Exercise Science, B.S.

Program Learning Outcomes

“Expected student learning outcomes specify the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes students are expected to attain in courses or in a program.” Page 69. Resource Manual for the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), 2018.

1. Internship: All Health and Human Performance majors will successfully complete an internship outside or inside of PBA in their chosen field.
2. Students will demonstrate proficiency in assessing the components of health related fitness.
3. Improved facilities and equipment for experiential learning - continuous improvement in the Health and Human Performance Lab to enhance the Exercise Science student’s hands-on experiential learning, technical skills in the lab setting and technology related experiences.

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  with these exceptions:

• Biology I (BIO 1103 ) and Lab (BIO 1101 ) are required to meet the General Education Science requirement.
• MAT 1853 - College Algebra  is required to meet the General Education Mathematics requirement.
• PSY 2133 - General Psychology  is required to meet the General Education Social Science requirement.
• HHP 1061 Lifetime Fitness General Education requirement is not required because course content is met through major coursework.

Required HHP/ATR Courses - 36 Hours

• ATR 1003 - CPR and First Aid
• 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 3xx3 - Research Methods and Design
• HHP 4003 - Biomechanics
• HHP 4203 - Advanced Clinical Physiology
• HHP 4333 - Current Topics in Health and Human Performance
• HHP 4433 - Field Experience Internship
• HHP 4813 - Senior Research in Health and Human Performance

Required Biology Courses - 16 Credit Hours

• BIO 1101 - Biology I Laboratory
• BIO 1103 - Biology I
• 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

Required Mathematics Courses - 3 Credit Hours

• MAT 2003 - Elementary Statistics

Select Five Electives from the following courses - 15-20 Credit Hours

• ATR 3023 - General Medical Conditions and Medical Terminology
• ATR 3103 - Orthopedic Assessment of the Upper Extremities
• ATR 3113 - Orthopedic Assessment of the Lower Extremities
• ATR 4303 - Pharmacology in Sports Medicine
• CHM 1011 - General Chemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I and (lab required and taken concurrently)
• CHM 1021 - General Chemistry II Laboratory
• CHM 1023 - General Chemistry II and (lab required and taken concurrently)
• CHM 3301 - Biochemistry I Laboratory
• CHM 3303 - Biochemistry I and (lab required and taken concurrently)
• HHP 3033 - Psychology of Sport
• 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
• PHY 2013 - General Physics I
• PHY 2023 - General Physics II
• PHY 2111 - Physics I Laboratory and (lab required and taken concurrently)
• PHY 2121 - Physics II Laboratory and (lab required and taken concurrently)
• PSY 4113 - Abnormal Psychology

Sample Degree Plan

Exercise Science Sample Degree Plan 

Exercise Science Degree Plan - Transfer Student with an AA Degree