Exercise Science Major
Exercise Science Fitness and Wellness Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
General Studies coursework required by major = 48
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 30
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
- Natural Sciences minimum = 9 including:
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
- PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 1 course:
- OR take 2 courses:
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 6 including:
- PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
- FSID 110GS, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
- MATH 102GS, College Algebra - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient preparation may enter the mathematics program at a higher level.
- Major Option = 62
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 113
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 7
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Exercise Science Fitness and Wellness Comprehensive = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.
Please see the Department for Entrance Requirements. Other
information available at the program's Web page.
- Exercise Science Comprehensive Requirements (62 hours required)
- Take 1 hour from:
- PE 110GS, Basic Sports (Spinning, Zumba, Crossfit, Pilates, Yoga, Step Aerobics, PIYO) - 0.5 to 1 hour
- Take all of the following:
- PE 229, Wellness Interventions - 3 hours
- PE 265, Emergency Medical Response - 2 hours
- PE 305, Fitness Leadership - 3 hours
- PE 310, Introduction to Human Physiology of Exercise - 3 hours
- PE 360, Introduction to Anatomical Biomechanics - 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
- MKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
- REC 300, Volunteer Practicum - 2 hours
- REC 354, Programming in Sport, Recreation and Tourism - 3 hours
- REC 422, Facilities in Recreation, Tourism and Sport - 3 hours
- REC 477, Internship - 8 hours
- Take 6 hours from:
- PE 469, Sports Nutrition - 3 hours
- PE 473, Special Topics in Exercise Nutrition - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- PE 475, Research Methods in Exercise Science - 3 hours
- REC 485, Research in Tourism, Recreation and Sport - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- MGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours
- PE 430, Organization and Administration in Recreation, Sport and Tourism - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- SPCH 301, Introduction to Organizational Communication - 3 hours
- SPCH 340, Professional Communication - 3 hours
