Declaration of Major

Before declaring a major in Exercise Science, students must successfully complete Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 2148 and 2149 with labs) with a C- or better. Until this requirement is fulfilled, students will be considered a Pre-Exercise Science major. Acceptance to the Exercise Science program will be determined at the end of each semester. Students must declare their major or minor in Exercise Science before taking 4000 level courses. 

Exercise Science General Education Courses

In addition to completing the Ethos requirements, students pursuing a major in Exercise Science must complete the following courses regardless of concentration within the major (i.e. Allied Health or Sport and Human Performance).  Students must pass all of the Exercise Science major courses listed below with minimum grade of “C-.” 

Sem. Hrs.

44 ETHOS requirements

(8)       BIOL2148 and 2149 and Labs

*(part of the ETHOS curriculum)

3          MATH 1114   Statistics

3          EXCS 2000     Intro to Exercise Science 

3          EXCS 3305     Sports Psychology

4          EXCS 3352/L Physiology of Exercise and Lab

3          EXCS 3354     Applied Exercise Anatomy

3          EXCS 3360     Motor Learning and Control

3          EXCS 4310     Biomechanics

4          EXCS 4320/L Exercise Prescription and Lab

3          EXCS 4325     Exercise and Sports Nutrition

3          EXCS 4360     Research in Exercise Science

2          EXCS 4380     Senior Seminar

3          EXCS 4400     Academic Internship

37       Semester Hours (in addition to the ETHOS curriculum)

Allied Health Concentration

The Allied Health concentration is designed to prepare students for post-professional school in physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant, and chiropractic, among others. With their academic advisor, students will create a specialized course plan designed to best prepare students and meet all of the pre-requisite coursework for a given pre-professional school in the allied health field of their choosing. Students in this concentration must pass all three of the courses listed below with minimum grade of “C-”.Due to the diverse prerequisite requirements of many post-professional programs, students will need to complete additional coursework prior to completing the application process. Students are responsible for identifying the prerequisite requirements for each post-professional program to which they intend to apply. An academic advisor will be available to assist students in successfully completing this process.

4          CHEM1101/L            General Chemistry I

4          CHEM 1102/L            General Chemistry II

4          BIOL 1107/L              Principles of Biology I

49 Major Hours (37 Exercise Science core + 12 Allied Health electives)

General Education Requirements       44 Hours in ETHOS curriculum

Interim                                                   9 Hours

Exercise Science Core                    37 Hours

Allied Health Electives                   12 Hours

General Electives                             16 Hours

Total                                                    120 Hours