The major in exercise science and sport studies offers four options: the applied kinesiology option, the exercise science option, the exercise physiology 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 the applied kinesiology option or the sport management option or a 3.0 in the exercise science option or the exercise physiology option.
Entrance into the exercise science and sport studies major for the three science options is through the applied kinesiology option. Students may enter the sport management option directly. 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 a "C" in three specific courses within their option:
For all science options:
General Biology (01:119:101)
General Biology (01:119:102)
Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (01:377:275
or its equivalent)
For sport management option:
Sport and the Law (01:377:203)
Risk Management in Sport Administration (01:377:204)
Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (01:377:275
or its equivalent)
These requirements are waived for transfer students if they had a
strong academic record at their previous academic institution and are approved
by an exercise science academic adviser. In addition, all students must receive approval to declare the major
from the department chair at an orientation session.
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 have a minimum of a 3.0 overall
and in the major courses within their chosen option in order to enter or 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:
01:377:140 Foundations of Exercise Science and
Sport Studies (1.5)
01:377:275 Basic Statistics for Exercise Science (3)
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)
Cluster Requirement -- Must take two of the five following courses:
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)
01:377:350 Biomechanics
01:377:370 Exercise Physiology (3)
01:377:407 Administration in Exercise Science and
Applied Kinesiology (1.5)
01:377:493 Internship in Exercise Science (3 or 6)
(cannot be 4 or 5)
01:377:___ Electives (any level; may include minicourses*)
(3)
01:377:___ Electives (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).
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)
Cluster Requirement --
Must take three of the following six course:
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;377:350 Biomechanics (3)
01:377:410 Exercise Testing and Prescription (4)
01:377:370, 371 Exercise
Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory (3)
01:377:407 Administration in Exercise Science and
Applied Kinesiology (1.5)
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)
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) or 11:373:121
Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3)
01:220:103 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3) or
11:373:122 Principles and Applications of Macroeconomics (3)
01:355:101 Expository Writing I (3)
01:355:303 Writing for Business and the Professions (3)
01:377:203 Sport and the Law (1.5)
01:377:204 Risk Management in Sport Administration (1.5)
01:377:301 Psychology of Sport and Exercise (3)
01:377:305 Sport Sociology (3)
01:377:311 Sport Marketing (3) or 11:373:231 Introduction
to Marketing (3)
01:377:330 Organizational Behavior in Sport Management
(3) or 01:830;373 Organizational and Personnel Psychology (3)
01:377:355 Professional Presentations in Sport
Management (3) or 04:192:380 Public Speaking (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,
3 credits of which must be at the 300 or 400 level; 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
Processes
04:189:102 Introduction to Media Systems and Processes
(3)
33:010:272 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
01:830:101 General Psychology (3)