Exercise Science - BS Pre-Dietetics
Undergraduate Program Advisor
Background
NOTE: NOT ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS AFTER FALL 2014
The Milken Institute School of Public Health first offered the BS Exercise Science fall semester 1997. Milken Institute School of Public Health was established in July 1997, bringing together three long-standing University programs, and is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Careers
The BS in Exercise & Nutrition Sciences prepares students for professional careers in the field and for entrance into professional graduate programs:
- Health Promotion
- Medicine (Physician Assistant, Nursing, Physician)
- Physical Therapy
- Dietetics
- Corporate Fitness and Wellness Programs
- Personal Training
- Exercise Rehabilitation
- Coaching
- Sport Psychology
- Other health professions
Requirements
Students must complete 124 credit hours and maintain a grade point average of at least 2.5. Students completing the pre-dietetics track must complete an accredited coordinated graduate degree after graduating with their Bachelor of Science degree to be eligible to sit for the National Registered Dietitian exam.
The following requirements must be fulfilled:
The general curriculum requirements for exercise science students (as stated in the general education tab)
| 53 credits of general curriculum courses | ||
| Required for the major: | ||
| 42 credits of exercise science core courses including: (students must earn a grade of C- or better in these core courses) | ||
| EXNS 1103 | Professional Foundations in Exercise Science | |
| EXNS 1110 | Applied Anatomy Physiology I–II | |
| EXNS 1111 | Applied Anatomy Physiology I–II | |
| EXNS 2110 | Prevntn & Care of Injury | |
| EXNS 2111 | Exercise Physiology I | |
| EXNS 2112 | Exercise Physiology II | |
| EXNS 2113 | Kinesiology | |
| EXNS 2114 | Nutrition Sciences I | |
| EXNS 2115 | Nutrition Sciences II | |
| EXNS 2116 | Exercise and Health Psychology | |
| EXNS 4110 | Current Issues in Exercise Science | |
| EXNS 3110 | Internship | |
| Requirements for the pre-dietetic concentration: | ||
| 18 credits of the following: | ||
| CHEM 2151 & CHEM 2153 |
Organic Chemstry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I |
|
| CHEM 2152 & CHEM 2154 |
Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II |
|
| BIOC/BISC 3261 | Introductory Medical Biochemistry | |
| BIOC/BISC/CHEM 3262 | Biochemistry Laboratory | |
| SOC 1001 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| BISC 2337 | Introductory Microbiology | |
| 11 credits of electives planned with advisor | ||
Sample Schedule
|
Freshmen Fall |
CR |
Freshmen Spring |
CR |
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|
EXNS 1110 |
Anatomy/Physiology I |
4 |
EXNS 1111 |
Anatomy/Physiology II |
4 |
|
PSYC 1001 |
General Psychology |
3 |
SPHR or COMM |
Voice and Diction or Communications |
3 |
|
EXNS 1103 |
Professional Foundations in Exercise Science |
3 |
UW 1020 |
University Writing |
4 |
|
BISC 1111 |
Introduction to Biology |
4 |
BISC 1112 |
Introduction to Biology |
4 |
|
|
Total |
14 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Sophomore Fall |
CR |
Sophomore Spring |
CR |
||
|
CHEM 1111 |
General Chemistry |
4 |
CHEM 1112 |
General Chemistry |
4 |
|
STAT 1053 |
Introduction to Statistics in Social Science |
3 |
Social Science |
|
3 |
|
EXNS 2110 |
Prevention and Care of Injury |
4 |
PUBH requirement |
|
3 |
|
Elective |
|
3 |
MATH 1220 or above |
Calculus with Pre-Calculus |
3 |
|
EXNS 2114 |
Nutrition Sciences I |
3 |
EXNS 2115 |
Nutrition Sciences II |
3 |
|
|
Total |
17 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Junior Fall |
CR |
Junior Spring |
CR |
||
|
EXNS 2111 |
Exercise Physiology I |
4 |
EXNS 2112 |
Exercise Physiology II |
4 |
|
Humanities |
|
3 |
Elective |
|
3 |
|
CHEM 2151 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
CHEM 2152 |
Organic Chemistry |
3 |
|
CHEM 2153 |
Organic Chemistry Lab |
1 |
CHEM 2154 |
Organic Chemistry Lab |
1 |
|
EXNS 2113 |
Kinesiology |
4 |
EXNS 2116 |
Exercise and Health Psychology |
3 |
|
|
|
|
Social Science |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
15 |
|
Total |
17 |
|
Senior Fall |
CR |
Senior Spring |
CR |
||
|
BISC 2337 |
Microbiology |
3 |
Humanities |
|
3 |
|
WID |
|
3 |
SOC 1001 (Social Science) |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
|
EXNS 3110 |
Internship |
3 |
EXNS 4110 |
Current Issues in Exercise Science |
3 |
|
BIOC 1101 |
Biochemistry |
4 |
Elective |
|
2 |
|
Elective |
|
3 |
WID |
|
3 |
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
Total |
14 |
Past Program Guides
This is the current program guide for this program. Students should follow the course requirements from the year in which they entered the program.