Exercise Science - B.S.
| COLLEGE: | College of Education, Health and Human Services |
| DEPARTMENT: | School of Health Sciences 100 Nixson Hall PH: 330-672-2197 | Fax: 330-672-2194 Web: http://www.ehhs.kent.edu/hs/ |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science comprises two concentrations: Exercise Physiology and Exercise Specialist. The Exercise Physiology concentration prepares students for graduate school in exercise physiology or health care professions (i.e., physical therapy, occupational therapy, podiatry or medical school). The Exercise Specialist concentration enables students to prepare for work in the clinical setting, ranging from a career in wellness to cardiac rehabilitation. |
| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: |
Physical therapists held about 173,000 jobs in 2006. The number of jobs is greater than the number of practicing physical therapists because some physical therapists hold two or more jobs. For example, some may work in a private practice, but also work part time in another health care facility. About 6 out of 10 physical therapists worked in hospitals or in offices of physical therapists. Other jobs were in the home health care services industry, nursing care facilities, outpatient care centers, and offices of physicians. Some physical therapists were self-employed in private practices, seeing individual patients and contracting to provide services in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, adult day care programs, and schools. Physical therapists also teach in academic institutions and conduct research. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: |
Students admitted to the College of Education, Health, and Human Services as freshmen must have been fully admitted to the university. Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to a major and/or admission to professional coursework for a selective admission program. To be admitted directly into a teacher education program and Community Health, it is required that new freshmen have a 2.75 high school GPA and 16 units of college preparatory curriculum or a 21 ACT or 980 SAT score. Students who do not meet the GPA requirements of their intended major may enroll as pre-majors for selected programs or EHHS General until which time they have the required 2.75 GPA. Students are admitted to health and human services programs and educational studies using the university admission criteria (see the Entering the University section of this Catalog), with the exception of the sport administration program, which requires a 2.75 high school GPA for entering freshmen and a 21 ACT or 980 SAT score. Selective admission criteria are used in some programs in the college. Students who do not meet the GPA requirements of their intended major may enroll as pre-majors for selected programs or EHHS General until which time they have the required GPA. Students desiring to major in human development and family studies or speech pathology and audiology are admitted as pre-majors and later are accepted into the appropriate program only after specific requirements have been met. It is imperative that the student contact the individual school for detailed information. |
| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: |
Minimum 121 credit hours. Minimum 2.25 GPA in major and 2.0 cumulative GPA. |
| LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: |
None |
| STUDY ABROAD/AWAY OPPORTUNITIES: | There are many study abroad/away opportunities, for more information contact the Office of International Affairs. |
| ACCREDITATION: | Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs/Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences |
| PROGRAM FEE: | $35/semester |
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