Health and Exercise Science, BA or BS

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The Health and Exercise Science program prepares students for occupations or graduate studies in exercise and sports science, health education and promotion, and health and physical education teacher certification through an MAT program. The curriculum provides students with a foundation in health education promotion for individuals and communities as well as comprehensive offerings in exercise and sports science. In addition to completing a core area of study, students must choose a concentration in one of the following: Health Education and Promotion; Human Performance; Clinical Exercise Science, or Health and Physical Education Teacher Education.

To earn a BA or BS in Health and Exercise Science, students must have an overall 2.5 GPA in all major courses.

Core Area of Study (55 credits)

Students must complete all core area classes with a C- or higher:

BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits / BI 231L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory
BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits / BI 232L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory
BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III 4 credits / BI 233L - Human Anatomy and Physiology III Laboratory
HE 160 - Majors Orientation 2 credits / PE 160 - Majors Orientation
HE 250 - Health and Society I 4 credits
HE 252 - First Aid and Safety 3 credits
HE 275 - Health and Society II 4 credits
HE 285 - Medical Terminology 3 credits
HE 325 - Nutrition 3 credits
HE 361 - Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 4 credits
PE 365 - Sports and Exercise Psychology 4 credits
PE 372 - Kinesiology 4 credits
PE 425 - Research Methods in Health and PE 4 credits
PE 476 - Exercise Prescription and Graded Exercise Testing 4 credits
STAT 243Z - Elementary Statistics I 4 credits

Concentrations

Clinical Exercise Science Concentration (for pre-professionals; e.g., physical therapy, physician assistant, occupational therapy, etc.) (81 credits minimum)
Health and Physical Education Teacher Education Concentration (for students planning to enter the MAT program at SOU) (54 credits)
Health Education and Promotion Concentration (35 credits)
Human Performance Concentration (for personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches and pre-athletic training, etc.) (43 credits)