Graduate certificate in exercise science
The certificate in Exercise Science consists of eleven credits. Fulfillment of the certificate requires two credits in Ex Sci 596 Seminar, and the choice of nine credits from the following courses:
- Ex Sci 563 Exercise Immunology (3 cr.)
- Ex Sci 565 Muscle Physiology and Exercise Bioenergetics (3 cr.)
- Ex Sci 567 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Physiology (3 cr.)
- Ex Sci 568 Assessment and Prescription (3 cr.)
These courses provide a strong foundation for graduate studies in Exercise Science with emphasis in cellular and molecular mechanisms. Students completing the certificate may use nine of the eleven credits toward a graduate degree in Exercise Science. Most likely, students will use non-seminar course work toward their degree program.
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Application Requirements
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in exercise science or in a related field, with a GPA of 3.0 or better during the last half of undergraduate work.
Prerequisite course work for the MS degree and graduate certificate includes undergraduate course work in
- exercise physiology
- exercise prescription
- exercise techniques/assessment
- biomechanics
- human anatomy
- physiology
- inorganic chemistry
- organic chemistry
- physics
- biochemistry (recommended)
Academic course deficiencies will require additional course work prior to enrollment in graduate courses in exercise science.
See Admission Requirements for application procedures. Applicants to the graduate certificate program follow the same procedures as those for the MS degree. Nine of the eleven required credits may be applied toward a graduate degree in Exercise Science.
At a Glance
Clinical Exercise Physiology
Experimental Exercise Physiology (thesis only)
Contact Us
Deb Haberman
E-mail: habermad@wsu.edu
Telephone: 509.358.7811
