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Exercise Science
Program Description:
A bachelor of science degree in
exercise science prepares you to
work in a variety of professional
settings, ranging from corporate
fitness to hospital clinical to
educator and trainer.
Upon graduation, students are
prepared and qualify to sit for
both American College of Sports
Medicine (ACSM) and National
Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA) certifications.
Graduate School Preparations:
Students progress to graduate
programs in exercise science, sport
psychology, physical therapy,
chiropractic medicine and other
allied health fields.
Bachelor of Science
Career Choices:
Corporate Fitness/Worksite
Wellness
Rehabilitation Specialist
Stress Test Technologist
Sport/Fitness Program Director
Sport/Fitness Business Specialist
Strength and Conditioning
Specialist
Personal Fitness Trainer
Student Profile:
Do you …
like working with people?
value a physically active life-style?
have good communication skills?
possess critical thinking skills?
Career Descriptions:
A wide variety of entry level career
opportunities exist for the student
prepared in exercise science.
Corporate Fitness/Worksite
Wellness Manager — Employed
at any facility that wishes to offer
fitness/wellness opportunities
to their employees or a company
specializing in Worksite Wellness/
Corporate Fitness. Responsibilities
may include fitness testing of
employees, setting up fitness and
health challenges, basic health
testing and nutritional analysis.
Rehabilitation Specialist — Works
in conjunction with other medical
personnel to provide rehabilitation
services for cardiac patients,
pulmonary patients and other
clinical populations suffering from
life-style related illnesses.
Stress Test Technologist —
Employed in hospital, clinical and
university settings to administer
fitness testing activities with a
variety of populations and testing
conditions.
Sport/Fitness Program Director—
Manages in fitness club settings,
either private or public.
Sport/Fitness Business Specialist
— Markets and demonstrates
new sport and exercise equipment
within a commercial context.
Strength and Conditioning
Specicalist — Employed at
universities, colleges, high schools
and other athlete training centers
to design and implement strength
training and conditioning programs
for athletes.
Personal Fitness Trainer
— Develops and provides
individualized exercise programs,
either privately or in fitness club
settings.
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Bachelor Degrees
Exercise Science
Exercise Science
Bachelor of Science
Departments Requirements (51 credits)
EXER105 Leadership Programming 3
EXER140 Health Fitness 3
EXER141 Introduction to Movement 3
EXER230 Athletic Injury and Illness Prevention 3
EXER262 Exercise Physiology I 3
EXER265 Essentials of Strength Training
and Conditioning 3
EXER268 Fitness Evaluation I: Field Tests 3
EXER275 Nutrition for Sport and Exercise
Performance 2
EXER295 Practicum 1
EXER344 Kinesiology 3
EXER348 Fitness Evaluation II: Laboratory
Procedures 3
EXER358 Research Methods in Exercise
Science 3
EXER362 Exercise Physiology II 3
EXER390 Recreation Leadership
Apprenticeship 1
EXER444 Exercise Prescription 2
EXER452 Allied Health Administration 3
EXER481 Professional Development Seminar 1
EXER492 Internship 6
EXER496 Selected Research Topics 3
Cognate Requirements (27 credits)
BIOL121 Anatomy & Physiology I 4
BIOL122 Anatomy & Physiology II 4
CHEM115 General Chemistry I 5
CHEM116 General Chemistry II 4
MATH207 Principles of Statistical Methods
or 3
PSYC210 Statistics
PSYC101 Introduction to Psychology 4
PSYC385 Health Psychology 3
Department Electives (10 credits)
EXER232 Athletic Injury & Illness Recognition
and Evaluation 3
EXER234 Preventative Taping Techniques 1
EXER248 Psychology of Sport and
Performance and Coaching 3
EXER295 Practicum 3
EXER340 Therapeutic Modalities in
Athletic Training 3
EXER346 Therapeutic Exercise in
Athletic Training 3
EXER349 Orthopedic Assessment in
Sports Medicine 3
EXER390 Recreation Leadership
Apprenticeship 1
EXER428 Psychological Aspects of Exercise
and Athletic Rehabilitation 3
EXER434 Neurological Basics of Motor
Learning 3
EXER440 Exercise Physiology Seminar 2
EXER442 Electrocardiography in Exercise
Science 2
EXER450 Philosophy of Human Performance
and Leisure 3
RECA Elective 2
Cognate Electives (12 credits)
Select with your advisor
Elective credits (approximately 3) and general
education requirements must be completed so
that at least 125 semester credits have been
earned.
Bachelor of Science Degree:
At least eight (8) semester credits in addition
to courses used for general education
requirements from categories of social science,
natural science or mathematics.
These bachelor of science degree requirements
can be used for majors or minors, but not
general education.