Exercise and Health Science Major
The Exercise and Health Science curriculum (47 credits) is structured to provide students the flexibility to select courses, in consultation with their faculty advisor, that will enable them to achieve their academic and career goals relative to physical activity, exercise, and health. Courses within the Exercise and Health Science curriculum are purposefully clustered around content themes and academic skills, thereby creating a skeleton structure to help ensure all students engage the diversity of the field, practice the academic skills multiple times in completing the degree, and achieve the learning outcomes.
Acceptance to Major Requirements
Course Requirements:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EXHS 111 | Introduction to Exercise and Health Science | 4 |
Minimum Cumulative GPA: 2.00
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| EXHS 111 | Introduction to Exercise and Health Science | 4 |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biology 1: Fundamentals of Living Things | 4 |
| NUTR 113 | Exploring Nutrition | 4 |
| One of the following: | 4 | |
| Probability and Statistical Inference | ||
| Applied Behavioral Statistics | ||
| One of the following: | 4 | |
| Human Physiology | ||
| Animal Physiology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| One of the following | 4 | |
| Research Methods in Exercise and Health Science - Natural World | ||
| Research Methods in Exercise and Health Science - Social World | ||
| One of the following | 4 | |
| Biomechanics | ||
| Exercise Physiology | ||
| One of the following | 4 | |
| Clinical Healthcare: Theory and Application | ||
| Principles of Strength Training and Conditioning | ||
| Personal Fitness Training | ||
| One of the following | 4 | |
| Sport in a Diverse Society | ||
| Sports and Exercise Psychology | ||
| Sport Ethics | ||
| EXHS electives 1 | 8 | |
| One of the following: | 1 | |
| Research Practicum | ||
| Research Seminar II | ||
| Capstone Internship | ||
| EXHS 391 | Exercise and Health Science Capstone | 2 |
| Total Hours | 47 | |
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The following courses from other departments may also be applied to fulfill the Elective courses requirement: BIOL 326 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (with lab), NUTR 301 Diet, Health & Disease Prevention, PHYS 105 Physics for the Life Sciences I (with lab), THDN 105 Introduction to Modern Dance.
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB and SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Suggested Plan of Study
Exercise and Health Science
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| EXHS 111 | Introduction to Exercise and Health Science | 4 |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biology 1: Fundamentals of Living Things | 4 |
| INTG 100 | Learning Foundations | 4 |
| INTG 105 | The Lookout | 1 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 216 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (CI) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 124 or PSYC 221 |
Probability and Statistical Inference or Applied Behavioral Statistics |
4 |
| NUTR 113 | Exploring Nutrition | 4 |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EXHS 379A | Research Methods in Exercise and Health Science - Natural World | 4 |
| EXHS 210 | Functional Human Anatomy | 2 |
| EXHS 204 | Sport Nutrition | 2 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Integrations Requirement (CS) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (HE) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (AE) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (GL) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EXHS 323 | Sport in a Diverse Society | 4 |
| EXHS 324 | Sports and Exercise Psychology | 4 |
| Theology Integrations (TI) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EXHS 308 | Exercise Physiology | 4 |
| EXHS 397 | Capstone Internship | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EXHS 310 | Principles of Strength Training and Conditioning | 4 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| EXHS 391 | Exercise and Health Science Capstone | 2 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 131 | |
Exercise and Health Science with a Pre-Professional Health Track
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| EXHS 111 | Introduction to Exercise and Health Science | 4 |
| BIOL 100 | Principles of Biology 1: Fundamentals of Living Things | 4 |
| INTG 100 | Learning Foundations | 4 |
| INTG 105 | The Lookout | 1 |
| Language 111 | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 200 | Principles of Biology 2: Biological Response to Challenge | 4 |
| CHEM 125 | Introduction to Chemical Structure and Properties | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement (CI) | 4 | |
| Language 112 | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| MATH 124 or PSYC 221 |
Probability and Statistical Inference or Applied Behavioral Statistics |
4 |
| NUTR 113 | Exploring Nutrition | 4 |
| Language 211 | 4 | |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EXHS 379A | Research Methods in Exercise and Health Science - Natural World | 4 |
| EXHS 210 | Functional Human Anatomy | 2 |
| EXHS 204 | Sport Nutrition | 2 |
| Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Integrations Requirement (CS) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (HE) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (AE) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement (GL) | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| EXHS 324 | Sports and Exercise Psychology | 4 |
| Theology Integrations (TI) | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| BIOL 325 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| EXHS 373A | Personal Fitness Training | 4 |
| EXHS 397 | Capstone Internship | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 326 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| EXHS 306 | Biomechanics | 4 |
| EXHS 391 | Exercise and Health Science Capstone | 2 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Integrations Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 131 | |
Integrations Curriculum Requirements
The standard requirements for the Environmental Studies major will fulfill the following integrations requirements: NW, QR, SW, WR, BN. Depending on elective course selection, it may fulfill other requirements as well as well. Please see below for a list of integrations requirements you will need to satisfy via elective courses.
Integrations Designations
See Integrations Curriculum under Academic Policies and Regulations for further description of the general education requirements.
Foundational Courses
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| CI | Cultural/Social Difference - Identity |
| LF | Learning Foundations (INTG 100) |
| College Success (INTG 105) | |
| TE | Theological Exploration (THEO 100) |
Ways of Thinking
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| AE | Artistic Expression |
| AS | Abstract Structures |
| HE | Human Experience |
| NW | Natural World |
| SW | Social World |
Upper-level Courses
| Column1 | Column2 |
|---|---|
| CS | Cultural/Social Differences - Systems |
| LI | Learning Integrations |
| TI | Theological Integrations |
Thematic Coursework
To complete the themes course requirement: students will successfully complete 3 courses in the same theme (Truth, Justice, or Movement), in at least 2 different departments, at least 1 of which is a thematic focus course (TF/JF/MF). The other two can be Focus or Encounter courses. Encounter courses can be identified by: T1/T3, J1/J3, M1/M3.
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF | Thematic Encounter or Focus Course |
| J1, J3, JF, or M1, M3, MF, or T1, T3, TF | Thematic Encounter or Focus Course |
| JF, MF, or TF | Thematic Focus Course |
Global Language
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| 111 | Beginning I Course |
| 112 | Beginning II Course |
| 211 | Intermediate Course |
For more details on meeting this requirement, please see the Integrations Curriculum tab on Global Language Requirements.
Engagement and Designation Requirements
| Code | Integrations Requirement |
|---|---|
| AR | Artistic Engagement |
| BN | Benedictine Raven* |
| EX | Experiential Engagement |
| GL | Global Engagement** |
| QR | Quantitative Reasoning |
| WR | Writing Designation |
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BN and WR waived for students entering during Academic Year 2020 and 2021.
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GL waived for students entering during Academic Years 2020-2025