Exercise Science, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

Exercise Science majors must complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements (Bachelor’s Degrees)  as set out in the General Education Program .

• HHP 1061 - Lifetime Fitness  counts toward both the major and the General Education Physical Education requirement.
• PSY 2133 - General Psychology  counts both toward the major and the General Education Social Science elective.
• Biology I (BIO 1103 ) and Lab (BIO 1101 ) are required to fulfill the General Education science requirement.
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra  (or higher) meets the Mathematics requirement.

Required Exercise Science Courses - 56-58 Credit Hours

• ATR 1003 - CPR and First Aid
• ATR 2013 - Introduction to Athletic Training
• BIO 1111 - Biology II Laboratory
• BIO 1113 - Biology II
• BIO 2281 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
• BIO 2283 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIO 2291 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
• BIO 2293 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CHM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I
• HHP 2063 - Professional Foundations of Health and Human Performance
• HHP 3003 - Nutrition for Athletes
• HHP 3233 - Kinesiology
• HHP 3263 - Physiology of Exercise
• HHP 4003 - Biomechanics
• HHP 4203 - Advanced Clinical Physiology
• HHP 4333 - Trends, Issues, & Problems in Physical Education and Sport (TIPS)
• HHP 4433 - Field Experience Internship
• HHP 4813 - Independent Project in Physical Education
• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics (also fulfills General Education Requirement)
• PSY 2133 - General Psychology

Two Electives from Group 1

• ATR 2022 - General Medical Conditions & Medical Terminology
• ATR 4303 - Pharmacology in Sports Medicine
• PHY 2013 - General Physics I   (Lab required and taken concurrently)
• PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory
• PHY 2023 - General Physics II   (Lab required and taken concurrently)
• PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory
• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II (Lab required and taken concurrently)
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory

Two Electives from Group 2

• HHP 3013 - Clinical Exercise for Special Populations
• HHP 3423 - Personal Fitness, Assessment and Exercise Prescription
• HHP 4023 - Motor Development
• HHP 4193 - Physical Education Organization, Administration, Class Management, Safety, Ethics, and Law

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• HHP 3033 - Psychology of Sport or
• PSY 4033 - Health Psychology

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• PSY 4113 - Abnormal Psychology

Sample Degree Plan

Exercise Science Degree Plan 

Exercise Science Degree Plan - Transfer Student with an AA Degree