Real-World Experience

• Facilities in the Department of Exercise Science include a human performance laboratory for testing, instruction and research; a six-lane 25-yard swimming pool; racquetball courts; gymnastics room; multiple basketball courts; tennis courts and three weight/aerobic exercise rooms.
• Students teach one activity course before graduation to gain experience in the teaching field. Activity courses include racquetball, strength training, bowling and many more.
• Students often participate in research with faculty members to improve the lifestyles of many within the Abilene community.
  

Exceptional Degrees

• Discover careers in teaching, coaching, exercise and fitness sports nutrition, wellness, rehabilitation, physical therapy, food science and more.
• The nutrition program is approved by the American Dietetics Association.
• Graduates in exercise science and health education are in
  demand because of their preparation in teaching and work
  experience under the supervision of exercise science and
  health faculty.

Faculty Who Make the Difference

• More than 70 percent of exercise science faculty hold doctoral degrees.