2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Exercise Science, B.S.

The B.S. in Exercise Science provides students with comprehensive insight into the acute and chronic physiological response to exercise, sport, and physical fitness. Students will apply this knowledge to design and implement physical fitness programs for the healthy and those with controlled disease.

General Education Requirements 32

Foundations Requirements 13

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2022RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030, MATH 1000, and COMM 1402 requires a minimum grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 19

Humanities 6

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from one area below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Science 6

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PSY 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution Course required of all students.

PSY 1000: Prerequisite for PSY 3110.

Science and Mathematics 7

 
MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

 

AND

BIO 1000PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

4

BIO 1000 is a prerequisite for BIO 2402.

Additional Required Courses 7

Additional Requirements 7

BIO 2402HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY

4

 

Academic Major 63


Activity Courses 5

Choose any combination to fulfill 5 credits from the selection below.

EXSC 1022TAI CHI

1

EXSC 1023YOGA I

1

EXSC 1025ANIMAL FLOW

1

EXSC 1045GYMNASTICS FITNESS (CO-EDUCATIONAL)

2

EXSC 1108PILATES I

1

EXSC 1109ZUMBA FITNESS I ®

1

EXSC 1130GROUP FITNESS

1

EXSC 2023YOGA II

1

PED Dance Option (PED 1101, PED 1103, PED 1110, or PED 1113)

1

Major Required Courses 55

EXSC 1500INTRODUCTION TO MOTOR LEARNING

3

MGS 2030PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

EXSC 2500INTRODUCTION TO BIOMECHANICS

3

EXSC 2800INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE

3

 

HED3231FIRST AID DISASTER PREP INJ PR FIRST AID DIS PREP AND ACC/INJ PREV

3

OR

HED 3232EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER

3

 

AT 3500CARE AND PREVENTION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES

3

EXSC 3505KINESIOLOGY

3

EXSC 3511PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE LAB

1

HED 3515WELLNESS

3

EXSC 3601NUTRITION FOR FITNESS AND WELLNESS

3

EXSC 3612PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL & GROUP TRAINING

3

EXSC 3617GROUP AND PERSONAL TRAINING LAB

3

EXSC 3692CLINICAL EXPERIENCE: EXERCISE SCIENCE

3

EXSC 4605STATISTICS IN EXERCISE SCIENCE

3

EXSC 4626PRESCRIPTIVE EXERCISE PROGRAMMING

3

EXSC 4627CLINICAL PRACTICE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE

3

EXSC 4629EXERCISE TEST AND INTERPRETATION

3

EXSC 4630ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY

3

EXSC 2800, EXSC 3612, EXSC 3617, EXSC 3692, and EXSC 4627 requires a grade of B- or better.

Major Capstone Course 3

EXSC 4625ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION OF EXERCISE SCIENCE PROGRAMS

3

EXSC 4625 requires a grade of B- or better.

Free Electives 18

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.

EXSC 1996 (Optional) Intro. to Research in Exercise Science (1 credit) course can be applied in this area.

Total Credit Hours: 120