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Offered by Department of Health, Phys. Ed., Recreation & Leisure Studies:

Exercise Science Major

Exercise Science Option
Bachelor of Science

ED BS 2611

Minimum General Studies = 48
including General Studies coursework required by major = 48
English Language minimum = 9
Humanities minimum = 9
Recommended:
PHIL 120GS, Introduction to Ethics - 3 hours
Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
Natural Sciences minimum = 9
Take 1 course:
PHYS 205GS, General Physics - 5 hours
Take ONE of the following options:
Take 1 course:
CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours
OR take 2 courses:
CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours
SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 6
(Maximum of 3 hours in this section will count toward the 45 hours General Studies requirement.)
Take 2 courses:
PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours
FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
BS Science-related course requirements = 0
Major Option = 32
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 104
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 21
Minimum total hours required for BS in Exercise Science Comprehensive = 125
All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
 
Exercise Science Requirements (32 hours required)
Take all of the following:
PE 229, Wellness Interventions - 3 hours
PE 310, Introduction  to Human Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours
PE 360, Human Anatomy and Kinesiology - 4 hours
PE 422, Administration of Strength Programs - 2 hours
PE 461, Physiology of Exercise - 4 hours
PE 467, Fitness Testing - 3 hours
PE 468, Public Health Aspects of Physical Activity - 3 hours
PE 469, Energy Balance and Weight Control - 3 hours
REC 477, Internship - 4 hours
CSP 417, Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals - 3 hours

11 May 2006
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