Rockhurst University
Sports Science
Associate in Arts
Years 1 and 2 at
Metropolitan Community College
Bachelor of Science in
Exercise & Sports Science
Years 3 and 4 at Rockhurst
General Education Requirements
American Institutions
HIST 120
United States History to 1865 or
HIST 121
United States History since 1865
POLS 136
Introduction to American National Politics or
POLS 137
Introduction to State and Local Politics
Communications
ENGL 101
Composition and Reading I
ENGL 102
Composition and Reading II
SPDR 102 Fundamentals of Human Communication
Mathematics
MATH 119 College Mathematics or higher
Humanities
Art History or ART 108
Foreign Language 101 or higher or SIGN 101 or 102
HUMN
Literature
MSCM 112
MUSI 108, 116 or 160
PHIL
SPDR 103, 104, 106, 110, 112, 114, 128, 133 or 228
HIST/HUMN 133 or 134
Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 biological and 1 physical)
BIOL 101
General Biology*□
PHYS 101 or 130
Social Sciences (2 courses)
Choose one of the following
PSYC 140
General Psychology (required)
Choose one other course
ANTH
ECON
GEOG (excluding 104, 110, and GIS courses)
HIST
POLS
SOCI
SOSC
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
3
9-11
5
6
Total Credit Hours Represented Above
42
Total Credit Hours Required for Associate Degree
62
Computer Science
CSIS 110 or higher CSIS course or credit by examination
3
Electives
(courses must be numbered 100 or higher)
MATH 115 Statistics
3
Requred for both tracks
CHEM 111
5
Required for Health and Wellness
BIOL 110 or BIOL 109*
6
Required for Sports Admin track
BIOL 210 or BIOL 109*
6
Required for Sports Admin track
*BIOL 109 can only be transferred for one of these courses,
not both BIOL 110 and 210.
Other electives to add up to 62 credit hours.
(The student may apply up to four hours of credit selected from music
performance.)
All courses must be at least 100 level or higher
Courses can only be used once to meet degree requirements
You must complete a Writing Intensive course AND either a Human
Diversity course or Learning Community as part of the degree
requirements.
Core Requirements
Credits
RU core requirements (5 courses)
PL 1100
Reality and Human Existence
PL 3100
Ethical Theory
TH 1000
Christianity I: Foundations
15
TH 3000
Christianity II: Developement
PL/TH Elective (Level 2)
Excercise & Sports Science
This degree is offered during the day. All students complete
a one credit hour practicum experience involvinga minimum
of 100 contact hours. Students should be aware that a
criminal background check will be required. The presence of
any criminal conviction on a student’s record may affect
15
his/her eligibility for participating in clinical internships,
becoming certified or licensed, and/or securing a job in the
student’s field.
The program has two tracks: 1. Health and Wellness
2. Sports Administration
Excercise & Sports Science- Health and Wellness Track
Lower-division Requirements
BL 1250/1251 General Biology I & Lab
4
PH 1700/1710 Physics Concepts & Connections I & Lab
4
PY 1000 Introduction to Psychology
3
CH 2610 General Chemistry I & Lab
4
EXS 2000 Introduction to Excercise Science
2
PV 2100 or
3
BUS 2200 Business Statistics
Total
20
Note: Students planning to apply to the Physical Therapy Program
should also take:
CH 2630 Chemistry II with a lab
4
PH 1750/1760 Physics Concepts & Connections II & Lab
4
Note: Students planning to apply to the Occupational Therapy Program
should also take:
Sociology OR Anthropology course
3
Major Courses
*EXS 3300 Kinesiological Concepts
3
*EXS 3500 Physiology of Excercise
3
*EXS 3501 Physiology of Excercise Lab
1
*EXS 3700 Psychosocial Aspects of Excercise & Sport
3
EXS 3800 Foundations of Conditioning
2
EXS 3801 Foundations of Conditioning Lab
1
EXS 4200 Motor Behavior
3
*EXS 4310 Excercise, Health, and Chronic Disease
3
Prevention
*EXS 4500 Principles of Fitness Assessment &
3
Ex Prescription
*EXS 4501 Principles of Fitness Assessment & Ex
1
Prescr Lab
*EXS 4900 Practicum in Excercise & Sport Science
1
Total
24
Related Upper-division coursework
BL 3400/3401 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy & Lab
4
BL 3700/3701 General Physiology & Lab
4
BL 3400 Developmental Psychology
3
PL 3100 Ethical Theory
3
Total
14
Division Credits
39
Note: Students planning to apply to the Physical Therapy Program
should also take: CHEM 112, PHYS 103 or 131.
Note: Students planning to apply to the Occupational Therapy Program
should also take: SOCI 160 or 163.
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Reviewed: 6/2010
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