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 = 45

+ 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
CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Lab - 1 hour

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 (Prereq: PE 310 or BIOL 215 or BIOL 226)

PE 467, Fitness Testing - 3 hours

PE 468, Public Health Aspects of Physical Activity - 3 hours

PE 469, Nutrition for Health and Sport - 3 hours

REC 477, Internship - 4 hours

CSP 417, Counseling Skills for Helping Professionals - 3 hours