The certificate in Exercise Science consists of 11 credits. Fulfillment of the certificate requires 2 credits in Ex Sci 596 Seminar, and the choice of 9 credits from the following courses: Ex Sci 563 Exercise Immunology (3 cr.), Ex Sci 565 Muscle Physiology & 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 9 of the 11 credits toward a graduate degree in Exercise Science. Most likely, students will use non-seminar course work toward their degree program.
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in exercise science, or in a related field with a GPA of 3.00 or better during the last half of undergraduate work.
Prerequisite course work for the M.S. degree and Graduate Certificate in Exercise Science includes undergraduate course work in exercise physiology; exercise prescription, exercise techniques/assessment, biomechanics, human anatomy, physiology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and 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 M.S. degree. Nine of the 11 required credits may be applied toward a graduate degree in Exercise Science.