2024-2025 Undergraduate General Catalog

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Fitness Management Major

43 Credit hours

Required Courses: 21 credit hours

BIOL 150Human Anatomy

4
EXSC 120Introduction to Exercise and Sport Sciences

3
EXSC 322Structural Kinesiology

3
EXSC 360Fitness Measurement and Exercise Prescription

3
EXSC 395Internship

2-4
EXSC 450Exercise Leadership

3
HLTH 222Nutrition (WB)

3

One of the following courses: 3 credit hours

EXSC 310Science of Exercise (SI)

3
EXSC 320Physiology of Exercise

4

One of the following Accounting courses: 3 credit hours

ACCT 207Understanding the Numbers

3
ACCT 210Principles of Accounting I

3

One of the following Biology courses: 4 credit hours

BIOL 110Biology and Human Concerns (NS)

4
BIOL 120Biological Principles I (NS)

4

Required ESS Selectives: 6 credit hours (choose 2 or 3 of the following courses)

EXSC 265Theory and Techniques of Strength and Conditioning

2
EXSC 355Current Topics in Exercise and Sport Sciences (W)

3
EXSC 323Biomechanics

3
EXSC 370Exercise in Health and Disease (SI)(C)

3
HLTH 216Stress Management (WB2)

2
NURS 388Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

2
PE 280Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries

3

Required BSAD Selectives: 6 credit hours (choose 2 of the following courses)

BSAD 101Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3
BSAD 310Principles of Marketing

3
BSAD 320Principles of Management

3
BSAD 330Principles of Finance

3
BSAD 340Business Law I

3

Fitness Management Sample Plan of Study

Following is one possible way to complete the major.  

Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim.  Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.

Fitness Management Sample Plan of Study [This will open a Google Sheet, which you can view as well as make and save a copy of.]