The Bachelor of Arts degree in Health Promotion & Exercise Science is designed to enable students to increase control over their health through a wide range of behavioral, social and environmental interventions with a focus on the scientific study of human movement to improve physical fitness.
Students will explore a field that offers career paths in health promotion, exercise science, strength and conditioning, coaching, corporate and campus wellness, fitness management, recreation and rehabilitation. Students may also explore pre-professional programs that serve as preparation for application into one of several programs in various healthcare fields such as pre-chiropractic, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician assistant and pre-veterinary medicine. Health Promotion & Exercise Science majors will be prepared to take several certification exams from the following organizations: American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association, and American Council on Exercise.
Requirements
| Prefix |
Number |
Course |
Credit Hours |
| Health Promotion & Exercise Science Major Requirements |
50 |
| HPE |
109 |
Running |
.5 |
| HPE |
111 |
Weight Training |
.5 |
| HPE |
170 |
First Aid/CPR |
1 |
| HPE |
207 |
Principles of Nutrition |
3 |
| HPE |
212 |
Stress Management |
2 |
| HPE |
221 |
Personal and Community Health |
3 |
| HPE |
230 |
History of Principles of Sport & Physical Education |
3 |
| HPE |
251 |
Theory, Psychology & Ethics of Coaching |
2 |
| HPE |
271 |
Coaching Anatomy |
1 |
| HPE |
272 |
Treatment of Athletic Injuries |
2 |
| HPE |
295 |
Health Sciences Research |
3 |
| HPE |
310 |
Health Promotion |
3 |
| HPE |
320 |
Sport Nutrition |
3 |
| HPE |
350 |
Exercise Physiology |
4 |
| HPE |
365 |
Fitness Measurement and Prescription |
3 |
| HPE |
390 |
Kinesiology |
3 |
| HPE |
415 |
Fitness Program Administration |
3 |
| HPE |
420 |
Programming with Special Populations |
3 |
| HPE |
490 |
Senior Seminar |
3 |
| HPE |
495 |
Internship |
4 |
| Health Promotion Minor |
20-21 |
| WEL |
101 |
Concepts of Wellness |
1 |
| HPE |
207 |
Principles of Nutrition |
3 |
| HPE |
212 |
Stress Management |
2 |
| HPE |
221 |
Personal and Community Health |
3 |
| HPE |
310 |
Health Promotion |
3 |
| PED |
170 |
First Aid/CPR |
1 |
| PED |
271 |
Coaching Anatomy |
1 |
| One of the following: |
| PSY |
224 |
Sports Psychology |
3 |
| PSY |
265 |
Health Psychology |
3 |
| HPE |
250 |
Substance Abuse: Prevention and Intervention |
3 |
| One of the following: |
| HPE |
320 |
Sport Nutrition |
3 |
| HPE |
350 |
Exercise Physiology |
4 |
| HPE |
365 |
Fitness Measurement and Prescription |
3 |
| HPE |
390 |
Kinesiology |
3 |
| HPE |
415 |
Fitness Program Administration |
3 |
| HPE |
420 |
Programming with Special Populations |
3 |
| Exercise Science Minor |
21-22 |
| WEL |
101 |
Concepts of Wellness |
1 |
| HPE |
200 |
Theory of Strength and Conditioning |
3 |
| HPE |
207 |
Principles of Nutrition |
3 |
| HPE |
350 |
Exercise Physiology |
4 |
| HPE |
365 |
Fitness Measurement and Prescription |
3 |
| HPE |
390 |
Kinesiology |
3 |
| PED |
170 |
First Aid/CPR |
1 |
| PED |
271 |
Coaching Anatomy |
1 |
| One of the following: |
| HPE |
212 |
Stress Management |
2 |
| HPE |
221 |
Personal and Community Health |
3 |
| HPE |
310 |
Health Promotion |
3 |
| HPE |
320 |
Sport Nutrition |
3 |