Required courses in the Exercise Science Program
Required Health and Physical Education Department Core Courses
- HPED 142, Foundations of Health and Physical Education
- HPED 175, Prevention and Care of Injuries to the Physically Active
- HPED 209, Motor Behavior
- HPED 221, Human Structure and Function
- HPED 341, Evaluations in Health and Physical Education
- HPED 343, Physiology of Exercise, and the department’s two culminating courses
- HPED 441, Psychosocial Implications of Health and Physical Education
- HPED 442, Seminar in Health and Physical Education and Recreation
Required Sport Science Courses (19 credits)
- HPED 263 Aquatics or HPED 261 Water Safety Instructor
- HPED 315 Biomechanics
- HPED 319 Pre-Professional Experience
- HPED 344 Adapted Physical Activity and Sport
- HPED 375 Physiological Basis of Strength Training
- HPED 410 Exercise Prescription
- HPED 412 Physical Activity and Stress Management
Required Exercise Science Courses (19 credits)
- BIOL 151 Human Physiology
- HPED 230 Aerobic Leadership
- HPED 411 Physical Fitness Appraisal
- HPED 413 Physical Activity and Aging
- PHYS 151 Medical Physics Lecture
- HPED 492 Health Fitness Instruction
For more information, see the undergraduate catalog.
