Mar 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Exercise Science, BS


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Exercise Science


College Arts and Sciences
Academic Award Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
Credits Required 122 semester credits
Faculty Lead Leland Nielsen
CIP Code 26.0908

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science prepare students with the essential knowledge and skills to enter careers as health, fitness, and human performance specialists. The degree emphasize a strong core of scientific understanding of the human body and its systems as they relate to general health and wellness, fitness, and performance enhancement.

Outcomes

Graduates with a degree in Exercise Science will be able to:

  1. Describe the physiological response to exercise.
  2. Generate a proposal for a research project that uses the scientific method.
  3. Asses health-related components of fitness.
  4. Design a performance-based training program.
  5. Integrate the study of Exercise Science and the Christian faith.

 

Core Curriculum Requirements: 40


Humanities: 3


  • 3 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions  for applicability)
  • 3 credits selected from the following:
    Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)

Social Sciences: 6


  • 6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions  for applicability)
  • Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following:

Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Exercise Science (EXSC), Geography (GEOG), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)

Formation and Calling: 3


Professional Readiness: 2


Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences. 

  • This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 60 or more credits to NU
  • Students with 47-59 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit

Core Electives: 5


Any college-level courses

Exercise Science Major Electives: 3


Select one of the following:

General Electives: 15-30


Any college-level courses

Total: 122 Semester Credits


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