Exercise Science

B.S. in Exercise Science with a concentration in strength and conditioning (66-68 credits) 

Required Courses in Health & Sport Studies – 22-24 credits

• HSS 170: Introduction to Exercise Science. 4 credits
• Anatomy courses: (8 credits or 10 credits)
  • HSS 350: Gross Anatomy. 4 credits AND HSS 351: Human Physiology. 4 credits
    OR
  • BIOL 325: Anatomy & Physiology I. 5 credits AND BIOL 326: Anatomy & Physiology II. 4 credits AND BIOL 327: Anatomy & Physiology II Lab. 1 credit
• HSS 370: Exercise Physiology. 4 credits
• HSS 473: Exercise Testing and Prescription. 4 credits
• HSS 470: Senior Capstone. 2 credits

Required Courses in Related Departments – 24 credits

• BIOL 170: Concepts in Biology I. 5 credits
• BIOL 180: Concepts in Biology II. 5 credits
• CHEM 121: Models of Chemical Systems I. 5 credits
• CHEM 162: Models of Chemical Systems II. 5 credits
• One statistics course – 4 credits from:
  • BUSN 210. Business and Economic Statistics. 4 credits
  • DATA 227. Introductory Statistics. 4 credits
  • PSYC 201. Statistics. 4 credits

Group I Electives for B.S. in Exercise Science with Strength and Conditioning Concentration – 8 credits from:

• ENGL 335TF: Narrative Medicine. 4 credits
• ENGL 352TA: Reading the Body. 4 credits
• PHIL 110: Logic and Critical Reasoning. 4 credits
• PHYS 201: Physics I. 5 credits
• PHYS 202: Algebra-based Physics II. 5 credits
• PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology. 4 credits
• PSYC 202: Experimental Design. 5 credits
• PSYC 212: Health Psychology. 4 credits
• PSYC 213: Psychopharmacology. 4 credits
• PSYC 230: Lifespan Development. 2-3 credits
• PSYC 251: Abnormal Psychology. 4 credits
• PSYC 252: Child Abnormal Psychology. 4 credits
• PSYC 280: Psychology of Cultural Diversity. 4 credits
• RELI 213: Religion and Medicine. 4 credits

Group II Required Course for B.S. in Exercise Science with Strength and Conditioning Concentration – 12 credits

• HSS 250: Nutrition. 4 credits
• HSS 280: Techniques in Weight Training. 2 credits
• HSS 377: Strength and Conditioning. 4 credits
• HSS 491: Internship. 2 credits

The field experiences in the Strength and Conditioning have to meet the following requirements:

• A Minimum of 300 hours of contact time with a minimum of two substantially different experiences that include two or more of the following categories: sport, gender, age range, or other.
• Two different supervisors (does not require experiences at two different sites).
• Minimum of 75 hours per experience.
• One experience must be at least 6 weeks in length.

Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist Exam

The CSCS passing rate by the graduates in BS in Exercise Science with a Concentration in Strength and Conditioning.