BS in Exercise Science (58.5 hours*)

The Discipline

The exercise science program is designed to prepare students for entry into graduate school in one of the disciplines related to exercise science or one of the healthcare professional schools.

Students majoring in exercise science explore how the body functions during physical activity and exercise. Principles and concepts taught in human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, chemistry, physics, and nutrition are mastered to help understand how the body responds to acute bouts of exercise and how it adapts to chronic physical activity and exercise. The impact that physical activity and exercise have on one's capacity to do work, physical performance, as well as its impact on health and disease makes study of this discipline rewarding.

Students considering medicine as a profession may want to select this major. While providing the requisite courses for medical school acceptance, it also conveys a healthy-lifestyle, preventive-medicine health care perspective.

Career Opportunities

The exercise science degree provides excellent preparation for students interested in graduate work in exercise physiology (MS, PhD) or those desiring to pursue training in medicine, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, podiatry, chiropractic, and other health care professions. Graduates with this major may also find opportunities in community, corporate, or hospital wellness centers and health promotion programs.

The major is designed to prepare students to enter graduate programs in several health-related professions; specifically exercise science master's and doctoral programs. Those who complete graduate work in exercise science are most likely to be employed as a professor/researcher in a university setting. In addition to graduate studies in exercise science, students are also prepared to attend medical school, dental school, osteopathy school, physician assistant and nursing programs, and chiropractic school.

Salary varies tremendously with the terminal degree sought, the choice of career specialty, and geographic location of employment or practice. Earnings for those with certain medical and dental specialties are potentially lucrative.

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1. Complete senior exit interview.
2. Complete the following:
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 105 : General College Chemistry. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Atomic and molecular structure including bonding and periodic properties of the elements; reaction energetics, electrochemistry, acids and bases, inorganic and organic chemistry.
   NOTE:	Primarily for students in engineering and biological sciences. Three lectures and two recitation sections per week.
   
   
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 106 : General College Chemistry. (3:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 105 but covering most of the topics in a more quantitative way. Detailed treatment of thermodynamics and equilibria.
   NOTE:	Three lectures and one recitation section per week.
   
   
   CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 107 : General College Chemistry Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 106 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical properties, chemical reactions, collection and interpretation of data, preparation of reports.
   NOTE:	Required for most students needing one year of general chemistry.
   
   
   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 240 : Molecular Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 120, Chem 105.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of protein and nucleic acid structure and their function in the context of the classical experiments that have informed our current models of biology at the molecular level.
   
   
   NDFS 100 : Essentials of Human Nutrition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 100 : Essentials of Human Nutrition. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Food-oriented study of nutritional facts and principles as a basis for dietary choices; consequences of choices; scientifically examining controversial topics.
   
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 120 : Science of Biology. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	General biology course designed for biological science majors, emphasizing the scientific method, cell theory, biochemical unity, the Central Dogma, bioenergetics, reproduction, and evolutionary theory.
   
   
   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 220 : Human Anatomy (with lab). (3:2:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Structure and function of the human body. Lab included.
   
   
   PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 105 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	High school algebra and trigonometry.
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 107.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applied physics course not requiring calculus. Topics include mechanics, heat, wave motion, sound.
   
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 106 : Introductory Applied Physics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	Concurrent enrollment in Phscs 108.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Phscs 105. Topics include electricity and magnetism, atomic and nuclear physics, and optics.
   
   
   PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 107 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 105 or concurrent enrollment.
   
   
   PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PHSCS 108 : Introductory Applied Physics Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Phscs 106 or concurrent enrollment.
   
   
3. Complete one of the following options:
   Either
   PDBIO 305 : Human Physiology (with lab). (4:4:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 305 : Human Physiology (with lab). (4:4:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 101 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	A general biology course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Function of body organ systems.
   NOTE:	Not acceptable for physiology and developmental biology, biophysics, or neuroscience majors. Designed for students with basic chemistry / no molecular biology. Students with chemistry/molecular biology should take PDBio 362.
   
   
   Or
   PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 362 : Advanced Physiology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 240; Phscs 106 or 220.
   DESCRIPTION:	Integrated approach to organ system and cellular physiology. Problem solving/calculations.
   NOTE:	Requires background in chemistry and molecular biology. Students without this background should take PDBio 305.
   
   
   PDBIO 363 : Advanced Physiology Laboratory. (1:.5:1.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 363 : Advanced Physiology Laboratory. (1:.5:1.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or concurrent enrollment; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Experiments and exercises in advanced physiology emphasizing human physiology. Computer simulations of muscle function, endocrine disease, and human physiology. Emphasizes problem solving and calculations.
   
   
4. Complete the following major courses:
   EXSC 302 : Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Exercise Sciences. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 302 : Philosophical and Ethical Issues in Exercise Sciences. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Philosophical and ethical issues common to exercise science majors. Concept of mind, body, spirit.
   
   
   EXSC 362 : Kinesiology and Biomechanics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 362 : Kinesiology and Biomechanics. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 220, Math 110 or higher.
   RECOMMENDED:	Phscs 105 or 121.
   
   
   EXSC 400 : Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology. (4:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 400 : Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology. (4:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 362 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Advanced examination of structure and function of skeletal, articular, muscular, and peripheral nervous systems with clinical applications; cadaver lab included.
   
   
   EXSC 460 : Orthopaedic Impairments and Therapeutic Exercise. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 460 : Orthopaedic Impairments and Therapeutic Exercise. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Sp even years; Su odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 362; PDBio 220 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of body mechanics and therapeutic exercise, coupled with kinesiological principles for detection and correction of basic neuromusculoskeletal anomalies.
   
   
   EXSC 463 : Exercise Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 463 : Exercise Physiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 305.
   
   
   EXSC 464 : Exercise Physiology Lab. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 464 : Exercise Physiology Lab. (.5:0:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 463 or concurrent enrollment.
   
   
5. Complete 14 hours from the following:
   CHEM 285 : Introductory Bio-organic Chemistry. (4:4:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 285 : Introductory Bio-organic Chemistry. (4:4:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 101 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry relating to biomolecule structure and function.
   
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 351 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 105, 111; or equivalents.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical bonds and molecular structure, conformation and configuration, functional classes, reactions and mechanisms, syntheses.
   NOTE:	Primarily for majors in chemical engineering and the biological sciences.
   
   
   CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 352 : Organic Chemistry. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 351 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Continuation of Chem 351.
   
   
   CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 353 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory--Nonmajors. (1-2:0:6) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 352 or concurrent enrollment (preferred).
   DESCRIPTION:	Physical and chemical properties, isolation and purification, characterization, syntheses.
   NOTE:	For predentistry, premedicine, and other majors who do not intend to take Chem 455.
   
   
   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   CHEM 481 : Biochemistry 1. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Chem 352; Biol 100 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	First-semester biochemistry. Molecular components of cells, chemical structure and function, enzymes, metabolic transformations, photosynthesis.
   NOTE:	For chemistry majors and students in biological sciences who contemplate pursuing advanced degrees, including medicine.
   
   
   EXSC 320 : Basic Athletic Training. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 320 : Basic Athletic Training. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 220; concurrent enrollment in ExSc 321.
   DESCRIPTION:	Recognition, evaluation, and care of athletic injuries. Techniques in taping, preventing, and rehabilitating injuries.
   
   
   EXSC 321 : Basic Athletic Training Lab. (.5:0:.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 321 : Basic Athletic Training Lab. (.5:0:.5) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Concurrent enrollment in ExSc 320.
   NOTE:	Fee.
   
   
   EXSC 455 : Worksite Health Promotion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 455 : Worksite Health Promotion. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 387, 463.
   DESCRIPTION:	Managing, designing, marketing, implementing, assessing, and administering health promotion programs in a worksite setting.
   
   
   EXSC 468 : Problems in Exercise Prescription. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 468 : Problems in Exercise Prescription. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Sp even years; Su odd years.
   PREREQUISITE:	ExSc 463.
   DESCRIPTION:	Applying scientific principles to problems in conditioning.
   
   
   EXSC 470 : Functional Neuroanatomy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 470 : Functional Neuroanatomy. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 220, ExSc 400.
   DESCRIPTION:	Function, assessment, and rehabilitation of sensory and motor systems.
   
   
   EXSC 497R : Undergraduate Research and Study. (.5-4:0:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   EXSC 497R : Undergraduate Research and Study. (.5-4:0:ARR) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual research and study in any area of physical education.
   
   
   HLTH 310 : Chronic Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 310 : Chronic Diseases: Prevention and Control. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Pathogenesis, epidemiology of major chronic diseases, health costs to society, at-risk populations, population-based prevention, and related best-practice interventions.
   
   
   HLTH 320 : Advanced First Aid and Safety. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 320 : Advanced First Aid and Safety. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth coverage of first aid procedures for injuries and sudden illness. Leads to first aid and CPR certifications.
   
   
   HLTH 335 : Health Behavior Change. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HLTH 335 : Health Behavior Change. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	Hlth 330.
   DESCRIPTION:	Understanding health behavior change theories for individuals and populations. Practical application of related models and theories.
   
   
   MATH 112 : Honors Calculus 1. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 112 : Honors Calculus 1. (4:5:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 and 111 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule.
   
   
   MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MATH 119 : Introduction to Calculus. (4:4:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to plane analytic geometry and calculus.
   NOTE:	For students in the College of Life Sciences and the Marriott School of Management.
   
   
   MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 221 : General Microbiology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Any chemistry course and any biology course.
   DESCRIPTION:	Microbial world, emphasizing communicable diseases, their causes, and control.
   NOTE:	Recommended for students seeking a liberal education in microbiology who do not have the prerequisites to take the more advanced courses.
   
   
   MMBIO 222 : General Microbiology Laboratory. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 222 : General Microbiology Laboratory. (1:0:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 221 or concurrent enrollment.
   
   
   MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   MMBIO 241 : Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Molecular and cellular biology techniques laboratory.
   
   
   NDFS 200 : Nutrient Metabolism. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 200 : Nutrient Metabolism. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	NDFS 100 and organic chemistry, or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Chemical structures of nutrients, their food sources, requirements, digestion, absorption, transport, metabolism, functions, storage and excretion; metabolic consequences of nutrient deficiencies, interactions, imbalances, and toxicities.
   
   
   NDFS 201 : Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 201 : Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Disease. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	NDFS 100.
   DESCRIPTION:	Role of dietary choices in preventing or ameliorating chronic diseases. Examples of dietary interventions.
   
   
   NDFS 305 : Nutritional Implications of Disease. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 305 : Nutritional Implications of Disease. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   PREREQUISITE:	NDFS 200; PDBio 305.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nutritional assessment and medical nutrition therapy across disease states.
   NOTE:	For nutritional science majors.
   
   
   NDFS 310 : Sports Nutrition. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   NDFS 310 : Sports Nutrition. (2:2:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	NDFS 100, PDBio 305.
   DESCRIPTION:	Scientific basis for the role of nutrition in human performance. Critical evaluation of popular practices; making optimal food choices for physical activity.
   
   
   PDBIO 320 : Dissection Techniques in Human Anatomy. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 320 : Dissection Techniques in Human Anatomy. (1:0:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	On demand.
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 220.
   DESCRIPTION:	Techniques of human cadaver dissection.
   
   
   PDBIO 325 : Tissue Biology (with lab). (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 325 : Tissue Biology (with lab). (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 120.
   DESCRIPTION:	Human anatomy and histology; function of cells in tissue; early stages of embryology.
   
   
   PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 360 : Cell Biology. (3:3:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
   DESCRIPTION:	Fundamentals of cell structure and function with reference to analytical methods used by cell biologists. Practice in designing, executing, and interpreting relative experiments.
   
   
   PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 365 : Pathophysiology. (4:4:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 305 or 362.
   DESCRIPTION:	Variations in physiological mechanisms that account for development of common disturbances in normal control and activities of body's organs and organ systems.
   
   
   PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 484 : Human Embryology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	Biol 360 or equivalent.
   RECOMMENDED:	PDBio 225.
   DESCRIPTION:	Developmental milestones of prenatal life: etiology of congenital malformations, emphasizing molecular and cellular changes and their functional consequences.
   
   
   PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 561 : Physiology of Drug Mechanisms. (3:2:3) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 352 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of physiological and pharmacological mechanisms and principles of human therapeutics as applied to clinically significant pathophysiology.
   
   
   PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PDBIO 565 : Endocrinology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   PREREQUISITE:	PDBio 362 or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Mammalian hormones.
   
   
   PSYCH 111 : Honors General Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 111 : Honors General Psychology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Basic course in modern scientific psychology.
   
   
   PSYCH 220 : Human Development: Life Span. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 220 : Human Development: Life Span. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Interaction of psychological, biological, and social influences on behavior and psychological development through the life span.
   
   
   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PSYCH 342 : Abnormal Psychology. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   PREREQUISITE:	Psych 301, 302, 303, 304; or instructor's consent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Dynamics of maladjustment; major psychological disorders and therapeutic procedures. Fieldwork required.
   NOTE:	Contains content featured in the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
   
   
   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PWS 340 : Genetics. (2:2:1) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp
   PREREQUISITE:	MMBio 240.
   DESCRIPTION:	Genetic mechanisms, their fundamental nature, interactions, and applications to human affairs. Genetics in quantitative terms. Extensive practice in problem solving.
   
   
   SOC 111 : Honors Introductory Sociology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 111 : Honors Introductory Sociology. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Social group influcence; social interaction, processes, organization, and change; family, religion, government, population, culture, race relations.
   
   
   SOC 112 : Current Social Problems. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   SOC 112 : Current Social Problems. (3:3:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Individual deviance (violence, insanity, drugs, sex, crime, etc.) and social disorganization (poverty, race and sex discrimination, divorce, overpopulation, etc.). Conditions, causes, solutions.
   
            : Honors Current Social Problems.
   
   
   STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics. (3:3:2) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also; Honors also.
   PREREQUISITE:	Math 110 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, simple linear regression.
   
             : Honors Principles of Statistics.
   
   
   STDEV 139 : Introduction to Health Professions. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 139 : Introduction to Health Professions. (1:1:0) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Overview of health professions: medical, dental, and other specialties. Primary focus on guest lectures from various practitioners and clinicians.
   
   
   STDEV 399R : Health Professions Internship. (1-3:Arr:Arr) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 399R : Health Professions Internship. (1-3:Arr:Arr) (Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	Internships with health care providers.
   
   

   Note: Watch prerequisites for the elective courses.

Note to Premed Students: Professional schools and graduate programs may require additional courses not required for this major. Contact the programs to which you may apply to determine specific courses that meet their entrance requirements. Students considering professional or graduate degrees should take at least two semesters of mathematical courses. The following required or elective courses are strongly recommended for students considering professional or graduate degrees in the exercise sciences: MMBio 241; PDBio 360, 362, 363; Chem 351, 352, 353, 481; Math 119; Stat 221. For more information contact the Preprofessional Advisement Center, 3328 WSC, (801) 422-3044. Contact potential schools of choice for a complete list of entrance requirements.

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.

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