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Program checklist · Health and Exercise Science (BS)

Health and Exercise Science (BS)

Simmons University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Health and Exercise Science (BS)
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This program provides a challenging educational experience for students who wish to pursue careers in healthcare, fitness and wellness. The major provides hands-on experience in the health/ fitness industry tied to core academic preparation in the science of exercise and health. Students of health and exercise science will have the requisite coursework for graduate programs in Physical Therapy, Direct-Entry Nurse Practitioner, Occupational Therapy, Athletic Training, Physician's Assistant, Chiropractic Medicine, Optometry, Podiatry, Nutrition, Public Health, Strength & Conditioning, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Health Education, Health Administration, Behavior Analysis and much more. Graduates of a health and exercise science program may work in community, retail, or medical fitness centers, hospital-based clinical exercise rehabilitation, clinical research, corporate wellness programs, and nonprofit health promotion organizations.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167783
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167783_15e56202
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

36 items
  1. BIOL 113
    General Biology
    As published: “BIOL 113”
  2. CHEM 111
    Principles of General Chemistry
    As published: “CHEM 111”
  3. CHEM 113
    General & Quantitative Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 113”
  4. CHEM 112
    Principles of Organic Chemistry
    As published: “CHEM 112”
  5. BIOL 113
    General Biology
    As published: “BIOL 113, CHEM 111, CHEM 113, and CHEM 112 all include labs”
  6. BIOL 113
    General Biology
    As published: “BIOL 113, and STAT 118 or STAT 239: prereq. for BIOL 246”
  7. CHEM 111
    Principles of General Chemistry
    As published: “CHEM 111, CHEM 112: prereq. for BIOL 231”
  8. STAT 118
    Introductory Statistics
    As published: “STAT 118”
  9. PSYC 101
    Introduction to Psychological Science
    As published: “PSYC 101”
  10. NUTR 112
    Introduction to Nutrition Science
    As published: “NUTR 112”
  11. EXSC 100
    Introduction to Exercise Science
    As published: “EXSC 100”
  12. EXSC 110
    Form and Function in Resistance Exercise
    As published: “EXSC 110”
  13. BIOL 231
    Anatomy and Physiology I
    As published: “BIOL 231”
  14. BIOL 232
    Anatomy and Physiology II
    As published: “BIOL 232”
  15. BIOL 246
    Foundations of Exercise and Health
    As published: “BIOL 246”
  16. BIOL 231
    Anatomy and Physiology I
    As published: “BIOL 231, BIOL 232, and BIOL 246 all include labs”
  17. BIOL 332
    Exercise Physiology
    As published: “BIOL 332 / EXSC 332”
  18. PSYC 232
    Health Psychology
    As published: “PSYC 232”
  19. EXSC 361
    Exercise Assessment & Prescription
    As published: “EXSC 361”
  20. BIOL 332
    Exercise Physiology
    As published: “BIOL 332 and EXSC 361 include labs”
  21. BIOL 332
    Exercise Physiology
    As published: “BIOL 332: prereq. for EXSC 361”
  22. BIOL 362
    Kinesiology
    As published: “BIOL 362 / EXSC 362”
  23. BIOL 370
    (
    As published: “BIOL 370”
    8
  24. BIOL 362
    Kinesiology
    As published: “BIOL 362 includes lab”
  25. BIOL 370
    (
    As published: “BIOL 370: (4 credits in Fall and 4 credits in Spring)”
    8
  26. DPT 612
    Professional Seminar I
    As published: “DPT 612 and DPT 672: Serve as a replacement for BIOL 370 (Fall)”
  27. DPT 613
    Professional Seminar II
    As published: “DPT 613 and DPT 673: Serve as a replacement for BIOL 370 (Spring)”
  28. DPT 621
    Human Anatomy
    As published: “DPT 621 and DPT 622: Serve as a replacement for BIOL 362”
  29. DPT 652
    Evidence Informed Practice I
    As published: “DPT 652: Serves as a replacement for 2nd EXSC elective (1st met by PHYS 110)”
  30. DPT 612
    Professional Seminar I
    As published: “DPT 612”
  31. DPT 672
  32. DPT 613
    Professional Seminar II
    As published: “DPT 613”
  33. DPT 673
  34. DPT 621
    Human Anatomy
    As published: “DPT 621”
  35. DPT 622
    Movement Science I
    As published: “DPT 622”
  36. DPT 652
    Evidence Informed Practice I
    As published: “DPT 652”

Health and Exercise Science Electives

30 items
  1. AST 232
    Race, Gender & Health
    As published: “AST 232 / SOCI 232 / WGSS 232”
  2. BIOL 221
    Microbiology
    As published: “BIOL 221”
  3. BIOL 233
    Strength and Conditioning
    As published: “BIOL 233 / EXSC 233”
  4. BIOL 334
    Neurobiology
    As published: “BIOL 334”
  5. BIOL 336
    Genetics
    As published: “BIOL 336”
  6. BIOL 337
    Molecular Biology
    As published: “BIOL 337”
  7. CHEM 223
    Principles of Biochemistry
    As published: “CHEM 223”
  8. CHEM 224
    Organic Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 224”
  9. CHEM 225
    Organic Chemistry II
    As published: “CHEM 225”
  10. CHEM 345
    Biochemistry
    As published: “CHEM 345”
  11. EXSC 233
    Strength and Conditioning
    As published: “EXSC 233 / BIOL 233”
  12. NUTR 110
    Sociocultural Implications of Nutrition
    As published: “NUTR 110”
  13. NUTR 215
    Sports Nutrition
    As published: “NUTR 215”
  14. NUTR 311A
    Nutrient Metabolism Part I
    As published: “NUTR 311A”
  15. NUTR 360
    Lifestyle Rx
    As published: “NUTR 360”
  16. NUTR 405
  17. PH 101
    Introduction to Public Health
    As published: “PH 101”
  18. PH 201
    Introduction to Epidemiology
    As published: “PH 201”
  19. PH 345
    Health Systems & Policy
    As published: “PH 345”
  20. PHIL 130
    Ethics
    As published: “PHIL 130”
  21. PHYS 110
    Introductory Physics I
    As published: “PHYS 110”
  22. PHYS 111
    Introductory Physics II
    As published: “PHYS 111”
  23. PSYC 231
    Psychopathology and Mental Health
    As published: “PSYC 231”
  24. PSYC 235
    Developmental Psychology
    As published: “PSYC 235”
  25. PSYC 236
    Psychology of Adolescence
    As published: “PSYC 236”
  26. SOCI 231
    Sociology of Childhood
    As published: “SOCI 231”
  27. SOCI 241
    Health, Illness & Society
    As published: “SOCI 241 / PH 241”
  28. SOCI 245
    Global Health
    As published: “SOCI 245 / PH 245”
  29. SOCI 266
    Sociology of Sports
    As published: “SOCI 266”
  30. PH 345
    Health Systems & Policy
    As published: “PH 345”
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