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Exercise Science - Pre-Professional, Health and Human Performance B.S.

Bachelor of Science - Health & Human Performance; Exercise Science - Pre-Professional Concentration

College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 106-109

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2019-2020

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary


Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses

12

Outside Major Lower-Division Required Courses

46-49

Upper-Division Departmental Required Courses

22

Outside Major Upper-Division Required Courses

8

Elective Courses

18

Total Hours

106-109


Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses

Note: Students should take ECP 120 within two years of graduation in order to ensure current certification. Students may also substitute outside Emergency Medical Responder Certification for these courses.

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

ECP 120

Emergency Medical Responder Lecture

3

KIN 201

Basic Exercise Prescription

3

KIN 205

Foundations of HHP

3

NUTR 221N

Basic Human Nutrition

3

Total Hours

12

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Outside Major Lower-Division Required Courses

Notes: Students interested in medical or dental school should replace CHMY 121N, CHMY 123 and CHMY 124 with CHMY 141N/CHMY 142N, CHMY 143N/CHMY 144N, CHMY 221/CHMY 222, and CHMY 223/CHMY 224. Students interested in physical therapy or other graduate medical professions generally take CHMY 121N, CHMY 123 and CHMY 124. You should talk to the HHP advisors prior to starting your chemistry series

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following courses:

8

BIOH 112

Human Form and Function I

BIOH 113

Human Form and Function II

BIOB 160N

Principles of Living Systems

Complete all of the following courses:

BIOB 170N

Princpls Biological Diversity

3

BIOB 171N

Princpls Biological Dvrsty Lab

2

Complete one of the Chemistry sequences:

10

General Chemistry, Complete one of the following courses:

CHMY 121N

Introduction to General Chemistry

CHMY 141N
& CHMY 142N

College Chemistry I
and College Chemistry I Lab

CHMY 143N
& CHMY 144N

College Chemistry II
and College Chemistry II Lab

Organic and Biochemistry, Complete one of the following series:

4-6

CHMY 123
& CHMY 124

Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab

CHMY 221
& CHMY 222

Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab

CHMY 223
& CHMY 224

Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry II Lab

Complete one of the following:

4-6

M 121
& M 122

College Algebra
and College Trigonometry

M 151

Precalculus

M 162

Applied Calculus

M 171

Calculus I

Complete one of the following physics sequences:

10

Algebra- and Trigonometry-based:

PHSX 205N
& PHSX 206N

College Physics I
and College Physics I Laboratory

PHSX 207N
& PHSX 208N

College Physics II
and College Physics II Laboratory

Calculus-based:

PHSX 215N
& PHSX 216N

Fund of Physics w/Calc I
and Physics Laboratory I w/Calc

PHSX 217N
& PHSX 218N

Fund of Physics w/Calc II
and Physics Laboratory II w/Calc

Complete one of the following courses:

3-4

STAT 216

Introduction to Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)

PSYX 222

Psychological Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)

SOCI 202

Social Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)

EDU 421

Statistical Procedures in Educ (must be pre-approved by advisor)

Complete all of the following courses:

COMX 111A

Introduction to Public Speaking

3

PSYX 100S

Intro to Psychology

3

Total Hours

46-49

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Departmental Required Courses

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

HTH 475E

Legal and Ethical Issues Health and Exercise Professions

3

KIN 320

Exercise Physiology

3

KIN 321

Exercise Physiology Lab

1

KIN 330

Motor Learning and Control

3

KIN 447

Analytical & Communicative Techniques

3

or AHAT 342

Therapeutic Interventions

KIN 460

ECG Assessment

2

KIN 483

Exercise Disease & Aging

3

KIN 484

Exercise Disease & Aging Lab

1

KIN 498

Internship

3

or KIN 499

Capstone

Total Hours

22

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Outside Major Upper-Division Required Courses

Notes: Students are required to take either BIOH 112 OR BIOH 113 OR BIOB 160N prior to taking Anatomy and Physiology. Students who take the BIOH 201N and BIOH 211N Anatomy and Physiology series may need to take additional upper division credits beyond the courses required in this concentration to meet the university of Montana requirement of 39 upper-division credits for graduation.

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following Anatomy and Physiology sequences:

8

University of Montana - Mountain Campus

BIOH 365
& BIOH 366

Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I
and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I Laboratory

BIOH 370
& BIOH 371

Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II
and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II Laboratory

Missoula College

BIOH 201N
& BIOH 211N

Human Anat Phys I (equiv 301)
and Human Anat Phys II (equiv 311)

Total Hours

8

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Elective Courses

Course List

Code

Title

Hours

Complete the following elective credits:

18

Electives require adviser consent. Students should take an appropriate number of Upper Division Electives to achieve 39 Upper Division Credits, per UM graduation requirements. You should use your elective courses to meet the additional prerequisite course requirements of graduate programs you are interested in attending.

Minimum Required Grade: C-