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.

1. 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