Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009

John X. Wilson
Chair

The undergraduate program in exercise science (ES) is designed to give students a strong knowledge base in physiological, biomechanical, and nutritional aspects of human physical activity. Students can choose tracks in general ES, exercise nutrition or pre-physical therapy. The formal lecture/laboratory sequence of courses in the four-year program, coupled with a one-semester internship experience, prepares graduates for entry-level positions focusing on rehabilitation, prevention of injury and disease, and/or performance enhancement. Many students find employment as a direct result of the internship experience. The exercise science program is also excellent preparation for entry into professional courses of study in other health professions, such as medicine, public health, chiropractic, or physician's assistant. The ES program is also the entry point for the doctorate in physical therapy (DPT). Students complete one year of the upper-level professional sequence in the ES program before entering the DPT. In addition, a five-year combined BS in exercise science/MS in nutrition science is available.