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May 17, 2025
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Exercise Science B.S.
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Students pursuing Exercise Science will choose from one of three concentration* tracks:
- Fitness and Performance concentration for students planning to be personal trainers, strength, conditioning, and/or fitness professionals;
- Pre-Professional concentration for students planning to continue their education in a professional school such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, etc.;
- Sports Medicine concentration for students interested in the area of athletic training who may want to pursue that degree at the graduate level.
*Concentration tracks will appear on the student’s academic transcript
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Degree Requirements for Fitness and Performance Concentration
Field of Study Requirements
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives. Concentration Specific Courses
Degree Requirements for Pre-Professional concentration
Field of Study Requirements
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives. Major Common Core
Satisfactorily complete the following courses: Concentration Specific Courses
Satisfactorily complete the following courses: Electives
Satisfactorily complete the following courses: Degree Requirements for Sports Medicine concentration
Field of Study Requirements
Satisfactorily complete each of the following courses, which serve as prerequisites or preparatory work for your major classes. Some courses may also be used to fulfill Core IMPACTS requirements. Students who use these courses to fulfill both requirements will have more hours of general electives. Major Common Core
Satisfactorily complete the following courses: Concentration Specific Courses
Satisfactorily complete the following courses. Students will complete six hours of internship. Cognate Courses
Satisfactorily complete the following courses, if not already completed as part of Area A-E. Electives
Satisfactorily complete additional coursework to total 120 hours. Students who complete cognate courses in Area D will have a greater number of electives. Total Credit Hours: 120
NOTES: - Students will be required to show proof of liability insurance their junior and senior years.
- Grades of C or better are required in Area F, major, minor, and approved elective courses. Students who fail to earn grades of C or better in Area F or major courses will not be permitted to enroll in additional major courses until these courses are repeated and the student has earned satisfactory grades.
- Current First Aid/CPR certification is required.
- A 2.5 overall GPA is a prerequisite for the internship.
- In order to graduate, students must have an overall GPA of 2.5 and fulfill other requirements specified in the Graduation Requirements section of the Catalog.
- Students will be required to complete service learning projects which are discipline-specific.
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