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.
Program Requirements
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. 3+3 Exercise Science/DPT students should refer to the undergraduate DPT course sequence in the course catalog. The suggested four-year sequence for core courses is:
First Year
First Year or Sophomore Year
| STAT 118 | Introductory Statistics | 4 |
| OR | |
| STAT 227 | Intermediate Statistics: Design & Analysis | 4 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychological Science | 4 |
| NUTR 112 | Introduction to Nutrition Science | 4 |
| EXSC 100 | Introduction to Exercise Science | 2 |
| EXSC 110 | Form and Function in Resistance Exercise | 2 |
EXSC 100 and EXSC 110: Required for Class of 2023+. Each counts as .5 ExSci elective for Class of 2022.
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
| BIOL 332 | Exercise Physiology | 4 |
| PSYC 232 | Health Psychology | 4 |
| EXSC 361 | Exercise Assessment & Prescription | 4 |
| CPR with AED Training -offered during DPT orientation-junior year summer | |
Senior Year
Courses in DPT curriculum that satisfy Exercise Science degree requirements:
| DPT 612 | Professional Seminar | 1.00 |
| DPT 672 | Frameworks of Physical Therapy: Musculoskeletal I | 7.00 |
| DPT 613 | Professional Seminar | 1.00 |
| DPT 673 | Frameworks of Physical Therapy: Musculos keletal II | 7.00 |
| DPT 621 | Human Anatomy | 7.00 |
| DPT 622 | Movement Science I | 3.00 |
| DPT 652 | Evidence Based Practice I | 2.00 |
Exercise Science Electives: