Four-Year Plan: Exercise Science

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Year One
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Distributional Study #1	3		Distributional Study #2	3
ESS 143 - Introduction to Exercise Science	3		Distributional Study #3	3
GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing (4 semester hours)	4		BIO 111 - Life Sciences I (4 semester hours) & lab (DS #4)	4
GEN 130 - First Year Seminar I	3		GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research	3
MAT 140 - Advanced Algebra	3		MAT 162 - Pre-Calculus OR MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics (DS#5)^	3
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	16-17
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Two
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
BIO 211 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 semester hours)	4		BIO 212 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 semester hours)	4
Elective Course	3		Exercise Science Group Option Course*	3
GEN 3XX - Seminar II	3		Elective Course	3
PSY 200 - General Psychology (DS#6)*	3		ESS 201 - Nutrition	3
SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations	3		ESS 220 - Sport and Fitness Psychology	3
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	16
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Three
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Exercise Science Group Option Course*	4		Exercise Science Group Option Course*	3
Distributional Study #7	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
ESS 341 - Kinesiology and Biomechanics	3		ESS 342 - Exercise Physiology (WI)	3
GEN 4XX - Seminar III (WI)	3		ESS 425 - Scientific Principles of Strength Training and Conditioning	3
*Total Hours*	16		*Total Hours*	15
Summer Semester (Optional)
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Year Four
Fall Semester	Semester Hrs	Grade	Spring Semester	Semester Hrs
Exercise Science Group Option Course*	3		Exercise Science Group Option Course*	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
Elective Course	3		Elective Course	3
ESS 343 - Testing and Evaluation	3		Elective Course	3
ESS 400 - Internship in Exercise Science (1-15 semester hours)	3			3
*Total Hours*	15		*Total Hours*	12
Total Semester Hours for Graduation = 120-122 dependent on amount of electives completed
*Notes:* + Students will add one (1) semester hour if they also complete: MAT 140W - Advanced Algebra Workshop (1 semester hour) * Twenty-two (22) semester hours from: Any Exercise Science (ESS) course not listed above MAT 162 - Pre-Calculus OR MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics ^ ^can complete the second course for this area PSY 305 - Health Psychology Up to four (4) semester hours of the following Biology (BIO) courses: BIO 262 - Genetics (4 semester hours) BIO 330 - Microbiology (4 semester hours) BIO 351 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 semester hours) BIO 441 - Neurobiology (4 semester hours)		* Twenty-two (22) semester hours continued: Up to eight (8) semester hours of the following Chemistry (CHM) courses: CHM 131 - General Chemistry (4 semester hours) & CHM 131L - General Chemistry Lab (0 semester hours) OR CHM 202 - Analytical Chemistry (3 semester hours) & CHM 202L - Analytical Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour) OR CHM 203 - Introduction to Organic Chemistry & CHM 203L - Organic Chemistry Lab (1 semester hour) OR CHM 205 - Thermodynamics and Kinetics (4 semester hours) & CHM 205L - Thermodynamics and Kinetics Lab (0 semester hours)