Exercise Nutrition Health Sciences, BA

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Exercise, Nutrition, & Health Science include 38 hours required in the major.  Five required courses (17 Hours of Core) provide the foundation of knowledge.  Four required courses (12 Hours of Concentration) are offered within each of the three concentration tracks (Kinesiology, Sport & Health Coaching, and Nutrition & Health Science).  Students also select three free elective courses (9 Hours of Electives) within the BA in ENHS program and at least two of those electives must be at the 300 level. 

  • It is suggested that courses are taken in the order of the curriculum plan.
  • Following enrollment, completion of all remaining AHS, ALH, BIOL, FIT and HCA courses must be accomplished at Roosevelt University. Under special circumstances, written permission to take required courses elsewhere may be granted by the department chair.
  • Courses in Exercise, Nutrition and Health Science must have been taken within the last eight years to be accepted for graduation.
  • The university’s requirement for BA degrees is a minimum of 18 hours at the 300 level.  Students in ENHS may need 300 level courses outside of the major if they do not choose two such courses from the elective list.
  • PSYC 103 INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY and PSYC 200 INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS  are two recommended Social Science courses within the General Education Core.
  • A grade of C- is the minimal acceptable grade for a course to be applied to the major and the supporting sequence, or to be acceptable as a prerequisite for subsequent courses.
  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses in the major.

Requirements:  38 hours required in major

  • 17 hours of core
  • 12 hours of concentration
  • 9 hours of electives

Concentrations-

  • Kinesiology
  • Sport & Health Coaching
  • Nutrition & Health Sciences
 
Core Courses for BA in Exercise, Nutrition and Health Science (ENHS) (17 Hours of Core)
BIOL 123ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I4
BIOL 124ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II4
FIT 100INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE & NUTRITION3
FIT 235NUTRITION SPORT3
HCA 360FOUNDATIONS HEALTH EDUCATION3
Sport and Health Coaching Concentration
(4 Required Courses - 12 Hours)
FIT 140HUMAN PERFORM3
FIT 320SPORT SAFETY TRAINING3
FIT 325COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT3
AHS 385HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING3
(Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours) *At least two electives must be at the 300 level.
ALH 119INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY3
FIT 180FITNESS ASSESS3
FIT 192ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING3
FIT 265SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT3
FIT 375STRENGTH & CONDITIONING3
FIT 390EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN3
FIT 310CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT3
AHS 260CLINICAL NUTRITION3
AHS 315NUTRITION ASSESSMENT3
AHS 330SCIENCE OF FOOD3
AHS 340PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH3
AHS 351ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY3
AHS 399ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE3
HCA 300GLOBAL HEALTH3
BIOL 221KINESIOLOGY3
Nutrition and Health Science Concentration
(4 Required Courses - 12 Hours)
AHS 260CLINICAL NUTRITION3
AHS 330SCIENCE OF FOOD3
AHS 340PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH3
HCA 300GLOBAL HEALTH3
(Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours) * At least two electives must be at the 300 level.
ALH 119INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY3
FIT 140HUMAN PERFORM3
FIT 180FITNESS ASSESS3
FIT 192ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING3
FIT 265SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT3
FIT 375STRENGTH & CONDITIONING3
FIT 390EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN3
FIT 310CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT3
FIT 320SPORT SAFETY TRAINING3
FIT 325COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT3
AHS 315NUTRITION ASSESSMENT3
AHS 351ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY3
AHS 385HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING3
AHS 399ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE3
BIOL 221KINESIOLOGY3
Kinesiology Concentration
(4 Required Courses - 12 Hours)
BIOL 221KINESIOLOGY3
AHS 351ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY3
FIT 375STRENGTH & CONDITIONING3
FIT 390EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN3
(Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours)*At least two electives must be at the 300 level.
ALH 119INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY3
FIT 140HUMAN PERFORM3
FIT 180FITNESS ASSESS3
FIT 192ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING3
FIT 265SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT3
FIT 310CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT3
FIT 320SPORT SAFETY TRAINING3
FIT 325COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT3
AHS 260CLINICAL NUTRITION3
AHS 315NUTRITION ASSESSMENT3
AHS 330SCIENCE OF FOOD3
AHS 340PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH3
AHS 385HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING3
AHS 399ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE3
HCA 300GLOBAL HEALTH3
Other Content

CORE Requirements (General Education)

First Year Success Course or Transfer Success Course  
FYS 101 FIRST YEAR SUCCESS COURSE 1
or TRS 101 TRANSFER SUCCESS 101
Communication Requirement  
ENG 101 COMPOSITION I: CRITICAL READING & WRITING 3
ENG 102 COMPOSITION II: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH 3
COMM 101 PUBLIC SPEAKING (or program specific CORE communications course) 3
Ideas of Social Justice  
3 credits in coursework categorized as Ideas. 3
Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts  
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Art History, English (excluding ENG 101 and ENG 102), History, Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre, Communication and Women's and Gender Studies 9
Mathematics  
MATH 110 QUANTITATIVE LITERACY (or above) 1 3
Science  
One biological science and one physical science required (at least one must be a four-hour lab). (Not applicable for science majors) 7-8
Social Sciences  
9 credits from the following subject areas: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Economics, History, Journalism, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies 9
Experiential Learning  
6 credits from coursework categorized as Experiential Learning. 6
Total Credit Hours 47-48

These quantitative requirements also apply to degrees.

  • Students must earn a minimum of 120 semester hours.
  • Students may apply no more than 60 credit hours of 100-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must apply no fewer than 60 credit hours of 200- and 300-level courses toward the degree.
  • Students must have at least 18 credit hours (of the 60 credit hours above) at the 300 level.
  • Students may transfer in no more than 70 credit hours from community colleges.
  • Students earning less than 60 total hours in residence must take their final 30 hours at Roosevelt University. Note that some majors have additional requirements for RU hours.
  • Students must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher to graduate. Note that some majors have additional GPA requirements.
  • Students may apply no more than 51 hours in the major (BA) or 57 hours in the major (BS)

Sport and Health Coaching Concentration

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013FIT 2353
Humanities #13Humanities #23
Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103)3Ideas of Social Justice3
MATH 1103General Elective or ALH 1193
FIT 1003 
 16 15
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
COMM 1013Social Science #23
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
Humanities #33FIT 1403
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
 General Elective13
 13 16
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
HCA 3603FIT 3253
FIT 3203General Elective13
Physical Science3Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)23
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
AHS 3853Major Elective23
Major Elective23Major Elective23
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
*

MATH 121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA for students wishing to complete the pre-physical therapy pre-requisites in the kinesiology concentration

1

Or course towards an optional major

2

At least two electives must be at the 300 level

Nutrition and Health Science Concentration

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013FIT 2353
Humanities #13Humanities #23
Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103)3Ideas of Social Justice3
MATH 1103General Elective or ALH 1193
FIT 1003 
 16 15
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
COMM 1013Social Science #23
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
Humanities #33AHS 3303
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
 General Elective13
 13 16
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
HCA 3603AHS 3403
AHS 2603HCA 3003
Physical Science3Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)23
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
General Elective13Major Elective23
Major Elective23Major Elective23
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013FIT 2353
Humanities #13Humanities #23
Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103)3Ideas of Social Justice3
MATH 1103General Elective or ALH 1193
FIT 1003 
 16 15
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
COMM 1013Social Science #23
BIOL 1234BIOL 1244
Humanities #33General Elective13
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
 General Elective13
 13 16
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
HCA 3603BIOL 2213
FIT 3753FIT 3903
Physical Science3Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)23
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
AHS 3513Major Elective23
Major Elective23Major Elective23
Experiential Learning3General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
General Elective13General Elective13
 15 15
Total Credit Hours 120
*

MATH 121 COLLEGE ALGEBRA for students wishing to complete the pre-physical therapy pre-requisites in the kinesiology concentration

1

Or course towards an optional major

2

At least two electives must be at the 300 level

Year 1
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
FYS 1011ENG 1023
ENG 1013FIT 2353
FIT 1003BIOL 1244
BIOL 1234Ideas of Social Justice3
MATH 1213MATH 1223
 14 16
Year 2
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
COMM 1013BIOL 2213
HCA 3603Humanities #13
PSYC 1033PSYC 2013
Experiential Learning3General Elective3
MATH 2315MATH 2173
 17 15
Year 3
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
AHS 3513BIOL 2015
CHEM 2015CHEM 2025
FIT 3753FIT 3903
Social Science #33Humanities #23
 14 16
Year 4
FallCredit HoursSpringCredit Hours
BIOL 2025Major Elective13
Major Elective13Major Elective13
Humanities #33Experiential Learning3
PHYS 2014PHYS 2024
 15 13
Total Credit Hours 120
1

At least two electives must be at the 300 level.