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Exercise & Wellness (BS)

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Exercise Sciences Bachelors BS

Major Academic Plan

Title

Exercise and Wellness Knowledge

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate adequate knowledge acquisition and understanding in areas relating to stress management, chronic disease prevention, anatomy, exercise physiology, appraising health and fitness, worksite wellness program component design, healthy diet, and weight management.

Title

Health Assessment, Evaluation, and Prescription

Learning Outcome

Students will conduct fitness assessments, write exercise prescriptions, evaluate health behaviors/health outcomes, and risk factors for disease and physical dysfunction.

Title

Career and Professional Preparation

Learning Outcome

Students will demonstrate an understanding of current ethical concerns in the profession leading them to successful employment or further schooling.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 —Complete 20 hours

Prerequisites to the exercise and wellness core:

course - Human Anatomy (with lab) 4.0

course - Human Physiology 4.0

course - Adv First Aid & Safety 3.0

course - Essentials of Human Nutrition 3.0

course - Intro to Stat Data Analysis 3.0

course - Public Speaking 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 7 Courses

Required core courses:

course - Intro to Exercise Sciences 1.0

course - Exercise Is Medicine 2.0

course - Chronic Disease Prevention 3.0

course - Stress Management 3.0

course - Exercise Physiology 3.0

course - Exercise Physiology Lab 0.5

course - Obesity & Weight Management 3.0

Requirement 3 — Complete 3 hours

Experiential Learning:

course - Exercise Sciences Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - HWSG Internship - You may take up to 3.0 credit hours 1.0v

course - Undergrad Research & Study - You may take once 3.0v

Requirement 4 — Complete 21 hours

Electives:

Option 4.1 — Complete 15 hours

course - Pathophysiology 4.0

course - Science of Wellness 3.0

course - Basic Athletic Training 3.0

course - Basic Athletic Training Lab 0.5

course - Kinesiology & Biomechanics 3.0

course - Personal Training Strategies 3.0

course - Adv Musskl Hum Anat (incl lab) 4.0

course - Worksite Health Promotion 3.0

course - Problems in Exercise Prsrptn 2.0

course - Health Behavior Change 3.0

course - Principles of Epidemiology 3.0

course - Substance Use Disorders 3.0

course - Hlth & the Aging Process 3.0

course - Nutr & Metab Sports Exercise 3.0

course - Human Dev: Life Span 3.0

course - Intro to Health Psychology 3.0

course - Job Search Strategies 2.0

Option 4.2 —Complete up to 6 hours

Complete up to 6 hours from the following:

course - Principles of Accounting 3.0

course - Biology 4.0

course - Adv Physiology Lab 1.0

course - Introductory General Chemistry 3.0

course - Gen College Chem 1+Lab Integr 4.0

course - Intro Bio-organic Chemistry 4.0

course - Business Model Validation 3.0

course - Res. Meth. & Evid. Based Prac. 3.0

course - Intro to ECG 2.0

course - Principles of Finance 3.0

course - Mind/Body Health 3.0

course - Special Topics - You may take once 0.5v

course - Women's Health 3.0

course - Organizational Behavior 3.0

course - Marketing Management 3.0

course - General Microbiology 3.0

course - Nutrient Metabolism 3.0

course - Intro to Health Professions 1.0

Note: Only 2.0 credits of EXSC 399R: Hunstman World Senior Games Internship may be used as part of the EXSC 399R: Exercise Sciences Internship requirement.