Sports Medicine, Integrative Physiology B.S.
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY; SPORTS MEDICINE CONCENTRATION
Course Requirements
Students interested in Medical School should pay special attention to those additional requirements. Please meet with the Medical School Adviser in the School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training if you intend to also work towards Pre-Medical studies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Departmental Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| AHAT 210 | Prevention and Care Athletic Injuries | 2 |
| AHAT 213 | Prevention and Care Athletic Injuries Lab | 1 |
| 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 | ||
| 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: | 5 | |
Algebra- and Trigonometry-based: | ||
| College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory | ||
Calculus-based: | ||
| Fundamentals of Physics with Calculus I and Physics Laboratory I with Calculus | ||
| Statistics - 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: | ||
| AHAT 324 | Assessment of the Extremities | 2 |
| AHAT 325 | Assessment of the Extremities Lab | 1 |
| AHAT 342 | Therapeutic Interventions | 2 |
| AHAT 343 | Therapeutic Interventions Lab | 1 |
| HTH 475E | Legal and Ethical Issues Health and Exercise Professions | 3 |
| KIN 310 | Strength Training & Cond | 2 |
| KIN 320 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 321 | Exercise Physiology Lab | 1 |
| KIN 322 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| KIN 323 | Anatomical Kinesiology Lab | 1 |
| KIN 330 | Motor Learning and Control | 3 |
| KIN 410 | Advanced Strength Training & Conditioning | 3 |
| KIN 425 | Biomechanics | 3 |
| KIN 440 | Sport Psychology | 3 |
| KIN 499 | Capstone | 3 |
| KIN 460 | ECG Assessment | 2 |
| NUTR 411 | Nutrition For Sports & Exercise | 3 |
| 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 | ||
| Total Hours | 87-94 | |
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Students are required to take either BIOH 112, BIOH 113, 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.