Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Sciences Exercise Physiology Track

The undergraduate Exercise Physiology Track has two specializations: the Cardiac Rehabilitation / Adult Fitness Specialization and the Strength and Conditioning / Adult
Fitness Specialization. The Cardiac Rehabilitation/ Adult Fitness Specialization focuses on the physiological effects of exercise and training in the prevention and rehabilitation
of cardiac disorders. The Strength and Conditioning/Adult Fitness Specialization focuses on the effects of training on the improvement of athletic performance. The
specialization also emphasizes the role of exercise in the prevention of disease. We are recognized by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as being an institution that provides and prepares individuals for the Strength and Conditioning profession.

Lower Division Preparation
To qualify for admission into the program, students must meet all published admission requirements which include: program prerequisites, General Education/Gordon Rule,
GPA, and CLAST.

Common Prerequisites:
Students entering college prior to the Fall of 2002, with 36 semester hours or more, must meet the university’s General Education Requirements. Students entering FIU
as a freshman or transferring with less than 36 semester hours must meet FIU’s Core Curriculum Requirements. To satisfy the 8 semester hour natural sciences requirement, the student must take one restricted selection from the biological sciences with its corresponding lab and one restricted selection from the chemical sciences with its corresponding lab. The restricted selection in the biological sciences include general biology I with its corresponding lab, human biology with its corresponding lab, foundations of physiology with its corresponding lab, or human anatomy and physiology I with its corresponding lab. The restricted selection from the chemical sciences include general chemistry I with its corresponding lab, survey of chemistry with its corresponding lab, and chemistry and society, with its corresponding lab. Students entering college in the Fall of 2002 or later, will be required to meet the Florida State University System’s revised Program Prerequisites for Exercise and Sport Science Programs. These prerequisites include:

A. Human Anatomy and Physiology I or Human Anatomy
B. Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab or Human Anatomy Lab
C. Human Anatomy and Physiology II or Human Physiology
D. Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab II or Human Physiology Lab
E. College Algebra or higher level math class
F. Statistics or Precalculus
G. General Psychology
H. General Nutrition
I. Survey of Chemistry or higher level chemistry class
J. Survey of Chemistry or higher level chemistry Lab