Exercise Science - Pre-Professional, Integrative Physiology B.S.
General Degree Requirements
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE SCIENCE - PRE-PROFESSIONAL CONCENTRATION
Course Requirements
- Students interested in medical or dental school should replace CHMY 121N, CHMY 123 and CHMY 124 with CHMY 141N/CHMY 142N, CHMY 143N/CHMY 144N, CHMY 221/CHMY 222, and CHMY 223/CHMY 224.
- Students interested in physical therapy or other graduate medical professions generally take CHMY 121N, CHMY 123 and CHMY 124. Students should talk to the IPAT advisors prior to starting a chemistry series.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| KIN 201 | Basic Exercise Prescription | 3 |
| KIN 205 | Foundations of HHP | 3 |
| NUTR 221N | Basic Human Nutrition | 3 |
| Outside Major Lower-Division Required Courses | ||
| 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 170N | Principles of Biological Diversity | 3 |
| BIOB 171N | Principles of Biological Diversity Lab | 2 |
| 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 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| PSYX 100S | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| Upper-Division Departmental Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| HTH 475E | Legal and Ethical Issues Health and Exercise Professions | 3 |
| KIN 320 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 321 | Exercise Physiology Lab | 1 |
| KIN 330 | Motor Learning and Control | 3 |
| KIN 447 | Analytical & Communicative Techniques | 3 |
| or AHAT 342 | Therapeutic Interventions | |
| KIN 460 | ECG Assessment | 2 |
| KIN 483 | Exercise Disease & Aging | 3 |
| KIN 484 | Exercise Disease & Aging Lab | 1 |
| KIN 498 | Internship | 3-6 |
| or KIN 499 | Capstone | |
| Outside Major Upper-Division Required Courses 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Electives | ||
| 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. | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 95-105 | |
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Students are required to take either BIOH 112, BIOH 113, or BIOB 160 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.