Exercise Science and Health
Joe D. Bell, Chair Phone: 325-674-2338 Faculty Majors: Exercise Science(BS) The Department of Exercise Science and Health offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science (health promotions, pre-physical therapy, or pre-occupational therapy) and Nutrition. Introduction The nature of all these occupations requires professionals who enjoy working with people. The coaching minor is designed to prepare more knowledgeable and competent coaches. Course work addresses the suggested requirements in existing national coaching standards. The nutrition minor affords students the opportunity to study nutrients and their physiological functions, normal nutrition requirements throughout the life cycle, nutrition requirements for physical activity, and socioeconomic influences on food choices. It also provides opportunities to learn how to assess adequacy of nutrition, how to develop nutrition education programs, and how to effectively educate populations. The academic program is supported by access to facilities in the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center where the department is housed. These facilities serve as both a laboratory for our majors and a recreation/fitness facility for the entire campus. There are five classrooms in the Center, three of which are smart classrooms, and a computer laboratory available for student use. The Human Performance Laboratory (HPL) is a resource for our majors to learn to analyze body composition, cardiovascular function, blood chemistry, respiratory function, muscular strength and flexibility. These analyses are also available for faculty, staff, and students who wish to assess their personal health status. Computer assisted nutrition, stress profiles and personal evaluations are also available in the HPL. The nutrition program has access to a fully equipped food science laboratory. Recreational and fitness facilities include four gyms for court games; three racquetball courts; two group exercise areas; a large exercise area with strength training equipment, stair climbers, elliptical machines and treadmills for aerobic workouts; a free-weight area; two indoor swimming pools; and men’s and women’s dressing rooms. Lighted tennis courts are adjacent to the center and six bowling lanes are located in the nearby McGlothlin Campus Center. Undergraduate students at Abilene Christian University are required to take 3 semester hours of exercise science (EXSC 100 and two activity courses). Exercise Science majors meet this requirement by taking EXSC 100, 206, one of EXSC 211, 214, 215, 216, or 226, and one other activity. Transfers must take EXSC 100 at ACU if they have not already completed four exercise science (physical education) activity courses or have completed a course that is determined to be enough like the one at ACU. Students seeking medical exemption must do so through the chair of the Department of Exercise Science and Health. Most often, students seeking exemption are given adaptive or modified physical activities rather than exemption. The Department of Exercise Science and Health provides a well balanced activity program with an emphasis on health and wellness. Departmental objectives for each activity class include providing activity for recreation (enjoyment), fitness and stress release, while teaching knowledge and performance skills needed to maintain a healthful, enjoyable lifestyle in the future. Students are permitted to take up to two activity classes in addition to the requirements for elective credit. A student may elect to take any exercise science activity class, excluding EXSC 100, on a Pass/Fail basis. Students must make this decision during the first two weeks of the fall and spring terms or the first two days of the summer term. During this time, the Pass/Fail form is available on the Registrar’s website at www.acu.edu/registrar. (Students should be aware that some graduate schools will not accept Pass/Fail grades and/or will automatically count them as a grade of “C.” Some schools will not transfer Pass/Fail grades.) Study Abroad Expectations Bachelor of Science Degrees (BS) Admission Requirements |
This track is interdisciplinary by design with required courses, electives and laboratory experiences to prepare the student for entry into commercial fitness, hospital-based fitness, wellness or cardiac rehabilitation. This degree can also be modified specifically for entrance into graduate programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise physiology or wellness promotion. |
| BS: EXERCISE SCIENCE DEGREE PLAN (EXSC) | |
| UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | |
Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog. | |
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | |
Exercise Science EXSC 100 Lifetime Wellness EXSC 206 Strength Training EXSC 211 Cross- Training (EXHP and EXPT Tracks) Choose one: 211, 214, 215, or 216 (EXOT Track) EXSC 232 Structural Kinesiology EXSC 241 First Aid/CPR EXSC 360 Leadership and Management for Health Promotion EXSC 372 Exercise Physiology EXSC 373 Exercise Physiology Lab EXSC 420 Exercise Science Internship (capstone experience) EXSC 421 Wellness Practicum EXSC 460 Program Planning for Health Promotion (EXHP only) EXSC 473 Cardiovascular Physiology EXSC 498 Biomechanics HED 112 Personal Health and Human Disease HED 324 Drug Education MATH 124 or MATH 185 (must meet prerequisite) (EXPT and EXOT Tracks) PSYC 120 Introduction to Psychology TOTAL 1Hours (in parenthesis) may also fulfill university requirements |
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| TRACKS | |
BIOL 291 Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 293 Anatomy and Physiology I Lab BIOL 292/294 Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture/Lab CHEM 113 Introductory Chemistry CHEM 111 Introductory Chemistry Lab CHEM 112/114 Intro. Organic and Biological Chemistry Lecture/Lab EXSC 440 Special Topic EXSC 450 Personal Training EXSC 480 Training Program Design MGMT 330 Management and Organizational Behavior NUTR 221 Introductory Nutrition NUTR 224 Nutrition for Exercise and Sport TOTAL: Health Promotion BIBD 352 Biomedical Ethics BIOL 112 General Biology I BIOL 113/115, 114, 491/493, 492/495 CHEM 133 General Chemistry I CHEM 131 General Chemistry I Lab CHEM 132/134 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab ENGL 326 Business and Professional Writing or ENGL 327 Scientific or Technical Writing PHYS 110/111 General Physics I Lecture/Lab PHYS 112/113 General Physics II Lecture/Lab PSYC 232 Developmental Psychology PSYC 311 Elementary Statistics SOCI 111 Introduction to Sociology TOTAL: Pre-Physical Therapy Pre-Occupational Therapy (EXOT) BIOL 112 General Biology I BIOL 114 General Biology I Laboratory BIOL 291/293 Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture/Lab BIOL 292/294 Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture/Lab CHEM 133 General Chemistry I CHEM 131 General Chemistry Laboratory EXSC 440 Special Topic EXSC 450 Personal Training EXSC 499 Capstone PHYS 110/111 General Physics I Lecture/Lab PSYC 311 Elementary Statistics PYSC 382 Abnormal Psychology SOCI 111 Introduction to Sociology TOTAL: Pre-Occupational Therapy 1Hours (in parenthesis) may also fulfill university requirements |
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| ELECTIVES | |
Minimum Health Promotion (EXHP) Pre-Physical Therapy (EXPT) Pre-Occupational Therapy (EXOT) |
10 10 12 |
| TOTAL MAJOR HOURS | 72 |
| OTHER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | |
Minimum GPA for graduation Minimum advanced hours Minimum total hours Courses numbered 0** do not count in | 2.70 33 128 |
The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition prepares students to serve and lead others through living and teaching healthful nutrition practices and wellness lifestyles. Christian values and ethics are encouraged in any area of nutrition the student chooses. Students may declare Nutrition as a major with a concentration in Exercise Science, Community, Food Service, or the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). Entry into the DPD requires a formal application process as described below. The Didactic Program in Dietetics is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE, a division of the American Dietetic Association). CADE’s address and phone number are: 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 800-877-1600 ext. 5400. Below are details concerning the concentrations in Nutrition. · Community concentration (NUCO). Nutrition professionals are in demand to educate the public in various settings. Graduates of the Community concentration are trained to effectively communicate nutrition messages to individuals and the public. They may find employment with the AgriLife Extension, school nutrition programs, supermarkets, or in public health/government nutrition programs such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. · Didactic Program in Dietetics concentration (NDPD). Students who are interested in becoming Registered Dietitians may apply to the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) after passing 60 hours through a formal application and interview process. Transfer students or current students wishing to change their major may also apply to the DPD after passing 60 hours, after taking at least 6 hours of nutrition courses at ACU, and having been a nutrition major at ACU for at least two semesters. A GPA of 3.2 is required for entrance into the DPD. Graduates of the DPD are prepared to enter dietetic internships, after which they may sit for the Registered Dietitian examination. Registered Dietitians may find employment in healthcare facilities, community and public health nutrition programs, other government entities, private practice, school nutrition programs, sports nutrition and corporate wellness programs, university education, research, sales, marketing, restaurant management, and food companies. · Exercise Science concentration (NUEX). An increased emphasis is placed on health promotion in our society today. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans by the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommend 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous intensity activity on most days. Other national organizations have similar recommendations. Nutrition for exercise and sport is extremely important has increased in importance for individuals to stay healthy before, during, and after exercise. Graduates with the Exercise Science concentration are trained to counsel individuals concerning proper nutrition practices in wellness centers or other exercise-related settings such as gyms or sport facilities. They also receive baseline preparation for personal training. · Food Service concentration (NUFS). The food service industry affects virtually every person living in the U.S., and employment opportunities are expected to increase. Graduates of the Food Service concentration are trained in food management, food marketing principles, and food safety. They may find employment in school nutrition programs, food service facilities or restaurants as managers, or health departments as food inspectors. |
| BS: NUTRITION DEGREE PLAN (NUTR) | |
| UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS | |
Please see the University Requirements section of this catalog. | |
| MAJOR REQUIREMENTS | |
Nutrition NUTR 221 Introductory Nutrition NUTR 222 Food Selection and Preparation NUTR 224 Nutrition for Exercise and Sport NUTR 325 Quantity Food Production and Service NUTR 327 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle NUTR 328 Community Nutrition NUTR 421 Nutrition Assessment and Education (writing-intensive course) NUTR 423 Food Safety NUTR 426 Food Science NUTR 427 Food System Organization and Administration TOTAL |
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| CONCENTRATION (CHOOSE ONE) | |
Community Concentration (NUCO) COMS 236 General Communication Theory COMS 343 Business and Professional Communication COMS 345 Intercultural Communication COMS 483 Advanced Public Speaking EXSC 360 Leadership and Management for Health Promotion EXSC 499 Senior Capstone TOTAL Didactic Program in Dietetics (NDPD) BIOL 353/357 General Microbiology EXSC 360 Leadership and Management for Health Promotion NUTR 324 Advanced Nutrition NUTR 401 Nutrition Seminar NUTR 425 Clinical Dietetics I NUTR 428 Clinical Dietetics II NUTR 450 Capstone in Dietetics TOTAL BIOL 448 Biology of Aging EXSC 206 Strength Training EXSC 211 Cross-Training EXSC 232 Structural Kinesiology EXSC 360 Leadership and Management for Health Promotion EXSC 372/373 Exercise Physiology Lecture/Lab EXSC 450 Personal Training EXSC 499 Senior Capstone TOTAL ACCT 210 Financial Accounting EXSC 499 Senior Capstone MGMT 330 Management and Organizational Behavior MGMT 332 Human Resource Management MGMT 335 Leadership in Organizations MKTG 320 Principles of Marketing TOTAL 1Hours (in parenthesis) may also fulfill university requirements |
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| SUPPLEMENT FOR MAJOR | |
Math Sciences BIOL 291 Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 293 Anatomy and Physiology I Lab BIOL 292/294 Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture/Lab CHEM 113 Introductory Chemistry CHEM 111 Introductory Chemistry Lab CHEM 112/114 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Lecture/Lab Other Required Courses HED 241 First Aid/CPR PSYC 311 Elementary Statistics (if MATH 123 not taken in University TOTAL 1Hours (in parenthesis) may also fulfill university requirements |
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| ELECTIVES | |
Minimum (NDPD) Minimum (NUEX) Minimum (NUCO, NUFS) | 11-14 13-16 14-17 |
| TOTAL MAJOR HOURS | 72 |
| OTHER GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS | |
Minimum GPA for graduation (NDPD) Minimum GPA for graduation (NUCO, NUEX, NUFS) Minimum advanced hours Minimum total hours Courses numbered 0** do not count in | 3.20 2.50 33 128 |
The 18-credit minor may be added to any major. Education majors who wish to teach in a field other than physical education will want to add this minor in order to increase their coaching knowledge and competence. |
| MINOR: COACHING (EXCO) | |
Coaching Foundation EXSC 480 Training Program Design EXSC 491 Principles of Coaching EXSC 492 Coaching Internship PSYC 342 Applied Sports Psychology Select 6 hours from: EXSC 232, 372, 391, 396, 498 TOTAL |
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The 19 credit nutrition minor is designed for students with an interest in nutrition or majoring in complementary disciplines. Students in related fields may find the exposure to nutrition pertinent to their field and enhance career opportunities by completing this minor. |
| MINOR: NUTRITION (NUTR) | |
Nutrition Foundation NUTR 221 Introductory Nutrition BIOL 291/293 Anatomy and Physiology I Lecture/Lab or BIOL 292/294 Anatomy and Physiology II Lecture/Lab or Choose four of the following five courses: NUTR 120 Nutrition and Wellness NUTR 224 Sports Nutrition NUTR 327 Nutrition Through the Lifecycle NUTR 328 Community Nutrition NUTR 421 Nutrition Education TOTAL |
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Course Descriptions Please see the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. Courses offered by the Department of Exercise Science and Health include those with the following designations: EXSC, HED, NUTR. |
