Lenoir Rhyne College - Department of Healthful Living and Sports Studies

Welcome to the Department of

Health and Exercise Science

Clinical Track

What are the major requirements?

In addition to Lenoir-Rhyne College's core requirements, students must fulfill the necessary coursework to graduate as outlined below. A minimum of 128 credit hours are needed to graduate.

HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE MAJOR: 87 CREDITS

Biology:

281 - Human Anatomy & Physiology l 4

282 - Human Anatomy & Physiology ll 4

Chemistry:

103 - General Chemistry
4

104 - General Chemistry 4

201 - Organic Chemistry 4

202 - Organic Chemistry 4

Communication:

142 - Oral Communication 4

Healthful Living:

116 - Weight Training 1

200 - Introduction to Kinesiology 3

285 - First Aid and Emergency Care 1

288 - Nutrition
3

300 - Exercise Physiology 4

303 - Biomechanics 4

320 - Exercise Evaluation and Prescription 3

321 - Internship in Health and Exercise Science I 2

322 - Internship in Health and Exercise Science II 2

409 - Sports Law 3

410 - Directed Readings / Research Methods 3

421 - Internship in Health and Exercise Science III - Clinical 4

431 - Sports Nutrition 3

436 - Clinical Exercise Physiology 3

Physics:

121 - General Physics 4

122 - General Physics 4

Electives: 9

Students may choose three courses from any discipline offered at Lenoir-Rhyne College.

Other Requirements:

Students must register and take the ACSM Health and Fitness Instructor Certification Exam in their spring semester of their senior year. 0

What will my sequence of courses be like?

Download a copy of the course sequence for Health & Exercise Science.

Freshman Year
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Course	Credits	Course	Credits
103-General Chemistry	4	CHE-104 General Chemistry	4
121-General Physics¹	4	122-General Physics¹	4
ENG-131 Critical Thinking	4	CSC-110 Computer Technology	1
LRC-101 Freshman Experience	1	ENG-231 Writing About Literature	4
Social Science²	3	HLS-200 Intro to Kinesiology	3
Total credit hours	16		16

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Course	Credits	Course	Credits
BIO-281 Anatomy & Physiology³	4	BIO-282 Anatomy & Physiology³	4
201-Organic Chemistry	4	202-Organic Chemistry	4
HLS-116 Weight Training	1	COM-142 Oral Communication	4
MAT-115 Elementary Statistics	3	Foreign Language⁵	6
REL-100 Christian Faith	3
Fine Arts⁴	3
Totals	18		18

Junior Year
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Course	Credits	Course	Credits
Elective	3	Elective	3
HLS-101 World Civilizations I	3	HLS-102 World Civilizations II	3
HLS-285 First Aid	1	HLS-300 Exercise Physiology	4
HLS-303 Biomechanics	4	HLS-410 Directed Readings/ Research Methods	3
PSY-100 General Psychology	3	Philosophy⁶	3
SCI-300 Environmental Science	3
Totals	17		16

Senior Year
Fall Semester		Spring Semester
Course	Credits	Course	Credits
Elective	3	ACSM H/FI Certification Exam	0
HLS-288 Nutrition	3	HLS-322 Internship II	2
HLS-320 Exercise Evaluation & Prescription	3	HLS-409 Sports Law	3
HLS-321 Internship I	2	HLS-421 Internship III (Clinical)	4
REL-400 Christian Perspective	3	HLS-431 Sports Nutrition	3
		HLS-436 Clinical Exercise Phys.	3
Totals	14		15

Notes:

¹ PHY 121 & 122: Meets Physical Science core requirement; pre-requisite for biomechanics

² Social Science: POL 120 or 130 or ECO 121, 122, or 221

³ BIO 281 & 282 have to be taken during the sophomore year or graduation will be delayed.

⁴ Fine Arts: Art, Music, Dance or Theatre

⁵ Foreign languages: French, German, or Spanish 110/111; Greek or Latin 201/202

⁶ Philosophy: Any 100 or 200 level course

Looking for more information?

Contact the Health and Exercise Science Program Coordinator.

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