Exercise Science (BS)

This program provides a challenging educational experience for students who wish to pursue health/fitness careers. The major provides hands on experience in the health/ fitness industry tied to core academic preparation in the science of exercise and health. Students of exercise science will have the requisite coursework for graduate programs in Physical Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, and Exercise Science. Graduates of an exercise science program may work in community, retail, or medical fitness centers, hospital-based clinical exercise rehabilitation, clinical research, corporate wellness programs, and nonprofit health promotion organizations.


Exercise Science Major

Majors will complete four prerequisite courses, a core consisting of ten courses plus two electives spread out across their four years. All Majors are required to have CPR and First Aid Certifications by March 1 of the senior year. The suggested sequence for core courses is:

First Year

BIOL 113General Biology

4

CHEM 111Introduction to Chemistry: Inorganic

4

CHEM 112Introduction to Chemistry: Organic

4

 

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

OR

MATH 227Statistical Design and Analysis

4

BIOL 113, MATH 118: prereq. for BIOL 246

CHEM 111, CHEM 112: prereq. for BIOL 231

Sophomore Year

BIOL 231Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 232Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL 246Foundations of Exercise and Health

4

PSYC 101Introduction to Psychological Science

4

NUTR 112Introduction to Nutrition Science

4

Junior Year

BIOL 332Exercise Physiology

4

PHYS 110Introductory Physics I

4

SNHS 361Exercise Assessment & Prescription

4

PSYC 232Health Psychology

4

CPR with AED Training

First Aid Certification (offered on campus at cost)

BIOL 332: prereq. for SNHS 361

PHYS 110: prereq. for BIOL 362

Senior Year: total of 8 credits:

BIOL 370Internship

Variable

OR

BIOL 350Independent Laboratory Research

4

OR

BIOL 355Thesis

4

BIOL 370: 8 credits

For Students in the Accelerated Physical Therapy Program:

DPT 612/13 Professional Seminar (2 credits) and the tutorial components of DPT 672/73 Frameworks of Physical Therapy: Musculoskeletal 1 and 2 (4 credits) are the equivalent of the Capstone and Biology 370 Internship.

DPT 622/23 Fundamentals of Movement Sciences 1 and 2 are equivalent to BIOL 362 Kinesiology.

PHYS 111 is both a requirement for the DPT program and an elective from the Exercise Science list.

The second Exercise Science elective is satisfied by DPT 652, Evidence-Based Practice

Exercise Science Electives:

AST 232/SOCI 232/WGST 232Race, Gender & Health

4

BIOL 221Microbiology

4

BIOL 233Strength and Conditioning

4

CHEM 223Introduction to Biochemistry

4

NUTR 110Sociocultural Implications of Nutrition

4

NUTR 215Sports Nutrition

4

NUTR 260Health Promotion Through the Life Cycle

4

NUTR 311Nutrient Metabolism

4

MCPHS BEH 405A
Mind-Body Medicine

PHYS 111Introductory Physics II

4

SOCI 241Health, Illness & Society

4

SOCI 345Health Systems & Policy

4

SOCI 266Sociology of Sports

4

NUTR 311: CHEM 223 prereq.

SOCI 345: SOCI 101 prereq.