The major in exercise science and sport studies offers four options:
the exercise science option, the exercise physiology option, the applied
kinesiology option, and the sport management option.
To graduate with the exercise science and sport studies major,
students must have at least a 2.0 grade-point average from the required courses
within their specific option. An interview with the department chair and a
minimum of a 2.0 grade-point average is required prior to admission to the
program. Students become eligible to declare the major in either the applied kinesiology option or the sport management option after earning a minimum of
2.0 grade-point average in a minimum of three courses in either of these two
options.
After admission to the major in the applied kinesiology option, students with less than 90 credits toward graduation and a 2.85
grade-point average in a minimum of 12 credits toward the major may apply for
admission to either the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option. Students with 90 credits
or more (senior status) must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 overall and in the
major courses within their chosen option in order to remain in either the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option. Students who drop below the minimum
grade-point average of 3.00 after attaining 90 credits will automatically be
placed in the applied kinesiology option.
Required core courses for all majors include:
01:198:110 Introduction to
Computers and Their Application (3)
01:377:140 Foundations of
Exercise Science and Sport Studies (1.5)
01:377:275 Basic Statistics
for Exercise Science (3)
Exercise Science Option
The exercise science option provides the student with a
strong science foundation that emphasizes preparation for further specialized
graduate study or direct entrance into a related career. Opportunities include
preathletic training, biomechanics, fitness management, medicine, prephysical
therapy, and preoccupational therapy. The following are the required courses
in addition to core courses:
01:119:101-102 General
Biology (4,4)
01:146:356,
357 Systems Physiology and Systems
Physiology Laboratory (3,1)
01:160:161-162 General
Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to
Experimentation (1)
01:377:213 Functional Human
Anatomy (4)
01:377:301 Psychology of
Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical
Kinesiology (3)
01:377:310 Motor Learning
(3)
01:377:324 Movement
Experiences for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
01:377:370,371 Exercise
Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory (3,1)
01:377:406 Management in
Exercise Science and Sport (3)
01:377:410 Exercise Testing and Prescription (4)
01:377:493 Internship in
Exercise Science (3 or 6)
01:377:___ Exercise science
and sport studies electives, 3 credits of which must be at the 300 or 400 level;
(may include minicourses) (6)
01:640:135 Calculus (4)
01:750:193-194 Physics for
the Sciences (4,4) or 01:750:203,205 or 204,206 General Physics and
Laboratory (3,1) or 01:750:201-202 Extended General Physics (5,5)
01:830:101 General
Psychology (3)
Exercise Physiology Option
The exercise physiology option also provides students with a
strong science foundation that emphasizes preparation for graduate study in a
variety of fields related to sport medicine and/or direct entrance to
upper-level certifications in the rehabilitation and fitness industries. The
following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:
01:119:101-102 General
Biology (4,4)
01:146:356,357 Systems
Physiology and Systems Physiology Laboratory (3,1)
01:160:161-162 General
Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to
Experimentation (1)
01:377:213 Functional Human
Anatomy (4)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical
Kinesiology (3)
01:377:319 Risk Management
for Health and Fitness Professionals (1.5)
01:377:350 Biomechanics (3)
01:377:370,371 Exercise Physiology and Exercise
Physiology Laboratory (3,1)
01:377:381 Biochemistry of
Exercise (3)
01:377:410 Exercise Testing
and Prescription (4)
01:377:454 Advanced
Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:494,495 Internship
in Exercise Physiology I,II (3,3)
01:377:496 EKG: Use and
Interpretation (3)
01:377:___ Exercise science
and sport studies electives, 3 credits of
which must be at the 300 or 400 level; may include minicourses (6)
01:640:135 Calculus (4)
01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4) or
01:750:203,205 or 204,206 General Physics and Laboratory (3,1) or
01:750:201-202 Extended General Physics (5,5)
Applied Kinesiology Option
The
following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:
01:119:101-102 General Biology (4,4)
01:146:356 Systems Physiology (3)
01:160:161-162 General Chemistry (4,4)
01:160:171 Introduction to Experimentation (1)
01:640:135 Calculus I (4)
01:750:193-194 Physics for the Sciences (4,4)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)
01:377:213 Functional Human Anatomy (4)
01:377:301 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:303 Neuromechanical Kinesiology(3)
01:377:310 Motor Learning (3)
01:377:324 Movement Experiences for Individuals with Disabilities (3)
01:377:370 Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:406 Management in Exercise Science and
Sport (3)
01:377:493 Internship in Exercise
Science (3 or 6) (cannot be 4 or
5)
01:377:___ Elective (any level; may include
minicourses) (3)
01:377:___ Elective (300 or 400 level; may include
minicourses) (6)
While
Physics for the Sciences (750:193-194) is recommended, two alternative physics
sequences are available to students: General Physics, (750:203,205 and
750:204,206) and Extended General Physics (750:201-202).Extended General Physics is actually
offered in a spring/fall sequence (i.e., first semester 201 course is offered
only in the spring; 202 is offered in the fall).
Sport Management Option
The sport management option is designed to prepare students
to enter the field of sport management including, but not necessarily limited
to, sport marketing, sport business, sport administration, and facilities
management. The following are the courses required in addition to the core
courses:
01:220:102 Introduction to
Microeconomics (3)
01:220:103 Introduction to
Macroeconomics (3)
01:355:101 Expository
Writing I (3)
01:355:303 Writing for
Business and the Professions (3)
01:377:301 Psychology of
Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:305 Sport Sociology
(3)
01:377:311 Sport Marketing
(3)
01:377:320 Risk Management
in Sport Administration (1.5)
01:377:323 Sport and the
Law (3)
01:377:330 Organizational
Behavior in Sport Management (3)
01:377:406 Management in
Exercise Science and Sport (3)
01:377:490 Internship in
Sport Management (6)
01:377:___ Exercise science
and sport studies electives; may include minicourses (6)
01:640:115 Precalculus
College Mathematics (4) or 01:640:111-112
Precalculus I,II (2,2) or placement into calculus
01:830:101 General
Psychology (3)
01:920:101 Introduction to
Sociology (3)
04:189:101 Introduction to
Communication and Information Systems and Processes (3) or 04:192:201 Interpersonal Communication Processes (3) or 04:192:313 Message Design for
Public Relations and Organizational Communication (3)
04:189:102 Introduction to
Media Systems and Processes (3)
04:192:380 Public Speaking
(3) or 04:192:220 Fundamentals of Public
Speaking (3)
33:010:272 Introduction to Financial Accounting
(3)
01:750:193 Physics for
Sciences (4) [Physics 201 (5 credits) or 203,205 (3 credits + 1 credit) can be
substituted for 193 (4 credits)]
01:830:101 General
Psychology (3)
