance

3
 
PHY 1010Basic College Physics I

4
or
PHY 2110General Physics I

4
 
PHY 1020Basic College Physics II

4
or
PHY 2120General Physics II

4

Pre-Occupational Therapy / Pre-Athletic Training / Pre-Kinesiology — 17 hours

CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4
EXS 2100Nutrition for Fitness and Performance

3
 
PHY 1010Basic College Physics I

4
or
PHY 2110General Physics I

4
 
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.

Pre-Physician Assistant — 26 hours

BIO 2820Microbiology

4
BIO 3620Immunology

3
BIO 3720Genetics

4
CHE 1040General Chemistry I

4
CHE 1050General Chemistry II

4
CHE 2010Organic Chemistry I

4
PSY 2175Human Growth and Development

3

Recommended
BIO 3510/CHE 3510Biochemistry I

4
BIO 3520/CHE 3520Biochemistry II

4
CHE 2020Organic Chemistry II

4

Electives — 0-8 hours

Total Credit Hours: 120-125