Academic Catalog

Exercise Science with a Pre-Physical Therapy Concentration (BS)

This program is designed for students intending to pursue graduate education in Physical Therapy. These courses represent the most common pre-requisite courses for PT programs, but it remains the student’s responsibility to ensure that their desired graduate school’s requirements have been met.

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 

Pre-Physical Therapy Courses

In addition to the Program Specific Core and Major Courses listed previously, students must also complete the following courses:

PHY-211GENERAL PHYSICS I4
PHY-212GENERAL PHYSICS II4
PSY-111GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY3
CHM-121GENERAL CHEMISTRY I4
CHM-122GENERAL CHEMISTRY II4
Choose one of the following:3-5
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
PRE-CALCULUS
CALCULUS I
Total Hours22-24