Health and Human Performance w/Exercise Science Concentration

Complete all institutional graduation requirements.

Health and Human Performance w/Exercise Science Concentration requires a minimum of 64 credits to complete the major. A grade of “C-” or better is required for each course counting towards the major and a cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for completion of the major. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements.

Students must show competency (certification) in First Aid and CPR

Available both on-campus and online. For the BIOL 231-233 series; on-campus students take BIOL 231/231L, 232/232L & 233/233L, online students take BIOL 231, 232 & 233 (not the BIOL 231L, 232L or 233L labs) as the lab is embedded into the online 231-233 courses.

Program recommended general education courses;

SSC: PSY 201, 202; SOC 204; ANTH 201
SMI: BIO 211, 212, 213; CHEM 204, 205, 206; PHYS 201, 202, 203
GTW: WR 121, LIB 127

*Transfer students with 90 credits or more satisfy the requirement for HHP 131 Professional Careers and Foundations in HHP

Health and Human Performance Core Required Courses: 20 credits

BIOL 231 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 231L - Human Anatomy/Physiology I Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
BIOL 232 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 232L - Human Anatomy/Physiology II Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
BIOL 233 - Human Anatomy & Physiology III w/Lab Credits: 4
BIOL 233L - Human Anatomy & Physiology III Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
HHP 131 - Professional Careers & Foundations in HHP Credits: 2
HHP 312 - Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Activity and Health Credits: 3
HHP 350 - Behavior Change Theory Credits: 3

Exercise Science Required Courses: 44 credits

Statistics Requirement

Choose one of the following 5 credit statistics options

Option 1
STAT 327 - Statistics & Experimental Design*SMI Credits: 5
Option 2
STAT 243 - Elementary Statistics*SMI Credits: 4
^{Online students complete STAT 243A and STAT 243B in lieu of STAT 243}
STAT 244 - Correlation & Regression Credits: 1

Kinesiology Requirement

Complete the following 11 credits

EXS 321 - Applied Anatomy w/Lab Credits: 4
EXS 321L - Applied Anatomy Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
EXS 322 - Biomechanics w/Lab Credits: 4
EXS 322L - Biomechanics Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
EXS 423 - Sport Skill Analysis (Capstone) Credits: 3

Exercise Physiology Bundle

Complete the following 15 credits

EXS 323 - Physiology of Exercise w/Lab Credits: 4
EXS 323L - Physiology of Exercise Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
CH 325 - Nutrition & Sport Performance Credits: 4
EXS 451 - Physiology of Exercise II W/Lab Credits: 4
EXS 451L - Physiology of Exercise II Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
EXS 452 - Physical Activity in Disease Prevention Credits: 3

Neurophysiology Bundle

Complete the following 10 credits

EXS 453 - Motor Learning and Control w/Lab Credits: 4
EXS 453L - Motor Learning & Control Lab Credits: 0
^{Lab is for on-campus students}
EXS 311 - Sport Psychology Credits: 3
EXS 455 - Applied Exercise Programming (Capstone) Credits: 3

Elective

Select one of the following 3 credit courses

CH 351 - Intro to Community Health Credits: 3
HHP 496 - Capstone Credits: 2-5
EXS 333 - Environmental Exercise Physiology Credits: 3

Total credits required for major: 64

Last EPCC update - Jan 2022

^{_{October 2022 EPCC - CH 325 was changed to EXS 325, UWR was removed from EXS 323 and added to HHP 312 (starting summer 2023)}}

Previous EPCC Checksheet (March 2020 update) this checksheet is for summer 2020-spring 2022

Previous EPCC Checksheet (March 2019 update) this checksheet is for summer 2019-spring 2020

Four Year Plan

HHP-Exercise Science Typical Four Year Curriculum