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Department of Biology
Illinois College
Exercise Science
A major in Exercise Science offers students a basis for intelligent decision making regarding one's own health as well as prepares students for careers or graduate study in such areas as fitness and wellness, health, athletic training, and exercise physiology.
Required Courses:
BIOL 111 General Biology 1 (or BIOL 107)
EDUC 232 Motor Skills and Basic Movement
EDPE 333 Tests and Measurements in Physical Science
EDPE 308 Athletic Injuries and First Aid
BIOH 240 Strength Training
BIOH 340 Kinesiology and Physiology of Exercise
BIO 225 Nutrition
BIO 315 and 316 Anatomy and Physiology
CHEM 101 Fundamentals of Chemistry (or CHEM 111 and 112)
And at least two of the following:
EDPE 310 Adaptive Physical Education
EDPE 234 Fundamentals of Dance and Aerobics
BIOH 210 Personal and Community Health
BIOH 335 Personal Wellness and Fitness
BIO 245 Microbiology
PSY 277 Sports Psychology
