Exercise & Sport Science
Associate in Science in Exercise & Sport Science
The objective of the AS in Exercise & Sport Science is to prepare you for a career as a fitness instructor and personal trainer, and to provide you with a solid foundation this will allow you to obtain a national fitness certification.
Curriculum
The AS in Exercise & Sport Science requires satisfactory completion of 61 credits.
The requirements listed in the catalog at the time of entry into the program are the ones you must fulfill for graduation. You also have the option to meet the requirements listed in subsequent catalogs. However, if you choose this option, you cannot combine requirements from two or more catalogs. For example, if you entered the program in fall 2004, you can fulfill the requirements in either the fall 2004 catalog or the fall 2005 catalog. However, you cannot combine requirements from both.
If you leave the program for a semester or more, you must fulfill the requirements in effect at the time of or subsequent to your re-entry. For example, if you entered the program in fall 2004, took a hiatus in spring 2005, and returned in fall 2005, you must fulfill the requirements in the catalog for fall 2005 or later.
Courses
Exercise & Sport Science Program Courses
ESS 100 Introduction to Total Fitness
ESS 215 Professional Issues in Health Promotion/Fitness Management
ESS 254 Physiological Basis for Exercise
ESS 254L Physiological Basis for Exercise Laboratory
ESS 273 Strength Training and Conditioning Techniques
ESS 280 Nutrition for Fitness Professionals
ESS 288 Body Composition and Weight Management
ESS 294E ESS Practicum
HLTH 203 Therapeutic Exercise
HLTH 203L Therapeutic Exercise Laboratory
HLTH 207 Aquatherapy
HLTH 290 Kinesiology
HLTH 290L Kinesiology Laboratory
ZOOL 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology I
ZOOL 141L Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory
ZOOL 142 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
ZOOL 142L Human Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory
Sample Schedule
The following is a sample schedule listing a sequence of courses spread out over four semesters.
Associates in Science, 61 Credits
| Semester 1 | (16 Credits) |
| Select one • ENG 100 Composition I or • ENG 160 Business and Technical Writing or • ESL 100 Expository Writing: A Guided Approach |
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| Select one • BUS 100 Using Math to Solve Business Problems or • MATH 100 Survey of Mathematics (or higher) |
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| FSHE 185 The Science of Human Nutrition | |
| ESS 100 Introduction to Total Fitness | |
| ZOOL 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology I | |
| ZOOL 141L Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory | |
| Semester 2 | (15 Credits) |
| Select one • PSY 100 Survey of Psychology or • FAMR 230 Survey of Human Growth and Development |
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| HLTH 125 Survey of Medical Terminology | |
| Select one • SP 151 Personal and Public Speech or • SP 181 Interpersonal Communication |
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| HLTH 207 Aquatherapy | |
| HLTH 290 Kinesiology | |
| HLTH 290L Kinesiology Laboratory | |
| ZOOL 142 Human Anatomy & Physiology II | |
| ZOOL 142L Human Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory | |
| Semester 3 | (16 Credits) |
| KCC AS/AH AS Arts and Humanities Elective | |
| ICS 100 Computing Literacy and Applications | |
| SOC 257 Sociology of Aging | |
| ESS 215 Professional Issues in Health Promotion/Fitness Management | |
| ESS 254 Physiological Basis for Exercise | |
| ESS 254L Physiological Basis for Exercise Laboratory | |
| HLTH 203 Therapeutic Exercise | |
| HLTH 203L Therapeutic Exercise Loboratory | |
| Semester 4 | (14 Credits) |
| ENT 120 Starting a Small Business | |
| PHRM 110 Basic Clinical Pharmac | |
| PHIL 250 Ethics in Health Care | |
| ESS 273 Strength Training and Conditioning Techniques | |
| ESS 280 Nutrition for Fitness Professio | |
| ESS 288 Body Composition and Weight Management | |
| ESS 294E ESS Practicum | |
