The goal of the program is to provide students with a strong knowledge base in physiological, biomechanical, and nutritional aspects of human physical activity. Students can opt for specialized concentration in exercise nutrition, or choose the more generalized exercise science core program, which is supplemented by nine credits of electives of the student's choosing.
Many students find employment as a direct result of the internship experience.
The program also prepares students for entrance into graduate school in the exercise sciences or for professional courses of study in other health professions such as physical therapy, medicine, chiropractic or physician assistant. Petitions for alternate coursework in lieu of 6 of those credits will be considered for senior spring semester. In order to remain in the Exercise Science Program and to meet the graduation requirements, the student must maintain both a 2.5 GPA for all required course work each semester and an overall 2.5 GPA for all course work specified in the ES curriculum. Because ANA 407 is a required course offered only in a summer session, the grade for this course and any other specified courses taken during that same summer will be calculated together with the following Fall semester grades for retention purposes. Any grade below a C- must be remedied.