Exercise Science is not a major at WWU. It is a specialization in the Kinesiology major.
Students should work on completing their GURs including BIOL 101 or BIOL 204 & BIOL 205.
Students can complete up to 30 credits from the following list, and the courses will count towards their Kinesiology major requirements:
NOTE: Some of the classes in the list below have pre-requisites that must also be completed first, in some cases these pre-requisite classes may also serve as a GUR class. For example, Chem 161 counts as a course in the major (listed below) as well as a Lab Science GUR, and Chem 161 has a pre-req of Math 112, and the Math 112 also counts as a QSR GUR. PSY 101 counts as a SSC GUR, and also serves as the pre-requisite for the majors classes of PSY 220, 230, 250 (listed below).
- BIOL 349 – Human Physiology Credits: 5
- HLED 345 – Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Credits: 4
- HLED 350 – Nutrition Credits: 3
- KIN 304 – Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries Credits: 3
- KIN 308 – Human Growth and Motor Development Credits: 3
- KIN 315 – Fitness Instruction and Leadership Credits: 2
- KIN 321 – Sociology of Sport Credits: 3
- KIN 409 – Aging and Functional Assessments Credits: 4
- KIN 414 – Physical Activity and Nutrition Credits: 3
- KIN 419 – Mental Health Topics in Kinesiology Credits: 3
- KIN 435 – Worksite Health Promotion Credits: 5
- CHEM 161 – General Chemistry I Credits: 5
- CHEM 162 – General Chemistry II Credits: 5
- CHEM 163 – General Chemistry III Credits: 5
- CHEM 251 – Elementary Organic Chemistry Credits: 5
- CHEM 375 – Elements of Biochemistry Credits: 4
- COMM 244 – Advocacy Through Media Credits: 5
- COMM 318 – Professional Communication Credits: 5
- COMM 325 – Intercultural Communication Credits: 5
- COMM 327 – Interpersonal Communication Credits: 5
- COMM 416 – Topics in Communication Credits: 3-5
- CSCI 101 – Computers and Applications Credits: 4
- CSCI 140 – Programming Fundamentals in C++ Credits: 4
- ENG 302 – Technical Writing Credits: 5
- PHYS 114 – Principles of Physics I Credits: 5
- PHYS 115 – Principles of Physics II Credits: 5
- PHYS 116 – Principles of Physics III Credits: 5
- PSY 220 – Behavioral Neuroscience Credits: 5
- PSY 230 – Lifespan Developmental Psychology Credits: 5
- PSY 250 – Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Credits: 5
- Up to one course from (none required):
- KIN 307 – Statistics in Exercise & Sport Science Credits: 4
- MATH 240 – Introduction to Statistics Credits: 4
Additionally, if you are thinking of doing a minor, then work on completing minor classes.