Admission Requirements

Freshmen

• Minimum Prerequisite GPA:  2.5
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses:  Completion of 36 credit hours of coursework.Grade of C or above in all Pre-Kinesiology courses. The prerequisite GPA includes the following courses:
• • EXER 2101  
  • EXER 2150  
  • EXER 2168  
  • EXER 2168L  
  • EXER 2169  
  • EXER 2169L  
  • CHEM 1251  or CHEM 1203   
  • CHEM 1251L  or CHEM 1203L  
  • STAT 1222  
• Other:  All Pre-Kinesiology majors are subject to a Conduct Check facilitated by the Dean of Students Office.  The result may impact acceptance into the Exercise Science program.
• Declaration of Major:  Students are initially classified as Pre-Kinesiology (PKNS) majors until above requirements are met in order to apply to the upper-division Exercise Science major.  Major application includes a Personal Statement to be reviewed and scored by the Exercise Science Admissions Committee using a scoring rubric.

Degree Requirements

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

All of the required courses for the Pre-Kinesiology major and Exercise Science major must be completed with a grade of C or above. Students may repeat each required Pre-Kinesiology or Exercise Science course (in which they earned a D, F, or W) only once, with a maximum of 2 total attempts. When a student earns a total of three grades of D, F, or W in any combination of required Pre-Kinesiology and/or Exercise Science Courses, the student cannot remain in the Exercise Science major and must change their major.  Withdrawing from a course after the Add/Drop deadline constitutes an attempt, as does receiving any letter grade.  Students must receive a grade of C or above in all required courses in order to progress in the major.

Honors Program

For details about the Honors Program in the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences, visit the program page .