Exercise Science B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Exercise Science requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Select one course from the following: 4 sh

ESS 333	EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY	4 sh
ESS 342	SPORT PSYCHOLOGY	4 sh

Required courses: 46 sh

ESS 101	INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE	4 sh
ESS 263	NEUROMOTOR CONTROL	4 sh
ESS 281	PRACTICUM IN EXERCISE SCIENCE	2 sh
ESS 295	RESEARCH METHODS	4 sh
ESS 321	BIOMECHANICS	4 sh
ESS 323	NUTRITION AND BIOENERGETICS	4 sh
ESS 324	PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE	4 sh
ESS 424	EXERCISE TESTING AND PRESCRIPTION	4 sh
ESS 495	SENIOR SEMINAR	4 sh
CHM 111	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	4 sh
BIO 263	HUMAN ANATOMY	3 sh
BIO 265	HUMAN ANATOMY LAB	1 sh
BIO 264	HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY	3 sh
BIO 266	HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LAB	1 sh

Select eight semester hours from the following: 8 sh

ESS 120	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY	2 sh
ESS 121	THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO EXERCISE	2 sh
ESS 215	THEORY AND PRACTICE OF STRENGTH TRAINING AND CONDITIONING	4 sh
ESS 322	EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY	4 sh
ESS 440	EXERCISE AND THE CELL	4 sh
ESS 443	EXERCISE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY	4 sh
ESS 482	INTERNSHIP IN EXERCISE SCIENCE	2-4 sh
ESS 491	INDEPENDENT STUDY	1-4 sh
ESS 499	RESEARCH IN EXERCISE SCIENCE	1-4 sh
PEH 324	NUTRITION	4 sh

All other ESS courses also count toward electives.

Total Credit Hours: 58