This program is designed for students intending to pursue the field of Cardiac Rehabilitation following graduation. These courses will help prepare the student to sit for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Exercise Specialist Certification Exam.

The following requirements are in addition to the Bachelor of Science core requirements, found here. 

Exercise Science Core and Major Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Program Core
BIO-151	GENERAL BIOLOGY	4
BIO-241	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I	4
BIO-242	ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II	4
KIN-341	ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY	4
Choose one of the following (Pre-PT majors must take MAT-121, 122 or 131)		3-5
MAT-110	COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
MAT-121	COLLEGE ALGEBRA
MAT-122	PRE-CALCULUS
MAT-131	CALCULUS I
Required Courses
BIO-347	INTRO TO NUTRITION	3
KIN-1XX	Activity Course	1
KIN-211	HISTORY & PRINCIPLES OF KINESIOLOGY	3
KIN-251	MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING	3
KIN-342	EXERCISE PHYS I	3
KIN-345	MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION	3
KIN-346	EXERCISE TESTING & PRESCRIPTION	3
KIN-362	FIRST AID, INJURY PREVENTION, TREATMENT	3
KIN-380	INTERNSHIP 1	6
KIN-402	PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE SEMINAR	1
KIN-403	PROF CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJ	1
KIN-444	EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY II	3
MAT-151	STATISTICS	3
or BIO-121	BIOSTATISTICS
Total Hours		55-57

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ExSCI, PT, and OT Majors only. Cardiac Rehab majors take KIN-381 INTERNSHIP - CARDIC REHAB in their own concentration 

Cardiac Rehabilitation Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO-353	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY	3
KIN-361	ECG (ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY)	2
KIN-364	CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK/MANAGEMENT	3
KIN-381	INTERNSHIP - CARDIC REHAB 1	12
PSY-239	ADULT PSYCHOLOGY	3
SCI-242	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY	2
SCI-346	PHARMACOLOGY	3
Total Hours		28

¹

1200 documented clinical hours in one experience required to take ACSM certification exam