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Designed to provide the basics from which the student can pursue specialized training in physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, physician’s assistant, chiropractic, and other health care professions. The exercise science major explores the intriguing relationship between exercise and the functioning of the human body. The basic concepts of human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, motor learning,

chemistry, physics, and nutrition are applied to help understand this relationship. The impact that movement and exercise have on the human organism is almost interminable, making study of this discipline enthralling.

Students considering medicine as a profession may want to select this major.

While providing the requisite courses for medical school acceptance, it also conveys a healthylifestyle, preventive-medicine health care

The exercise science degree provides excellent preparation for students interested in graduate work in exercise physiology (MS, PhD) or those desiring to pursue training in medicine, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, podiatry, chiropractic, and other health care professions. Graduates with this major may also find opportunities in community, corporate or hospital wellness or fitness centers, and health promotion programs.

The major is designed to prepare students to enter graduate programs in several health related professions. Those who complete

graduate work in exercise science are most likely to be employed as a professor/researcher in a university setting. In additional to graduate studies in exercise science, students are also prepared to attend medical school, dental school, osteopathy school, physician assistant programs, and chiropractic school. Salary varies with the terminal degree sought, the choice of career speciality, and geographic location of employment.