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Students who complete an Associate's Degree in Exercise Science and Outdoor Recreation have received the basic knowledge necessary to continue their education in a Bachelor's Program or pursue employment in the Fitness industry.
Total Program Credits: 60
| General Education Requirements: | 35 Credits | ||
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 3 | |
| or | ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5.0) | |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research | 3 | |
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| MAT 1030 | Quantitative Reasoning (recommended for Humanities or Arts majors) (3.0) | ||
| MAT 1035 | Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6.0) | ||
| STAT 1040 | Introduction to Statistics (recommended for Social Science majors) (3.0) | ||
| STAT 1045 | Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1050 | College Algebra (4.0) (recommended for Business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors) | ||
| MATH 1055 | College Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0) | ||
| MATH 1090 | College Algebra for Business (recommended for Business majors) (3.0) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 3 | ||
| HIST 2700 | US History to 1877 (3.0) | ||
| and | HIST 2710 | US History since 1877 (3.0) | |
| HIST 1700 | American Civilization (3.0) | ||
| HIST 1740 | US Economic History (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1000 | American Heritage (3.0) | ||
| POLS 1100 | American National Government (3.0) | ||
| Complete the following: | |||
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 | |
| HLTH 1100 | Personal Health and Wellness (2.0) | ||
| or | EXSC 1097 | Fitness for Life | 2 |
| Distribution Courses: | |||
| Biology 1 | 3 | ||
| Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Additional Biology or Physical Science | 3 | ||
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | ||
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | ||
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | ||
| Discipline Core Requirements: | 16 Credits | ||
| EXSC 270G | Foundations of Exercise Science | 3 | |
| Complete 13 credits from the following: | 13 | ||
| CHEM 1110 | Elementary Chemistry for the Health Sciences (4.0) | ||
| ZOOL 2320 | Human Anatomy (3.0) | ||
| and | ZOOL 2325 | Human Anatomy Laboratory (1.0) | |
| ZOOL 2420 | Human Physiology (3.0) | ||
| and | ZOOL 2425 | Human Physiology Laboratory (1.0) | |
| STAT 2040 | Principles of Statistics (4.0) | ||
| EXSC 2500 | Sports Medicine (3.0) | ||
| Any EXSC or PETE courses approved by department (maximum of 2 hours may be applied to graduation) | |||
| Elective Requirements: | 9 Credits | ||
| Complete any 1000-level or higher | 9 | ||
Graduation Requirements:
| Footnote | |
| 1-ZOOL 1090 strongly recommended |
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and italicized.
| Semester 1 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 1010 ot ENGH 1005 | Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Contexts | 3 |
| Quantitative Literacy |
MATH 1050 recommended (4) | 4 |
| Biology Distribution | ZOOL 1090 recommended | 3 |
| PES 1097 | Fitness for Life | 2 |
| Humanities Distribution | 3 | |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| ZOOL 2320 | Human Anatomy (Core Elective) | 3 |
| ZOOL 2325 | Human Anatomy Lab (Core Elective) | 1 |
| ENGL 2010 | Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research | 3 |
| Fine Arts Distribution | 3 | |
| CHEM 1110 | Elem. Chemistry Health Sciences (Physical Science Distribution) | 4 |
| Semester total: | 14 | |
| Notes: Extra credit hours are acquired as students take the suggested Chemistry classes. | ||
| Semester 3 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics and Values | 3 |
| ZOOL 2420 | Human Physiology (Core Elective) | 3 |
| ZOOL 2425 | Human Physiology Lab (Core Elective) | 1 |
| American Institutions | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science Distribution (PSY 1010 recommended) | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: | 16 | |
| Semester 4 | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EXSC 270G | Foundations of Exercise Science | 3 |
| Third Science Distribution | 3 | |
| General Elective | 5 | |
| EXSC 2500 or STAT 2040 |
Sports Medicine or Principles of Statistics | 4 |
| Semester total: | 15 | |
| Degree total: | 60 | |
The Exercise Science and Outdoor Recreation department is in the College of Science. To find the most up-to-date information, including Program Learning Outcomes for degree programs offered by the Exercise Science department, visit their website.
