Students seeking to transfer from other institutions must apply to the university by December 15 of their sophomore year. To be eligible for entry into the ES Program, applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 in prerequisite coursework, and must have completed all prerequisite coursework and general education requirements. Approximately fifty students are accepted into the program each year. Students are encouraged to contact the department for advisement before filling out the application form. Provides students with an introduction to the biological and physical bases of exercise responses and adaptations to chronic physical activity in humans.
Emphasis is placed on the integrated exercise responses of the body systems.
Examination of appropriate exercise principles and concepts is accompanied by critical examination of misconceptions, fads, and myths that pervade exercise and fitness activities. Not recommended for students in their freshman year . This is a prerequisite course. Emphasis is placed on the application of scientific principles of human growth and development, physical conditioning, injury prevention, and emergency care, and on the understanding of rehabilitative procedures. The theoretical and practical aspects of exercise testing, body composition, fitness evaluation, client interviews and education, exercise prescription, emergency procedures, program administration, and management are examined in this two-semester course.