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Exercise & Health Science Requirements

The information here may reflect program requirements for future academic years. If you are a current student and would like to see the current or prior years’ requirements for this program, please see the University Catalog.

Requirements for the Exercise and Health Science Major (48 semester hours)

Core Courses

  • BIOL246 Human Anatomy (4) and concurrently BIOL246T+Y: Labs: Human Anatomy (1)

  • BIOL260 Human Physiology (4) and concurrently BIOL260Y Lab: Human Physiology (1)

  • EXHS135 Concepts and Contemporary Issues in Exercise and Health Science and Sport (2)

  • EXHS256W Research Design and Statistics and concurrently (4) EXHS256Y Lab: Research Design and Statistics (1) OR PSYC252W and PSYC253

  • EXHS340 Clinical Healthcare: Theory and Application (4) and concurrently EXHS340Y Lab: Clinical Healthcare Theory and Application (1)

  • EXHS347 Biomechanics (4) and concurrently EXHS347Y Lab: Biomechanics (1)

  • EXHS360 Physiology of Exercise (4) and concurrently EXHS360Y Lab: Physiology of Exercise (1)

  • EXHS495W (2) and EXHS496W (2) Senior Seminar in Exercise and Health Science

Required Electives: Twelve semester hours from the following

  • EXHS230 Community Health: Principles of Applied Nutrition (4)

  • EXHS241 Methods of Teaching Activities and Sports (4)

  • EXHS248 Yes I Can: Exercise and Health Science and Special Populations (4)

  • EXHS251 Sport Leadership and Management (4)

  • EXHS279 Aging, Health, and Functional Assessment (4)

  • EXHS280 The Science of Nutrition (4)

  • EXHS310 Preparation for the ACSM (4)

  • EXHS330 Biochemistry of Exercise and Nutrition (4)

  • EXHS335 Sports Nutrition (4)

  • EXHS346 Advanced Human Anatomy (4)

  • EXHS357 Motor Learning & Control (4)

  • EXHS366 Physical Activity and Disease Prevention (4)

  • EXHS394 Internship (2-4)

  • EXHS445 Advanced Clinical Healthcare: Rehabilitation and Professional Development (4)

  • IDS224 Disease Prevention (4)

  • PHEAL 214 Public Health Epidemiology (4)

Any EXHS course outside of the Core Courses can be taken as an elective

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