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2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Exercise Science, Human Performance and Fitness Concentration, B.S.


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Exercise Science is the scientific study of human movement and the changes caused by physical activity in the body with the goal of understanding how to maintain or improve health and fitness. A Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science with a Human Performance & Fitness Concentration prepares students for employment in the health and fitness industry (such as personal training, strength and conditioning, group exercise, wellness coaching, and more) by integrating applied, hands-on learning experiences with a firm understanding of basic facts, theory, and research about health and physical activity.

 

Credit Requirements*


  • General Education: 46 - 47 credits
  • Major Requirements: 54 credits
  • Free Electives: 19 - 20 credits
  • Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Exercise Science Requirements (54 cr.)


All core and Human Performance and Fitness concentration courses must be completed with a C or higher

Free Elective Courses (19-20 cr.)


EXER courses may be taken as free electives

General Education


General Education Requirements

 

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

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