University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Exercise Science - Pre-Professional, Integrative Physiology B.S.

Bachelor of Science - Integrative Physiology; Exercise Science - Pre-Professional Concentration

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog. 

Summary


Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses9
Outside Major Lower-Division Required Courses38-45
Upper-Division Departmental Required Courses22
Outside Major Upper-Division Required Courses8
Elective Courses18
Total Hours95-102

Degree Specific Credits: 95-102

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
KIN 201Basic Exercise Prescription3
KIN 205Foundations of HHP3
NUTR 221NBasic Human Nutrition3
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Outside Major Lower-Division Required Courses

Notes: Students interested in medical or dental school should replace CHMY 121NCHMY 123 and CHMY 124 with CHMY 141N/CHMY 142NCHMY 143N/CHMY 144NCHMY 221/CHMY 222, and CHMY 223/CHMY 224. Students interested in physical therapy or other graduate medical professions generally take CHMY 121NCHMY 123 and CHMY 124. Students should talk to the IPAT advisors prior to starting a chemistry series.

Complete one of the following courses:3
Human Form and Function I
Human Form and Function II
Principles of Living Systems
Complete all of the following courses:
BIOB 170NPrinciples of Biological Diversity3
BIOB 171NPrinciples of Biological Diversity Lab2
General Chemistry - Complete one of the following:3-5
Introduction to General Chemistry
College Chemistry I
and College Chemistry I Lab
College Chemistry II
and College Chemistry II Lab
Organic and Biochemistry - Complete one of the following series:4-6
Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry
and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab
Organic Chemistry I
and Organic Chemistry I Lab
Organic Chemistry II
and Organic Chemistry II Lab
Mathematics - Complete one of the following:4-6
College Algebra
and College Trigonometry
Precalculus
Applied Calculus
Calculus I
Complete one of the following physics sequences:10
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based:
College Physics I
and College Physics I Laboratory
College Physics II
and College Physics II Laboratory
Calculus-based:
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I
and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus
Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus II
and Physics Laboratory II with Calculus
Complete one of the following courses:3-4
Introduction to Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)
Psychological Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)
Social Statistics (must be pre-approved by advisor)
Statistical Procedures in Education (must be pre-approved by advisor)
Complete all of the following courses:
COMX 111AIntroduction to Public Speaking3
PSYX 100SIntro to Psychology3
Total Hours38-45

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Departmental Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
HTH 475ELegal and Ethical Issues Health and Exercise Professions3
KIN 320Exercise Physiology3
KIN 321Exercise Physiology Lab1
KIN 330Motor Learning and Control3
KIN 447Analytical & Communicative Techniques3
or AHAT 342 Therapeutic Interventions
KIN 460ECG Assessment2
KIN 483Exercise Disease & Aging3
KIN 484Exercise Disease & Aging Lab1
KIN 498Internship3-6
or KIN 499 Capstone
Total Hours22-25

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Outside Major Upper-Division Required Courses

Notes: Students are required to take either BIOH 112 OR BIOH 113 OR BIOB 160N prior to taking Anatomy and Physiology. Students who take the BIOH 201N and BIOH 211N Anatomy and Physiology series may need to take additional upper division credits beyond the courses required in this concentration to meet the university of Montana requirement of 39 upper-division credits for graduation.

Complete one of the following Anatomy and Physiology sequences:8
University of Montana - Mountain Campus
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I
and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions I Laboratory
Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II
and Human Anatomy and Physiology for Health Professions II Laboratory
Missoula College
Human Anatomy & Physiology I
and Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Total Hours8

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Elective Courses

Complete the following elective credits:18
Electives require adviser consent. Students should take an appropriate number of upper-division electives to achieve 39 upper-division credits, per UM graduation requirements. Students should use elective courses to meet the additional prerequisite course requirements of graduate programs they are interested in attending.

Minimum Required Grade: C-