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Dec 26, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Exercise Science, BA
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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 |
Degree Requirements
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:
- Describe the physiological response to exercise.
- Generate a proposal for a research project that uses the scientific method.
- Asses health-related components of fitness.
- Design a performance-based training program.
- Integrate the study of Exercise Science and the Christian faith.
Core Curriculum Requirements: 57
Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
- Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 9
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: 9 credits
- 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)
Science and Mathematics: 7
- MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
- SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits
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 57 or more credits to NU
- Students with 44-56 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit
Core Electives: 6
Select any college-level courses
Pre-Major/Foundations Requirements: 22
Pre-Major/Foundation requirements may be applied to the Core Curriculum requirements or General Electives
Exercise Science Major Requirement: 34
Exercise Science Major Elective: 3
Select one of the following:
General Electives: 9-28
Any college-level courses
Total: 122 Semester Credits
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