Undergraduate Programs
Physical Education
Exercise Science/Pre-Med Plan of Study
Students will earn a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with an Exercise Science emphasis and will complete the additional courses and experiences typically needed for medical school admission.
Physical Education Requirements
- HPER-L 135 Learning Community: Physical Education-Exercise Science (for new students & transfers with <15 hours) (1 cr.)
- HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.)
- HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 200 Microcomputer Applications in Kinesiology (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 205 Structural Kinesiology (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 212 Introduction to Exercise Science (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 215 Principles and Practice of Exercise Science (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 246 Performance & Teaching of Cardiovascular & Resistance Training (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 258 Activities for People with Special Needs (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 373 Resistance Exercise/Sports Conditioning* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 374 Basic Electrocardiogram for Exercise Sciences* (2 cr.)
- HPER-P 391 Biomechanics* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 393 Professional Practice Programs in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (Practical Experience)* (7 cr.)
- HPER-P 403 Theory and Practice of Cardiovascular Exercise* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 405 Introduction to Sport Psychology* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 409 Basic Physiology of Exercise* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 410 Physical Activity Programming for Individuals with Disabilities and Other Special Populations* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 417 Physical Activity and Disease: Prevention and Treatment* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 419 Fitness Testing and Interpretation* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 420 Exercise Leadership and Program Design for Apparently Healthy and Special Populations* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 443 Internship: Physical Education (Internal capstone)* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 452 Motor Learning* (3 cr.)
- Camp Brosius Leadership Training (3 cr.)
Total: 68 credit hours
* Go to School of Physical Education and Tourism Management website for list of prerequisites.
General Education Requirements
A. Humanities and Social/Behavioral Sciences (21 credit hours)
- COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (C or higher required) (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition (C or higher required) (3 cr.)
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills OR BUS-X 204 Business Communications (C or higher required) (3 cr.)
- PSY-B 110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.)
Elective Humanities and Social/Behavioral (9 hours) Select at least one course outside of Communication/English. Select from:
- Anthropology (ANTH)
- Art (HER)
- Classical Studies (CLAS)
- Communication (COMM)
- Economics (ECON)
- English (ENG)
- Folklore (FOLK)
- Foreign Language
- Geography (non physical) (GEOG)
- History (HIST)
- HPER: P402, P411
- Journalism (JOUR)
- Music (MUS)
- Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS)
- Philosophy (PHIL)
- Political Science (POLS)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Religion (REL)
- Sociology (SOC)
- Women's Studies (WOST)
B. Life Science and Mathematics (27 credit hours)
- BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.)
- MATH 15900 Pre-Calculus (5 cr.) OR MATH 15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.) AND MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.) may be substituted
- CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.)
- CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
- PHYS 21800 General Physics I (4 cr.)
- PSY-B 305 Statistics (3 cr.) OR STAT 30100 Elementary Statistical Methods (3 cr.)
C. Additional Required Prerequisites for Pre-Med Program (23 cr.)
- CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.)
- CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)
- CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry 1 Lectures (3 cr.)
- CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 (2 cr.)
- CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry Lectures 2 (3 cr.)
- CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 (2 cr.)
- PHYS 21900 General Physics II (4 cr.)
- BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.)