Program Description
The Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science degree prepares students for careers in wellness and fitness. Qualified undergraduate students in the exercise science program may be eligible to participate in the accelerated B.S.-to-M.S. program, which enables them to take graduate courses that apply to both their bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and (thereafter) a master's degree in exercise science and health promotion.
Cal U's exercise science and health promotion master's program allows students to gain specialized skills and knowledge in a concentration area while also building leadership and entrepreneurship abilities.
Program Coordinator
Dr. Barry E. McGlumphy
Curriculum
The following curriculum shows the requirements for completing the bachelor's degree under the accelerated B.S.-to-M.S. program. Additional graduate-level courses are required to complete the master's degree; refer to the graduate academic catalog for these requirements.
| Course | Credits |
| General Education Courses | 40 or 41 |
| Building a Sense of Community UNI 100 First-Year Seminar |
1 |
| Composition ENG 101 English Composition I |
3 |
| Public Speaking Any Oral Communication Course |
3 |
| Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Any Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy Course |
3 |
| Health and Wellness HSC 115 Current Health Issues |
3 |
| Technological Literacy Any Technological Literacy Course |
3 |
| Humanities Any Humanities Course |
3 |
| Fine Arts Any Fine Arts Course |
3 |
| Natural Sciences FIT 115 Applied Anatomy and Physiology in Wellness and Fitness |
4 |
| Social Sciences Any Social Sciences Course |
3 |
General Education Options
|
13 |
| Required Major Courses | 45 |
| FIT 100 Intro to Fitness | 3 |
| FIT 125 Fundamentals of Speed Training | 3 |
| FIT 250 Current Topics and Strategies for Youth Fitness | 3 |
| FIT 300 Business Aspects of Fitness | 3 |
| FIT 305 Motivational Strategies in Wellness and Fitness | 3 |
| FIT 325 Integrated Personal Fitness Training | 3 |
| FIT 335 Integrated Personal Fitness Program Design | 3 |
| FIT 350 Fitness for Special Populations* | 3 |
| FIT 380 Wellness and Fitness for the Aging Population | 3 |
| FIT 401 Leadership Concepts and Actions in Wellness and Fitness* | 3 |
| FIT 405 Wellness Seminar I | 3 |
| FIT 410 Wellness Seminar II | 3 |
| FIT 420 Contemporary Issues in Fitness* | 3 |
| FIT 425 Evaluating Research in Fitness and Wellness | 3 |
| FIT 430 Application of Fitness and Wellness Research | 3 |
| Required Related Courses | 15 |
| SPT 300 Psychology of Sport | 3 |
| SPT 400 Legal Aspects of Sport | 3 |
| ATE 340 Sports Nutrition OR HSC 250 Nutrition for Wellness | 3 |
| HSC 275 Functional Kinesiology | 3 |
| HSC 325 Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| Free Electives | 19 |
| Undergraduate Free Electives | 7 to 19 |
| Select up to four of the following: PRF 700, 701, 705, 715, 720, 760, 770** | Up to 12 |
| Total | 120 |
Additional requirements, not counted toward the General Education requirements, include:
- Special Experience Course (1 course required): FIT 410 Wellness Seminar II
- Writing-Intensive Component Courses (2 courses required): FIT 425 Evaluation Research in Fitness and Wellness AND FIT 430 Application of Fitness and Wellness Research
- Laboratory Course (1 course required): HSC 110 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
* Students may elect to take FIT 499 (internship, 9 credits) in lieu of FIT 350, 401 and 420. If they wish to complete all courses in the didactic, they may also elect to complete an internship elective credit (SPT 499).
** Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies undergraduate students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program in Exercise Science at Cal U who meet eligibility criteria may take four 3-credit graduate courses during their undergraduate program and thereafter apply those 12 credits toward the M.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion. In order to do so, they must be undergraduate students who have junior standing and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
Any combination of the following graduate PRF courses apply: PRF 700, 701, 705, 715, 720, 760 and 770. These graduate courses cannot substitute for any undergraduate core courses and can be applied to all exercise science electives or additional electives, regardless of the graduate concentration. The undergraduate adviser or department chair must approve the student's request to take the graduate courses and will inform the graduate coordinator accordingly.
Additional Program Notes: Students must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to participate in internship and to be eligible for graduation. All General Education/Elective credits, all SPT, all HSC, and ATE courses can be completed on campus. All FIT and PRF prefix courses are completed online.
Additional Requirements
Undergraduate students in the accelerated program may register for no more than 6 graduate credits in any one term, and in terms when a graduate course is registered, the student may not register for more than 18 total credits.
It is the student’s responsibility to apply and meet the qualifications of the graduate program portion of the accelerated program. Failure to follow through with enrollment in the accelerated graduate program will result in additional undergraduate credits to complete the bachelor’s degree, as outlined in the Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Courses policy.
Additional accelerated program requirements may be found at: https://www.calu.edu/inside/forms/_files/academic-affairs/accelerated-program-application.pdf