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
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses for BA in Exercise, Nutrition and Health Science (ENHS) (17 Hours of Core) | ||
| BIOL 123 | ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY I | 4 |
| BIOL 124 | ANATOMY &PHYSIOLOGY II | 4 |
| FIT 100 | INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE SCIENCE & NUTRITION | 3 |
| FIT 235 | NUTRITION SPORT | 3 |
| HCA 360 | FOUNDATIONS HEALTH EDUCATION | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sport and Health Coaching Concentration | ||
| (4 Required Courses - 12 Hours) | ||
| FIT 140 | HUMAN PERFORM | 3 |
| FIT 320 | SPORT SAFETY TRAINING | 3 |
| FIT 325 | COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT | 3 |
| AHS 385 | HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING | 3 |
| (Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours) *At least two electives must be at the 300 level. | ||
| ALH 119 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
| FIT 180 | FITNESS ASSESS | 3 |
| FIT 192 | ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING | 3 |
| FIT 265 | SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT | 3 |
| FIT 375 | STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | 3 |
| FIT 390 | EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN | 3 |
| FIT 310 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT | 3 |
| AHS 260 | CLINICAL NUTRITION | 3 |
| AHS 315 | NUTRITION ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| AHS 330 | SCIENCE OF FOOD | 3 |
| AHS 340 | PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH | 3 |
| AHS 351 | ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | 3 |
| AHS 399 | ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE | 3 |
| HCA 300 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| BIOL 221 | KINESIOLOGY | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition and Health Science Concentration | ||
| (4 Required Courses - 12 Hours) | ||
| AHS 260 | CLINICAL NUTRITION | 3 |
| AHS 330 | SCIENCE OF FOOD | 3 |
| AHS 340 | PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH | 3 |
| HCA 300 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
| (Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours) * At least two electives must be at the 300 level. | ||
| ALH 119 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
| FIT 140 | HUMAN PERFORM | 3 |
| FIT 180 | FITNESS ASSESS | 3 |
| FIT 192 | ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING | 3 |
| FIT 265 | SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT | 3 |
| FIT 375 | STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | 3 |
| FIT 390 | EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN | 3 |
| FIT 310 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT | 3 |
| FIT 320 | SPORT SAFETY TRAINING | 3 |
| FIT 325 | COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT | 3 |
| AHS 315 | NUTRITION ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| AHS 351 | ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | 3 |
| AHS 385 | HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING | 3 |
| AHS 399 | ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE | 3 |
| BIOL 221 | KINESIOLOGY | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology Concentration | ||
| (4 Required Courses - 12 Hours) | ||
| BIOL 221 | KINESIOLOGY | 3 |
| AHS 351 | ADVANCED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY | 3 |
| FIT 375 | STRENGTH & CONDITIONING | 3 |
| FIT 390 | EXERCISE PROGRAM DESIGN | 3 |
| (Select 3 Electives - 9 Hours)*At least two electives must be at the 300 level. | ||
| ALH 119 | INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 3 |
| FIT 140 | HUMAN PERFORM | 3 |
| FIT 180 | FITNESS ASSESS | 3 |
| FIT 192 | ATHLETIC TRAINING & TAPING | 3 |
| FIT 265 | SPORTS INJURIES & TREATMENT | 3 |
| FIT 310 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPORT | 3 |
| FIT 320 | SPORT SAFETY TRAINING | 3 |
| FIT 325 | COACHING & MOTIVATION IN SPORT | 3 |
| AHS 260 | CLINICAL NUTRITION | 3 |
| AHS 315 | NUTRITION ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| AHS 330 | SCIENCE OF FOOD | 3 |
| AHS 340 | PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH | 3 |
| AHS 385 | HEALTH & WELLNESS COACH TRAINING | 3 |
| AHS 399 | ADVANCED INTERNSHIP CAPSTONE | 3 |
| HCA 300 | GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 |
Other Content
CORE Requirements (General Education)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1 |
Higher level of Math may be required by major |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| FYS 101 | 1 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | 3 | FIT 235 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | Humanities #2 | 3 |
| Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103) | 3 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| MATH 110 | 3 | General Elective or ALH 119 | 3 |
| FIT 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101 | 3 | Social Science #2 | 3 |
| BIOL 123 | 4 | BIOL 124 | 4 |
| Humanities #3 | 3 | FIT 140 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 16 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| HCA 360 | 3 | FIT 325 | 3 |
| FIT 320 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)2 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| AHS 385 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Major Elective2 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 120 | |||
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| FYS 101 | 1 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | 3 | FIT 235 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | Humanities #2 | 3 |
| Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103) | 3 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| MATH 110 | 3 | General Elective or ALH 119 | 3 |
| FIT 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101 | 3 | Social Science #2 | 3 |
| BIOL 123 | 4 | BIOL 124 | 4 |
| Humanities #3 | 3 | AHS 330 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 16 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| HCA 360 | 3 | AHS 340 | 3 |
| AHS 260 | 3 | HCA 300 | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)2 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| General Elective1 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Major Elective2 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 120 | |||
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| FYS 101 | 1 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | 3 | FIT 235 | 3 |
| Humanities #1 | 3 | Humanities #2 | 3 |
| Social Science #1 (Suggest PSYC 103) | 3 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| MATH 110 | 3 | General Elective or ALH 119 | 3 |
| FIT 100 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101 | 3 | Social Science #2 | 3 |
| BIOL 123 | 4 | BIOL 124 | 4 |
| Humanities #3 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | ||
| 13 | 16 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| HCA 360 | 3 | BIOL 221 | 3 |
| FIT 375 | 3 | FIT 390 | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | Social Science #3 (Suggest PSYC 200)2 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| AHS 351 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Major Elective2 | 3 | Major Elective2 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| General Elective1 | 3 | General Elective1 | 3 |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| FYS 101 | 1 | ENG 102 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | 3 | FIT 235 | 3 |
| FIT 100 | 3 | BIOL 124 | 4 |
| BIOL 123 | 4 | Ideas of Social Justice | 3 |
| MATH 121 | 3 | MATH 122 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| COMM 101 | 3 | BIOL 221 | 3 |
| HCA 360 | 3 | Humanities #1 | 3 |
| PSYC 103 | 3 | PSYC 201 | 3 |
| Experiential Learning | 3 | General Elective | 3 |
| MATH 231 | 5 | MATH 217 | 3 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| AHS 351 | 3 | BIOL 201 | 5 |
| CHEM 201 | 5 | CHEM 202 | 5 |
| FIT 375 | 3 | FIT 390 | 3 |
| Social Science #3 | 3 | Humanities #2 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Credit Hours | Spring | Credit Hours |
| BIOL 202 | 5 | Major Elective1 | 3 |
| Major Elective1 | 3 | Major Elective1 | 3 |
| Humanities #3 | 3 | Experiential Learning | 3 |
| PHYS 201 | 4 | PHYS 202 | 4 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credit Hours 120 | |||
- 1
At least two electives must be at the 300 level.