Exercise Science Education

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2023

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

• Launch Seminar (1)
• Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

• EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Supporting Courses (14-18 Hours)

• Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra or higher (0-4)
• BIOLOGY 1113.01 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer and Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
• CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
• CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)

Major Requirements (50-57 Hours)

Major Admissions Criteria:

• 2.75 cumulative GPA
• C- grade or higher in BIOLOGY 1113, CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220

Major Core (47 Hours)

• ANATOMY 2300 Human Anatomy (4)
• BIOCHEM 2210 Elements of Biochemistry (4)
• KNHES 2995 Food is Function, Movement is Medicine (can overlap with GE Theme: Health and Wellbeing) (4)
• KNHES 2360 Introduction to Exercise Science (3)
• KNHES 3414 Physiological Systems in Human Performance (3)
• KNHES 3415 Applied Physiology in Human Performance (3)
• KNHES 5416 Theory of Strength and Conditioning (3)
• KNHES 5590 Comprehensive Laboratory in Exercise Science (3)
• KNHES 5685 Adult Exercise Programming-Implementation (4)
• Choose one:
  • KNHES 4525 Promoting Behavior Change in Sport, Leisure, & Exercise (3)
  • KNHES 5652 Worksite Health Promotion (3)
• KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (3)
• PHYSIO 3200 Human Physiology (5)
• PHYSICS 1200 Mechanics, Kinematics, Fluids, Waves (5)

Major Electives/Professional Experience:

Choose (3-10) hours from below (course hours in parenthesis)

• KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (1-9)
• KNHES 4998 Research in Kinesiology: Health & Exercise Science (1-12)
• KNHES 5417 Exercise Techniques and Testing Technology in Strength and Conditioning (3)
• KNHES 5805 Challenging the Conventional Role of Diet & Exercise in Obesity Management (3)
• KNHES 5704 Health Program Evaluation (3)
• HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Human Nutrition (4) or HUMNNTR 2210 (transfer equivalent only) (3)
• PSYCH 3340 Introduction of Life Span Developmental Psychology (3)
• HDFS 2400 Life Span Human Development (3)
• KNPE 2542 Lifespan Motor Development (3)
• HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)

Total Hours: 93-115

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 5-27

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.