USCA DEPARTMENT OF EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE ADVISEMENT SHEET
ADVISOR: _________________________
Student: ________________________________
Student #: ____________________
Phone: _________________________________
Applicable Bulletin: _____________
Area of Concentration: _____________________
Transferred From: ______________
MATH 104* _______ MATH 108* _______ WPP _________ WI _________ ICE _________
*If necessary
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I.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
COURSE
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
HRS
SEM
GRADE
Group I: Skills & Competencies (22-24 hours)
ENGL
101
Composition
ENGL
102
Composition & Literature
MATH
111 or higher _____________________
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Statistics
COMM
201 or 241
Communications
Second Language (2 semesters of the same introductory language)
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AFCI
101
Critical Inquiry
3
3
3
3
3
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3-4
3-4
1
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(AFCI 101 is optional for transfer students. If they elect not to take AFCI 101, they must take one free elective credit hour)
Group II: Methods & History of Disciplines (29 hours)
BIOL
CHEM
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Biology 121** or 122**
Chemistry 101 or 111**
**Required in Basic Sciences Concentration
4
4
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Social/Behavioral Sciences – PSYC 101 and an additional 3 hours in one other area (Anthropology,
Economics, Geography, Political Science, or Sociology)
PSYC
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101
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Introductory Psychology
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3
3
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Humanities*** (9 hours in at least 2 areas)
***Humanities:
ARTH105,106,206,251,312,335,397,398.COMM351,352,353,450,455,462.ENGL262,281,282,283,284,285,288,289,290,291,
295,301,362,385,389,390,391,392,393,394,401,405,407,411,412,415,416,417,419,423,424,425,426,427,428,430,431,434,425,
449,474,491,494.FREN302,303,305,306,307,388,397,398,399.AGER303,305,395,397,398,399.SPAN303,398,319,320,321,
340,380,388,397,399,426,488,498.HIST…..HONS101.HSSI107,201,202,211,301.MUSC173,175,371,372,373,393.PHIL102,211
,302,303,304,311,312,390,399.RELG101,103,301,302,390,399.ATHE161,361,362.
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HIST
101 or 102
History of Civilization
POLI 201, HIST 201 or 202 American Political Institutions
3
3
3
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3
3
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Hours Required = 51-53****
****At least 3 credit hours must be in Non-Western World Studies (The non-western credit hours can be
from Humanities, Social/Behavioral Sciences, or additional elective courses):
ARTH397.ANTH102,315,352,490.COMM450.ENGL291,385,385,435.FREN303,306,388.SPAN303,320,321,380,388,397,426,
488.GEOG102.HIST345,346,347,361,362,366,423,447,492.MUSC175.POLI101,103,330,344,487,488,492.RELG103.
SOCY310.
II.
EXERCISE & SPORTS SCIENCE CORE REQUIREMENTS
COURSE
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
HRS
SEM
GRADE
BIOL
BIOL
243
244
Anatomy & Physiology I
Anatomy & Physiology II
4
4
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EXSC
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EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
EXSC
198
203
225
239
311
321
323
323L
328
337
423
423L
424
Activity Course (101, 102, 106,
107, 120, 121, 123, 124, 140, 141,
142, or 143)
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
3
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Foundations in Exercise Science
CPR & First Aid
Fund. Concepts of Athl. Training
Fit. Assess. & Ex. Leadership
Sports Nutrition
Anat. & Biom. Kinesiology
Exercise Physiology
Exercise Physiology Lab
Electrocardiography
Health & Behavior Change
Exercise Testing
Exercise Testing Lab
Exercise Prescription
Hours required = 41
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III.
EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
(One area of concentration required)
Fitness Management Concentration:
BADM
BADM
BADM
BADM
225
226
350
371
Fundamentals of Accounting I
Fundamentals of Accounting II
Marketing
Principles of Management
3
3
3
3
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ECON
ECON
221
222
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
3
3
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Select one MGMT course (3 credit hours) from the following:
MGMT
374, 376, 378, 442, 473, 477
3
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EXSC
EXSC
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401W
439
Management of Fitness Programs
Internship in Fitness Mgmt
3
6
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Free Electives
3
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Hours required = 33
Total hours required = 125-127
COURSE
NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
HRS
SEM
GRADE
4
4
4
10*
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Basic Sciences Concentration:
BIOL
CHEM
PHYS
122
112
201
Biological Sciences II
General Chemistry II
General Physics I
Science Electives
Select 1 course from: BIOL 302, 250, 330, 360; CHEM 331 & 331L; MATH 122, 141; or PHY 202
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*CHEM 105 and MATH below 111 do not meet this requirement, or any other courses that are below the level
accepted for the Exercise and Sports Science General Education requirements. Appropriate courses should
have an acronym from the following: BIOL, CHEM, PHYS, MATH, PSYC. EXSC 201 may be used. EXSC 499
(if EXSC 459 is being used to satisfy the requirement below) may be used.
EXSC
458W
EXSC
459 or 499
EDPY 330 or PSYC 310
EXS Research Methods
3
EXS Research
3
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Free Electives
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Hours required = 34
3
Total hours required = 126-128
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Allied Health Concentration:
EXSC
201
Medical Terminology
3
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EXSC
440W
Topics in Allied Health
3
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EXSC
441 or 322
Field Experience or Certification Preparation 3
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PHYS
201
General Physics I
4
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Laboratory Science Elective
4
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(Select from BIOL, CHEM, or PHYS. CHEM 105 does not meet this requirement)
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Free Electives
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Hours required = 29
12
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Total hours required = 121-123
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In-residence Requirement:
The last 25% of the credit hours for a student’s degree must be completed in residence at the University
of South Carolina Aiken. In addition, at least half of the credit hours in the student’s major and half of
the credit hours in the student’s minor (if applicable) must be taken at USC Aiken.
Revised 4.29.2015