Exercise Science, B.S.

General Education Requirements - 49 Credit Hours

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

• HHP 1061 Lifetme Fitness General Education requirement is not required because course content is met through major coursework.
• 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 - 63-65 Credit Hours

• ATR 1003 - CPR and First Aid
• 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 - Foundations of Nutrition
• HHP 3013 - Clinical Exercise for Special Populations
• HHP 3233 - Kinesiology
• HHP 3263 - Physiology of Exercise
• HHP 4003 - Biomechanics
• HHP 4203 - Advanced Clinical Physiology
• HHP 4333 - Trends, Issues, & Problems in Health and Human Performance (TIPS)
• HHP 4433 - Field Experience Internship
• HHP 4813 - Senior Research in Health and Human Performance
• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics (also fulfills General Education Requirement)
• PSY 2133 - General Psychology

Select Two Electives from Group One - 5-6 Credit Hours

• ATR 2022 - General Medical Conditions & Medical Terminology
• ATR 3103 - Orthopedic Assessment of the Upper Extremities
• ATR 3113 - Orthopedic Assessment of the Lower Extremities
• ATR 4303 - Pharmacology in Sports Medicine

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• PHY 2013 - General Physics I and
• PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory  (Lab required and taken concurrently)  

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• PHY 2023 - General Physics II and
• PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory  (Lab required and taken concurrently)

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• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II and
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory  (Lab required and taken concurrently)
• CHM 3303 - Biochemistry I and
• CHM 3301 - Biochemistry I Laboratory (lab required and taken concurrently)

Select Two Electives from Group Two - 6 Credit Hours

• ATR 2013 - Introduction to Athletic Training
• ATR 4343 - Research Methods in Athletic Training
• HHP 3423 - Personal Fitness, Assessment and Exercise Prescription
• HHP 4023 - Motor Development
• HHP 4193 - Physical Education Organization, Administration, Class Management, Safety, Ethics, and Law
• HHP 4443 - Clinical Practicum in Health

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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