Exercise & Wellness (BS)

Exercise Sciences Bachelors BS

Variable Credit Min

60.5

Variable Credit Max

60.5

Major Academic Plan

Learning Outcomes

Title

Exercise and Wellness Knowledge

Learning Outcome

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

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

Demonstrate an understanding of current concerns in the profession and gain exposure to the variety of job/work related opportunities available in the field. This would include graduate studies in Exercise and Wellness.

Program Requirements

Requirement 1 —Complete 6 Courses

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 - Principles of Statistics 3.0

course - Public Speaking 3.0

Requirement 2 —Complete 5 Courses

Required core courses:

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 4 hours

Required core course:

course - Exercise Sciences Internship - You may take up to 4.0 credit hours 0.5v

course - HWSG Internship - You may take up to 2.0 credit hours 1.0v

Requirement 4 —Complete 24 hours

Electives:

Option 4.1 —Complete at least 18 hours up to 24 hours

Complete a minimum of 18 hours from the following:

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 - Exercise Prescription 3.0

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 - Career 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 - Entrep Lecture Series 1.0

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

course - HWSG Internship - You may take once 1.0v

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.