Health Promotion and Exercise Science Comprehensive Major, B.S.

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The Health Promotion and Exercise Science academic program is a baccalaureate degree providing professional preparation for a career in health and fitness exercise science and a solid foundation for graduate study in health, exercise science/fitness, and allied health.

In addition to the course requirements listed:

It is REQUIRED that each major be an active member of an approved state or national organization in Health Promotion & Exercise Science during the academic years while pursuing this major.
It is REQUIRED that all Health Promotion & Exercise Science majors attend two state and/or national conferences in the area of health promotion and/or exercise science during the academic years while pursuing this major.
It is REQUIRED that each student develop an electronic portfolio of their academic work beginning with their freshman year. The electronic portfolio is to be completed by the student during their senior year.
It is REQUIRED that each student earn a minimum of “C” in each Health Promotion & Exercise Science core class.

Curriculum for a Comprehensive Major in Health Promotion and Exercise Science

Total hours required, 120 Hours:

Core Curriculum requirements, 42 Hours:

Students in the HPEX major should complete HLTH 101 - First-Year Experience in Health and Exercise for their First-Year Experience course.

Core Requirements in the Major, 66 Hours:

BIOL 225 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr)
BIOL 226 - Human Anatomy and Physiology (3 cr)
BIOL 227 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 cr)
BIOL 228 - Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab (1 cr)
HLTH 100 - Exercise Leadership (3cr)
HLTH 110 - Wellness in the Workplace (3 cr)
HLTH 203 - Contemporary Health I (3 cr)
HLTH 204 - Contemporary Health II (3cr)
HLTH 225 - First Aid/CPR (3 cr)
HLTH 235 - Stress Management (3 cr)
HLTH 300 - Substance Use and Abuse (3 cr)
HLTH 350 - Research in Health and Exercise (3 cr)
HLTH 390 - Exercise Prescription (3 cr)
HLTH 391 - Worksite Health Promotion (3 cr)
HLTH 400 - Exercise for Special Populations (3cr)
HLTH 468 - Principles of Sports Nutrition (3 cr)
PHED 370 - Exercise Physiology (4 cr)
PHED 405 - Applied Kinesiology (3 cr)
RECR 200 - Recreation and Sport Management Technology (3 cr)
RECR 320 - Facilities Management (3 cr)
HLTH 450 - Health and Exercise Internship (9cr)

Restricted Electives, 12 Hours:

Complete 12 credits, selected from the following:

ATHC 324 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3 cr)
BADM 311 - Exploring Entrepreneurship (3 cr)
FACS 318 - Nutrition (3 cr)
HLTH 320 - Human Sexuality (3 cr)
HLTH 420 - Issues in Drug Addiction (3 cr)
MATH 314 - Statistics (3 cr)
PHED 380 - Perceptual Motor Learning (3 cr)
PSYC 325 - Health Psychology (3 cr)
PSYC 381 - Sport Psychology (3 cr)
RECR 336 - Inclusive Recreation (3 cr)
RECR 465 - Essentials of Strength and Conditioning (3 cr)

Four-Year Course Progression

**Health Promotion and Exercise Science**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
HLTH 100		Exercise Leadership	3	HLTH 225		First Aid/CPR	3
HLTH 101	1	First-Year Experience in Health and Exercise (FYEX)	1	COMM 202	2	Fundamentals of Speech	3
BIOL 101	1	General Biological Science OR		BIOL 102	1	General Biological Science OR
CHEM 101	1	Chemistry with Lab	4	CHEM 102	1	Chemistry with Lab	4
HLTH 110		Wellness in the Workplace	3	HLTH 235		Stress Management	3
ENGL 101	1	Writing and Rhetoric I	3	ENGL 102	1	Writing and Rhetoric II	3
PSYC 101	2	Introduction to Psychology	3			TOTAL	16
		TOTAL	17

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
BIOL 225		Human Anatomy and Physiology AND	3	BIOL 226		Human Anatomy and Physiology AND	3
BIOL 227		Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab	1	BIOL 228		Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab	1
HLTH 203		Contemporary Health I	3	HLTH 204		Contemporary Health II	3
MATH 101	1	Fundamentals of Mathematics	3	Core Curriculum	1	History	3
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Humanities	3
HLTH 300		Substance Use and Abuse	3	Core Curriculum	2	Arts	3
		TOTAL	16			TOTAL	16

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
PHED 405		Applied Kinesiology	3	PHED 380		Perceptual Motor Learning	3
HLTH 391		Worksite Health Promotion	3	PHED 370		Exercise Physiology	4
HLTH 350		Research in Health and Exercise	3	HLTH 468		Principles of Sports Nutrition	3
ECON 123		Contemporary Economics OR		HLTH 400		Exercise for Special Populations	3
ECON 205		Principles of Macroeconomics	3	PSCI 100		Politics and Government OR
FACS 318		Nutrition	3	PSCI 101		American Federal Government	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	16

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
PSYC 325		Health Psychology	3	HLTH 450		Health and Exercise Internship	9
HLTH 390		Exercise Prescription	3	Elective		Elective if needed for full-time enrollment	3
RECR 465		Essentials of Strength and Conditioning	3			TOTAL	9 or 12
RECR 200		Recreation and Sport Management Technology	3
ATHC 324		Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries	3			DEGREE TOTAL	120
		TOTAL	15
June 4, 2015

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