Exercise Science, B.S.

The BS in Exercise Science offers three emphasis areas for students to choose from. Check out the degree sheet for each below. 

• Human Performance Emphasis
• Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Integrative

The biomechanics minor is designed for individuals with backgrounds in engineering, kinesiology, human movement sciences, health, medicine, and other health to kinesiology related areas, who are seeking an advanced understanding of biomechanics. The biomechanics minor covers musculoskeletal anatomy, functional kinesiology, injury evaluation and treatment, biomechanics instrumentation, and sports and occupational biomechanics, therapeutic interventions, and medical device development.

The minor consists of the following courses:

• AT 501: Foundations of Biomechanics (4 hours)
• AT 502: Musculoskeletal & Movement Biomechanics (4 hours)
• AT 503: Clinical Application & Injury Biomechanics (3 hours)
• AT 504: Applied Biomechanics & Measurement (4 hours)

The 4+1 in Exercise Science is designed to save you money and time while earning credit toward a graduate degree. The 4+1 GradSHARK Launch PAAD program offers our outstanding, advanced undergraduates the opportunity to begin earning credit towards a graduate degree while they complete the final requirements for their undergraduate degree.

Students can earn 12 credit hours towards their graduate degree while completing their undergraduate studies. 

Courses that qualify for graduate hours include:

• ES 515: Stress and the Brain
• ES 511: Applied Statistics
• ES 542: Sports Psychology
• ES 620: Selected Topics in Exercise Science

*500-level courses only count towards the graduate degree when reserved for graduate credit (graduate level work must be completed to earn graduate credit)

To qualify, students must:

• Be an exercise Science major
• Have a 3.0 minimum GPA
• Have 90 completed credit hours as an undergraduate

Students must be accepted into the Launch PAAD and complete the requisite GradSHARK Launch PAAD Course Form for the Graduate School.

For more information about participation in the GradSHARK Launch PAAD, guidelines, financial aid and available areas of study, please see the GradSHARK Launch PAAD homepage.