Health Sciences Requirements
Required Courses |
Credits |
Semester |
Core Program
Contemporary Health Issues |
3 |
__________ |
|
Advanced First Aid & Emergency Care |
4 |
__________ |
|
Programs for Lifetime Health & Fitness |
3 |
__________ |
|
Kinesiology |
3 |
__________ |
|
Physiology of Exercise |
4 |
__________ |
|
Psychology of Sports and Exercise |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Biology |
4 |
__________ |
|
Anatomy & Physiology I |
4 |
__________ |
|
Anatomy & Physiology II |
4 |
__________ |
|
Nutrition |
3 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Psychology |
3 |
__________ |
Health & Exercise Science Concentration Requirements
Cardiopulmonary Assessment, Rehabilitation & Training |
3 |
__________ |
|
Psychophysiology of Stress |
3 |
__________ |
|
Internship OR |
|
|
|
Senior Research |
3-6 |
__________ |
|
General Chemistry I |
4 |
__________ |
|
General Chemistry II |
4 |
__________ |
Electives
In addition to completing the core program and health and exercise science requirements above, each student must choose 6-7 credits from the following courses in consultation with his/her advisor about career goals. At least one of these must be a 3- or 4-credit course.
Fitness Courses:
Aerobics, Spinning, Water Aerobics, Weight Training, Weight Training for Women, Winter Sports |
0.5 |
__________ |
|
Lifetime Fitness |
1 |
__________ |
|
Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries |
4 |
__________ |
|
Introduction to Pharmacology |
3 |
__________ |
|
Biological Chemistry (offered every 3 years) |
4 |
__________ |
|
Cellular Biology: A Molecular Approach |
4 |
__________ |
|
Microbiology (offered every 3 years) |
4 |
__________ |
|
Organic Chemistry I |
4 |
__________ |
|
Total |
|
61-65 |
|
(Total Exclusive of General Education Requirements 50-54 Cr.)
Note:
Students interested in pursuing medical school following completion of their bachelor's degree should take these standard prerequisite courses: BIO-1211 Introduction to Biology: Ecology and Evolution; BIO-1212 Introduction to Biology: Cells and Genetic Basis of Life; CHE-1031 General Chemistry I; CHE-1032 General Chemistry II; CHE-3111 Organic Chemistry I; CHE -3112 Organic Chemistry II; PHY-1041 Physics I; PHY-1042 Physics II. Required or suggested by some medical schools are the following courses: BIO-3125 Biological Chemistry; BIO-3220 Genetics; MAT-1531 Calculus I; MAT-2532 Calculus II.