What to Expect in Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Thinking about joining our program? Find out what you can expect when you focus on exercise science and health promotion.
AHS Summer Exploration and Transition
Starting college can be daunting. Let us help with AHS:SET!
Applied Health Sciences: Summer Exploration and Transition (AHS:SET) meets once a week for five-weeks of summer to engage and prepare our AHS incoming freshmen.
In a fun and interactive format, you’ll get exposed to introductory academic course work, research, careers, and tools for navigating the rigors of an applied health sciences degree.
Sharpen your skills, make connections and learn the campus – all before your first fall semester.
Courses
| CHEM 101 | Preparatory Chemistry | 4 hours |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 hours |
| KN 100 | Kinesiology and Nutrition: First-year Seminar | 2 hours |
| MATH 121 | Precalculus Mathematics | 5 hours |
Reminders
- Don’t miss the new student welcome luncheon, held in the third or fourth week of fall semester
- Make your required advising appointment before your spring registration time ticket arrives—registration for spring semester starts in late October/early November
Courses
| BIOS 100 | Biology of Cells and Organisms | 5 hours |
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 hours |
| KN 136 | Techniques and Principles of Resistance Training | 2 hours |
| KN 152 | Introduction to Exercise Science and Health | 3 hours |
| PSCH 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 hours |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer and fall registration time tickets arrive—registration starts in late March/early April
Summer semesters aren’t needed to complete a degree in four years.
But if you want to accelerate your program or lighten course loads in other semesters, we do offer several core requirements each summer. You can also use summer semester to take general education electives in other departments.
Courses
| KN 243 | Basic Fitness Assessment | 3 hours |
| KN 251 | Human Physiological Anatomy I | 5 hours |
| KN 335 | Exercise Psychology | 3 hours |
| Free elective(s) | 5 hours | |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your spring registration time ticket arrives—registration for spring semester starts in late October/early November
Courses
| KN 200 | Statistical Methods | 3 hours |
| KN 240 | Instructional Techniques in Fitness | 3 hours |
| KN 252 | Human Physiological Anatomy II | 5 hours |
| Free elective(s) | 3 hours | |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer and fall registration time tickets arrive—registration starts in late March/early April
Courses
| HN 196 | Nutrition | 3 hours |
| KN 261 | Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy | 3 hours |
| KN 352 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 hours |
| KN 436 | Health Coaching | 3 hours |
| KN elective | 3 hours | |
Reminders
- Make your required advising appointment before your spring registration time ticket arrives—registration for spring semester starts in late October/early November
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer and fall registration time tickets arrive—registration starts in late March/early April
Courses
| KN 361 | Nutrition | 3 hours |
| KN 372 | Applied Musculoskeletal Anatomy | 3 hours |
| KN elective | 3 hours | |
| Analyzing the Natural World requirement | 5 hours | |
Reminders
- Don’t forget your experiential learning requirement! Apply this semester for internship, research, teaching assistant or peer mentor positions for next year
- Make your required advising appointment before your spring registration time ticket arrives—registration for spring semester starts in late October/early November
Courses
| KN 410 | Aging and the Motor System | 3 hours |
| KN elective | 3 hours | |
| Free elective | 3 hours | |
| Gen ed elective(s) | 6 hours | |
Reminders
- Considering graduate or professional school? Apply now!
- Make your required advising appointment before your summer and fall registration time tickets arrive—registration starts in late March/early April
Courses
| Experiential Learning | 3-6 hours |
| Free elective | 3 hours |
| Gen ed elective | 3 hours |
| Gen ed elective | 5 hours |
Graduation
You must apply to graduate! Graduation is not automatic. Apply to graduate by Friday of the third week of your final semester.