2. What will your degree say?
• BS in Exercise Science
If you pass your certification exam/exit exam, what
will your credentials say?
• Health/Fitness specialist (American College of Sports
Medicine)
3. What are your career options?
Varied, depending upon specialization, but you may seek
immediate employment in the health/fitness industry (e.g.
personal trainer) or complete additional schooling to become a
physical educator in the schools, a physical therapist, an
occupational therapist, a physician assistant, a physician, etc.
4. What are the knowledge and skills you will
learn?
• Fitness Assessment
• Fitness Program Design
• Health/Fitness Behavior Counseling
• Fitness Facility Administration and Management
• Research Design and Data Interpretation
5. Coursework
Sciences
• Human Physiology
• Human Anatomy w/ Lab
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Psychology
Exercise Sciences
• Research Design and Data
Interpretation
• Functional Anatomy
• Nutrition
• Biomechanics
• Motor Learning
• Exercise Physiology
• Assessment and Prescription
