tion. Five (5) distinct academic career program tracks and four (4) minor courses of study are offered:
Career Program Tracks:
- Exercise Science
- Health and Exercise Science Pedagogy K-12
- Movement Science
- Nutrition
- Sport and Leisure Service Administration
Minor Courses of Study:
- Athletics Coaching
- Exercise Science
- Food and Nutrition
- Leisure Studies
In addition, the HHP department offers a diversified service program of lifetime physical activities primarily for the undergraduate students. The department also operates the UTCPhysical Activity and Health Enhancement Center for the UTC community.
2550 - HHP: Exercise Science (B.S.)
The concentration in Exercise Science is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills required to assess, educate, counsel and prescribe appropriate exercise programs for apparently healthy individuals and those individuals with controlled cardiac, metabolic or pulmonary disease. Graduates of this program are employed in worksite, commercial or hospital based-wellness/fitness programs. The curriculum includes laboratory and clinical classroom experiences which meet the recommended standards of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) for health fitness programs. Students have the opportunity for two semesters of clinical/field experience in the UTC Physical Activity and Health Enhancement Center in addition to a full semester clinical internship in a worksite, commercial or hospital setting. Clinical affiliations for internship placement include but are not limited to: Erlanger Lifestyle Center, Memorial Center for Health, Unum Provident, Tennessee Valley Authority, Bradley Wellness Center, Baptist Center for Health and Wellness and St. Mary's Senior Center. Students successfully completing the concentration will be prepared for the ACSM Health Fitness Instructor Certification Exam. The program also meets or exceeds the entrance requirements for graduate study in Exercise Physiology.
Continuation Standards, Internship Admittance and Graduation Standards
Due to the nature of the practice of exercise science and the affect on the quality of life, the following standards will be applied for all individuals enrolled in this concentration:
- 1.To continue to progress in the Exercise
Science concentration, students are required to:
- a. Earn a minimum grade of C in all HHP required classes;
- b. Maintain a minimum institutional cumulative GPA of 2.5;
- c. Maintain current CPR and First Aid certification;
- d. Maintain liability insurance for all clinical courses.
- 2. If, in the judgment of the faculty, there is reason to question the emotional and/or cognitive readiness of the student to successfully complete the clinical internships, the faculty have the right and the obligation to exclude the student from the pre-clinical or the clinical internships.
- 3. Students who do not successfully complete any portion of the pre-clinical course series (HHP 310, 410) may repeat the failed course(s) one time.
- 4. Students will not be placed in the Clinical Internship (HHP 479, 480) until all course work is completed satisfactorily.
- 5. Students completing the Exercise Science concentration will be required to pass the American College of Sports Medicine Health/Fitness Instructor Certification Exam prior to registering for the internship.
- 6. Students will be required to purchase uniforms/lab attire for both pre-clinical and clinical internships. Internship placement is very competitive and based upon previous class work, clinical work, and internship site coordinator interviews. Students may need to be financially prepared for travel and living expenses outside the Chattanooga area.
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition (6 hours)
- Mathematics: One approved mathematics course (3 hours)
- Statistics: Health and Human Performance 401* (3hours)
- Natural Sciences: Biology 121* and Chemistry 121/123* (8 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts: One approved fine arts course (3 hours)
- Cultures and Civilizations: Option A: Western Humanities I and II and one approved Non-Western cultures and civilizations course OR Option B: World Civilization I, II, III (9 hours total)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences: Health and Human Performance 407* and one additional approved behavioral/social science course (6 hours)
Major and Related Courses
- Biology 121#
- Chemistry 121/123#
- Health and Human Performance 021 and one activity course; 101 or 154; 135; 201; 230 or Biology 191 and 208; HHP 310, 314, 316, 317, 318, 332, 338, 350, 401#, 407#, 410, 411, 413, 428, 440, 453, 456, 457, 479, 480
- Select 6 hours from HHP 435, 441, 449, 465
- Select 6 hours from HHP 100, Chemistry 122/124, Nursing 226; Physical Therapy 305 or Philosophy 325 or 425; Physics 103/183, 104/184; Physical Therapy 302 or Classics 300
- Minimum grade of C required in all HHP courses.
- 2.5 cumulative grade point average in HHP required for graduation.
- Minimum of 39 hours of 300 and 400 level courses.
- Electives to complete 120 hours.
- See additional requirements.
*Also satisfies requirement in the
major
#Also satisfies general education requirement.
HHP: Nutrition (B.S.)
- General Education (see list of approved courses)
- Rhetoric and Composition: Two approved courses in rhetoric and composition (6 hours)
- Mathematics: Mathematics 131* (3 hours)
- Statistics: One approved statistics course (3 hours)
- Natural Sciences: Chemistry 121/123* and Chemistry 122/124* (8 hours)
