Exercise Science Education
Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2023
General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)
Bookends (2 Hours)
- Launch Seminar (1)
- Reflection Seminar (1)
Foundations (22-25 Hours)
- Writing & Information Literacy (3)
- Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
- Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
- Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
- Natural Science (4-5)
- Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
- Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)
Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)
Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.
- Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
- Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
- Lived Environments
- Origins & Evolution
- Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
- Sustainability
- Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
- Health & Wellbeing
- Number, Nature, Mind
College Requirement (1 Hour)
- EHE 1100 College Survey (1)
Supporting Courses (14-18 Hours)
- Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra or higher (0-4)
- BIOLOGY 1113.01 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer and Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
- CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
- CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)
Major Requirements (50-57 Hours)
Major Admissions Criteria:
- 2.75 cumulative GPA
- C- grade or higher in BIOLOGY 1113, CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220
Major Core (47 Hours)
- ANATOMY 2300 Human Anatomy (4)
- BIOCHEM 2210 Elements of Biochemistry (4)
- KNHES 2995 Food is Function, Movement is Medicine (can overlap with GE Theme: Health and Wellbeing) (4)
- KNHES 2360 Introduction to Exercise Science (3)
- KNHES 3414 Physiological Systems in Human Performance (3)
- KNHES 3415 Applied Physiology in Human Performance (3)
- KNHES 5416 Theory of Strength and Conditioning (3)
- KNHES 5590 Comprehensive Laboratory in Exercise Science (3)
- KNHES 5685 Adult Exercise Programming-Implementation (4)
- Choose one:
- KNHES 4525 Promoting Behavior Change in Sport, Leisure, & Exercise (3)
- KNHES 5652 Worksite Health Promotion (3)
- KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (3)
- PHYSIO 3200 Human Physiology (5)
- PHYSICS 1200 Mechanics, Kinematics, Fluids, Waves (5)
Major Electives/Professional Experience:
Choose (3-10) hours from below (course hours in parenthesis)
- KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (1-9)
- KNHES 4998 Research in Kinesiology: Health & Exercise Science (1-12)
- KNHES 5417 Exercise Techniques and Testing Technology in Strength and Conditioning (3)
- KNHES 5805 Challenging the Conventional Role of Diet & Exercise in Obesity Management (3)
- KNHES 5704 Health Program Evaluation (3)
- HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Human Nutrition (4) or HUMNNTR 2210 (transfer equivalent only) (3)
- PSYCH 3340 Introduction of Life Span Developmental Psychology (3)
- HDFS 2400 Life Span Human Development (3)
- KNPE 2542 Lifespan Motor Development (3)
- HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)
Total Hours: 93-115
Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 5-27
Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.