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The major in exercise science and sport studies offers three options: the applied kinesiology 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 department is either through the applied kinesiology option or the sport management option. To declare the major, students must attend an orientation session, called a declaration meeting. Multiple orientations for declaring the major will be scheduled throughout the month of October prior to the November preregistration and then again in February prior to the March/April preregistration in the spring. Students must register for one of these orientations in person at the Exercise Science Office.� 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 the science options:

General Biology (01:119:115)
General Biology (01:119:116)
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)

Students who earn a D or F in one of the three required courses may elect to take the course again. �If, on the second attempt, they fail to achieve the required C or better, they will no longer be allowed to pursue acceptance into the major.
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Transfer students with no more than one full semester at Rutgers may be permitted to declare the major if they have completed two of the required courses and are currently enrolled in the third required course. They must meet with an exercise science and sport studies adviser to determine eligibility to declare. In addition, all students must receive approval to declare the major from the undergraduate program director at an orientation session.

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 applied kinesiology 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 pre-athletic training, biomechanics, fitness management, medicine, prephysical therapy, and preoccupational therapy.

The following are the courses required in addition to the core courses:
� 01:119:115-116� General Biology (3,3)
� 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
� 01:377:455� Exercise Psychology (3)
� 01:377:456� Nutrition for Sport and Exercise (3)
� 01:377:370� Exercise Physiology (3)
� 01:377:407� Administration of Exercise Science and Applied Kinesiology (1.5)
� 01:377:493� Internship in Exercise Science (3 or 6) (cannot be 4 or 5)
� 01:377:xxx� Electives (any level; may include minicourses*) (3)
� 01:377:xxx� Electives (300 or 400 level; may include minicourses*) (6)
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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).
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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:
� 01:119:115-116� General Biology (3,3)
� 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:xxx� 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)
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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:xxx� 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)