EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE (B.S.Ed.)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120

Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1101
ENGL 1102

Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.

Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
PREFERRED COURSE: PHIL 1500 and (SPCM 1100 or SPCM 1500)
Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LING 2100 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CLAS 1010 EDES 2510 PHIL 1000 ROML 2550
CLAS 1020 EDES 2520 PHIL 1500 RUSS 2050
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2310 PHIL 2200 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2320 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2330 RELI 1001 Foreign language courses
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2340 RELI 1002  
CMLT 2220 ENGL 2400 RELI 1003  
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 2004  

Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
PREFERRED COURSES: BIOL 1107-1107L , BIOL 1108-1108L and MATH 1113 (take under general electives if not taken in Area D)
Area D for Non-Science Majors (including Sociology and Psychology) -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select one course from the four-hour science course list and one course from the three-hour science course list or select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 BTNY 1220L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PHYS 1211-1211L
BTNY 1210 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PHYS 1212-1212L
BTNY 1210L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L  
BTNY 1220 CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121  
 
Area D -- Three-hour science course with or without a laboratory
(Some of the following three-hour laboratory science courses have optional laboratories. See Area D four-hour science course list.)
ASTR 1010 ASTR 1870 BTNY 1220 GEOG 1125
ASTR 1020 BIOL 1103 GEOG 1111 GEOL 1121
ASTR 1420 BIOL 1104 GEOG 1112 GEOL 1122
ASTR 1660 BTNY 1210 GEOG 1113 PHYS 1010
     
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2200 PHYS 1111-1111L
BTNY 1220 CSCI 1210 MATH 2200L PHYS 1112-1112L
BTNY 1220L CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2210 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1060 MATH 2210L STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 1113 PHIL 2500

Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)
PREFERRED COURSE: PSYC 1101 (take under general electives if not taken in Area E)
Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 PSYC 2100
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1103 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI 1101
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI 1600
ANTH 2310 HIST 2051 HIST 2560 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2601 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
ECON 2100 HIST 2111 HIST 2602 SPCM 1010
ECON 2105 HIST 2112 HIST 2701 WMST 1110-1110D
ECON 2106 HIST 2221 HIST 2702 WMST 2010
ECON 2200 HIST 2222 POLS 1101
EDES 1500 HIST 2301 PSYC 1101

Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A-E and Area F. Completion of CHEM 1211, CHEM 1211L, CHEM 1212, CHEM 1212L, CBIO 2200-2200L, CBIO 2210-2210L, PHYS 1111-1111L with a grade of "C" or better. Overall GPA of 2.75. Submission of a statement of purpose.

Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
CBIO 2200-2200L
CBIO 2210-2210L
CHEM 1211
CHEM 1211L
CHEM 1212
CHEM 1212L
PHYS 1111-1111L

Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Required Courses - 23 hours

EXRS 2010 EXRS 4400/6400
EXRS 3830 EXRS 4630/6630-4630L/6630L
EXRS 4200/6200-4200L/6200L EXRS 4640-4640L
EXRS 4300/6300

Major Electives - 30 hours
(See below for information about the Athletic Training Area of Emphasis.)

Select thirty hours from the following:
(Upper division: 18 hours; any level: 12 hours)

BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100 EXRS 3110* MATH 2210L
BCMB 4010/6010 EXRS 3240* MATH 2500
BCMB 4020/6020 EXRS 3450 MATH 2700
BCMB 4030L/6030L EXRS 3460 MATH 3000
CBIO(BIOL) 3400 EXRS 3480 PEDS 3750
CBIO 3700 EXRS 3910* PEDS 4610/6610-4610L/6610L
CBIO(BIOL) 3800 EXRS 3920* PHRM 3400
CBIO 4730/6730 EXRS 4000 PHRM 3410
CHEM 2100 EXRS 4100* PHRM 3470
CHEM 2100L EXRS 4110* PHRM 3480
CHEM 2211 EXRS 4120* PHYS 1112-1112L
CHEM 2211L EXRS 4130-4130L* PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 2212 EXRS 4310/6310 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 2212L EXRS 4320/6320 PSYC 2101
CHEM 2300 EXRS 4690/6690-4690L/6690L PSYC 2520
CHEM 2300L EXRS 4800-4800L PSYC 2980
CHEM 3300 EXRS 4910* PSYC 2990
CSCI 1210 EXRS 4920* PSYC 3230
CSCI 1301-1301L EXRS 5450 PSYC 3260
CSCI 1302 FDNS 2100* PSYC 3300
CSCI 2720 FDNS 3100 PSYC 3510
EBUS 4020/6020 FDNS 4050/6050 PSYC 3810
EBUS 5030/7030 FDNS 4100/6100 PSYC 4120
EBUS 5090/7090 FDNS 4510/6510 PSYC 4130
ENGR 2120 FDNS 4560/6560 PSYC 4200
ENGR 2130 HPRB 1190 PSYC 4210
ENGR 2140 HPRB 1710* PSYC 4220
ENGR 2170 HPRB 3020 PSYC 4230
ENGR 3270 HPRB 3190 PSYC 4600/6600
ENGR 3720 HPRB 3210 PSYC 4700/6700
ENGR 4270 HPRB 4400 PSYC 4920
ERSH 4200/6200 HPRB 5210/7210 STAT 2000
EXRS 2100* MATH 2200 STAT 4210
EXRS 2470* MATH 2200L STAT 4220
EXRS 3100* MATH 2210

Athletic Training Area of Emphasis
*If these courses are taken, a student will satisfy the requirements for an Area of Emphasis in Athletic Training.
For more information regarding the Athletic Training Program see General Information for this major.

General Electives - 7 hours
Any level

Total hours required     120