Undergraduate Programs
Physical Education
Fitness Management and Personal Training Plan of Study
This plan of study will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education degree. It is directed to those students who are interested in pursuing positions in personal fitness training, recreational fitness, and related areas.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-H 180 Stress Prevention and Management (3 cr.)
- HPER-H 195 Principles/Applications of Lifestyle Wellness (3 cr.)
- HPER-H 350 Complementary/Alternative Approaches to Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-H 363 Personal Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 200 Microcomputers 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 (1 cr.)
- HPER-P 373 Resistance Exercise/Sports Conditioning* (3 cr.)
- HPER-P 393 Professional Practice Programs in Health, Physical Education and Recreation (Practical Experience)* (7 cr.)
- HPER-P 397 Kinesiology* (3 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 416 Fitness Management* (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.)
- Camp Brosius Leadership Training (3 cr.)
*=Prerequisites. Go to School of Physical Education and Tourism Management website for list of prerequisites.
Total: 78 credit hoursGeneral Education Requirements
A. Humanities and Social/Behavioral Sciences (21 credit hours)- COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications (3 cr.)
- 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 (6 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. Science and Mathematics (11 credit hours)
- BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Lab (1 cr.)
- BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.)
- BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Lab (1 cr.)
- STAT 11300 Statistics and Society (3 cr.)
C. Business Related Courses (9 credit hours)
- BUS-M 226 Personal Selling Techniques (3 cr.) OR BUS-M 200 Marketing and Society: Roles/Responsibilities (3 cr.)
- BUS-F 260 Personal Finance (3 cr.) OR BUS-F 200 Foundations of Financial Management (3 cr.)
- OLS 252 Human Behavior in Organizations
- COMM-C 392 Health Communication (3 cr.)
- FN 33000 Diet Selection and Planning (3 cr.)
- HPER-H 317 Topical Seminar in Health Education (Topic examples include program planning, health coaching, etc.) (3 cr.)
- PBHL-A 322 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.)
- PSY-B 365 Stress and Health (3 cr.)
- PSY-B 356 Motivation (3 cr.)
- SHRS-W 361 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (3 cr.)