Academic Catalog

Exercise Science with a Cardiac Rehabilitation Concentration (BS)

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.  (does not require a minor)

Exercise Science Core and Major Courses

Program Core
BIO-151GENERAL BIOLOGY4
BIO-241ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I4
BIO-242ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II4
KIN-341ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY4
Choose one of the following (Pre-PT majors must take MAT-121, 122 or 131)3-5
COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
PRE-CALCULUS
CALCULUS I
Required Courses
BIO-347INTRO TO NUTRITION3
KIN-1XXActivity Course1
KIN-211HISTORY & PRINCIPLES OF KINESIOLOGY3
KIN-251MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING3
KIN-342EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY3
KIN-345MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION3
KIN-346EXERCISE TESTING & PRESCRIPTION3
KIN-362FIRST AID, INJURY PREVENTION, TREATMENT3
KIN-380INTERNSHIP 16
KIN-402PROFESSIONAL CAPSTONE SEMINAR1
KIN-403PROF CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJ1
KIN-444ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY3
MAT-151STATISTICS3
or BIO-121 BIOSTATISTICS
Total Hours55-57
1

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

Cardiac Rehabilitation Concentration

BIO-353PATHOPHYSIOLOGY3
KIN-361ECG (ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY)2
KIN-364CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK/MANAGEMENT3
KIN-381INTERNSHIP - CARDIC REHAB 112
PSY-239ADULT PSYCHOLOGY3
SCI-242MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY2
SCI-346PHARMACOLOGY3
Total Hours28
1

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