Program: Exercise Science, BS - University of Scranton

Pre-Professional Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	EXSC 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology		3
COGNATE	BIOL 110 -111 (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology and BIOL 110 - 111 Labs ¹	4	4
GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
GE QUAN	MATH 103 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics OR MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I	4
GE EP	EDUC 102 (FYOC, FYDT) Educational Skills in a Global Society		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ² (Fall)
		15.5	14.5
Second Year
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition	3
MAJOR	EXSC 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	EXSC 375 Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 112 - First Aid/CPR/AED		1
MAJOR	EXSC 212 Nutrition in Exercise and Sport		3
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L (E) General Physics I – PHYS 121/PHYS 121L (E) General Physics II	4	4
COGNATE	BIOL 245 (W: lab only) General Physiology (S)		4.5
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 (FYW) Composition	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 Ethics		3
		16	15.5
Third Year
MAJOR	EXSC 240 - Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries **	3
MAJOR	EXSC 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement		3
MAJOR	EXSC 360 Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning		3
MAJOR	EXSC 448 (W) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 (Q,W) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences , OR MATH 204 (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
COGNATE	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective	3
		15	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	EXSC 440 - Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology		3
MAJOR	PSYC 238 - Exercise and Sport Psychology OR PSYC 225 - (S) Abnormal Psychology	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social Behavioral Elective		3
GE PHIL or T/RS - HUMN	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective and HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE HUMN (D)	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective	3	3
		15	15
TOTAL: 121.5 Credits

¹In addition to BIOL 110 -111 with Labs, students may also wish to consider BIOL 141 - BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.
²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.
** Includes a Service Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Pre-Health Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR	EXSC 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology		3
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition	3
COGNATE	BIOL 141/141L - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology ¹- BIOL 142/142L - (E) (FYOC, FYDT Lab only) General Biology ¹	4.5	4.5
GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ²
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	EXSC 212 - Nutrition in Exercise and Sport		3
MAJOR	EXSC 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	EXSC 375 Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance **		3
MAJOR	EXSC 112 - First Aid/CPR/AED		1
COGNATE	BIOL 241 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (S)	5
COGNATE	CHEM 232 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 232L CHEM 233 - (E) Organic Chemistry /CHEM 233L	4.5	4.5
COGNATE	BIOL 245 - (W: lab only) General Physiology (S)		4.5
GE QUAN	MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I	4
		16.5	16
Third Year
MAJOR	EXSC 240 Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries **		3
MAJOR	EXSC 448 - (W) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I PHYS 121/PHYS 121L - (E) General Physics II *	4	4
COGNATE	CHEM 350 - General Biochemistry I	3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 - (Q,W) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences or MATH 204 - (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
COGNATE	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
GE HUMN (D)	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
		16	16
Fourth Year
MAJOR	EXSC 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement		3
MAJOR	EXSC 440 - Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise **	3
MAJOR	EXSC 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology		3
COGNATE	UPPER LEVEL BIOL - Elective (pre-requisite dependent) Examples include BIOL 348 - Functional Neuroanatomy (S) or BIOL 446 - Cardiovascular Physiology (S)	3
GE T/RE	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible - T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective		3
GE PHIIL - T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
ELECTIVE	CHEM 351 - General Biochemistry II or NUTR 350 - Nutrition through the Life Cycle	3
		18	15
TOTAL: 127.5 Credits

¹Successful completion of BIOL 141L and BIOL 142L satisfies the EP requirement.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

100 or 200 level Humanities recommended, particularly Latin.

A/P Science classes are not accepted for credit in this track & transfer students must take major classes at University of Scranton.

*Physics can be taken in the Summer (Lab, summer only) or during Intersession.

^**Included a Service Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Applied Kinesiology Track

	Department & Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
COGNATE	BIOL 110 -111 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology and BIOL 110-111 Labs ¹	4	4
COGNATE	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry and CHEM 112-113 Labs	4.5	4.5
GE QUAN	MATH 103 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics or MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I	4
MAJOR	EXSC 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology		3
GE EP	EDUC 102 - (FYOC, FYDT) Educational Skills in a Global Society		3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminars²
		15.5	14.5
Second Year
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I	4
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition	3
MAJOR	EXSC 212 - Nutrition in Exercise and Sport		3
MAJOR	EXSC 375 - Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible		3
MAJOR	PHED 101	1
MAJOR	COA 208 - Conditioning and Training for Sports		3
COGNATE	BIOL 245 - (W: lab only) General Physiology (S)		4.5
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition		3
		14	16.5
Third Year
MAJOR	EXSC 360 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - EXSC 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement	3	3
MAJOR	EXSC 240 - Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries ^**	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives (D) - HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE ELECT - GE BH	FREE ELECT Free Elective - S/BH ELECT Social/Behavioral Elective	3	3
MAJOR	EXSC 112 - First Aid/CPR/AED		1
COGNATE	Management or Marketing Elective^*	3
		15	16
Fourth Year
COGNATE	Management or Marketing Elective		3
COGNATE	PSYC 238 - Exercise and Sport Psychology or PSYC 225 - (S) Abnormal Psychology	3
MAJOR (W)	EXSC 412 - (W) Current Topics in Exercise Science and Sports Medicine or EXSC 448 - (W) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
MAJOR	EXSC 380 - Internship in Exercise Science		3
MAJOR	EXSC 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology		3
MAJOR	EXSC 440 - Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise	3
GE PHIL - T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective - T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective (D) - HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3	3
		15	15
	Total: 121.5 Credits

¹ In addition to BIOL 110 -111 with Labs, students may also wish to consider BIOL 141 - BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

^*If students wish to take MGT 476 or MGT 473 in the 4th year, MGT 351 or MKT 351 must be taken as a prerequisite.

** Includes a Service Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Pre-Professional 3 Year Track

	Department & Number- Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Int. Cr.^*	Spr. Cr.	Sum. Cr.^*
First Year
MAJOR	EXSC 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology			3
MAJOR	EXSC 112 - First Aid/CPR/AED	1
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition				3
COGNATE	BIOL 110 -111 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology and BIOL 110-111 Labs ¹	4		4
GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry and CHEM 112L/113L	4.5		4.5
GE QUAN	MATH 103 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics		4
GE EP	EDUC 102 - (FYOC, FYDT) Educational Skills in a Global Society			3
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMAN ELECT - Humanities Elective			3
COGNATE	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology				3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar^{2 (Fall)}
		15.5	4	17.5	6
Second Year
MAJOR	EXSC 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	EXSC 375 - Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 212 - Nutrition in Exercise and Sport			3
MAJOR	PSYC 238 - Exercise and Sport Psychology or PSYC 225 - (S) Abnormal Psychology	3
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I – PHYS 121/PHYS 121L - (E) General Physics II	4		4
COGNATE	BIOL 245 - (W: lab only) General Physiology (S)			4.5
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives			3	3
GE S/BH	S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Elective			3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible				3
		16	3	17.5	6
Third Year
MAJOR	EXSC 240 - Prevention and Care of Sports Injuries ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement			3
MAJOR	EXSC 360 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning			3
MAJOR	EXSC 448 - (W) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
MAJOR	EXSC 440 - Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise ^**	3
MAJOR	EXSC 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology			3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 - (Q,W) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences OR MATH 204 - (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT (D) - Free Elective		3
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology			3
GE PHIL - T/RS - HUMN	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective OR T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective AND HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3		3
		15	6	15
Total: 121.5 Credits

¹In addition to BIOL 110 -111 with Labs, students may also with to consider BIOL 141 -BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

^**Includes a Service Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

^*Please check intersession and summer course offerings in advance to ensure the availability of courses. Alternate courses from within the curriculum may be selected during these terms based upon availability.

Students may elect to complete degree requirements in 4-years.

Exercise Science, BS

Pre-Professional Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Pre-Health Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Applied Kinesiology Track

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Pre-Professional 3 Year Track

First Year

Second Year

Third Year