Exercise Science (BA) - Coaching Specialization
Transfer students must complete at least 40% of their major course work at Benedictine College to receive a B.A. in Exercise Science, and at least 40% of their minor course work at Benedictine College to receive an Exercise Science minor.
A maximum of one hour of fitness credit may be acquired through varsity sport participation. This applies both to majors and to non-majors.
Program Mission
The mission of the Exercise Science program is to provide a quality education in a community of faith and scholarship. We are committed to the preparation and development of skills necessary to successfully engage in a career in exercise science or to pursue a post-graduate education.
Program Outcomes
- Graduates will be able to assess the physical fitness of an individual.
- Graduates will be able to identify the muscles used in a selected activity and the roles those muscles play in the activity.
- Graduates will articulate the benefits of physical fitness.
- Graduates will be able to identify and interact with contemporary exercise science professions, including the ability to interact with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences as colleagues, clients, and students.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core Curriculum | ||
| EXSC-1150 | Foundations of Human Movement | 2 |
| EXSC-2209 | Personal & Community Health | 2 |
| EXSC-2210 | First Aid & Personal Safety | 2 |
| EXSC-2263 | Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| EXSC-3357 | Tests & Measure Health & Exsc Science | 3 |
| EXSC-3366 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| EXSC-3380 | Kinesiology & Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
| EXSC-4402 | Organiz & Admin Exer Sci & Sport | 2 |
| or ATHC-4406 | Administration of Athletic Health Care | |
| EXSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
| One swimming course or swim proficiency test | 1 | |
| Select one dance course of the following: | 1 | |
| Aerobics-FITNESS | ||
| Country & Social Dancing | ||
| Zumba (FITNESS) | ||
| Varsity Sport Activity (Dance Team only) | ||
| Coaching Specialization | ||
| EXSC-2220 | Techniques of Team Sport | 2 |
| EXSC-2222 | Techniques of Individual Sport | 2 |
| EXSC-2240 | Structural Human Anatomy | 3-8 |
| or BIOL-2242 & BIOL-2243 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I and Human Anatomy & Physiology II | |
| Select one of the following options: | 2-5 | |
| Option 1 | ||
| Basic Nutrition | ||
or EXSC-3340 | Sports Nutrition | |
| Option 2 | ||
| Basic Nutrition and Sports Nutrition | ||
| EXSC-3350 | Psychology of Sport & Methods Coaching | 2 |
| Two Theory of Coaching courses | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 39-47 | |
Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Exercise Science with Specialization in Coaching
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL-1010 | English Composition | 3 |
| EXSC-1115 | Wellness for Life | 1 |
| EXSC-1150 | Foundations of Human Movement | 2 |
| EXSC-2209 | Personal & Community Health | 2 |
| THEO-1100 | Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| Historical Inquiry Foundation | 3 | |
| Aesthetic Foundation | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EXSC-2210 | First Aid & Personal Safety | 2 |
| EXSC-2263 | Care & Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| PHIL-2010 | Logic | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| PSYC-1000 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Written Communication | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| EXSC-2220 | Techniques of Team Sport | 2 |
| EXSC-3303 | Basic Nutrition | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| EXSC-2240 | Structural Human Anatomy | 3 |
| Mathematical Reasoning Foundation | 3 | |
| EXSC-SWMP | Swimming Proficiency | NULL |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EXSC-3357 | Tests & Measure Health & Exsc Science | 3 |
| EXSC-2222 | Techniques of Individual Sport | 2 |
| EXSC Fitness Course | 1 | |
| Natural World Foundation | 3 | |
| PHIL-2100 | Principles of Nature | 3 |
| Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| EXSC-3351 | Theory Coaching & Officiating Football | 2 |
| EXSC-3350 | Psychology of Sport & Methods Coaching | 2 |
| Global Perspective | 3 | |
| Faith | 3 | |
| Scientific Method | 3 | |
| EXSC-3366 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EXSC-3380 | Kinesiology & Biomechanical Analysis | 3 |
| EXSC-3355 | Theory of Coaching & Officiating Soccer | 2 |
| Western Perspective | 3 | |
| Dance Elective | 1 | |
| Natural World Foundation w/ LAB | 4 | |
| Philosophical Inquiry | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Senior Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Written Communication | 3 | |
| Aesthetic Foundation | 3 | |
| EXSC-4402 | Organiz & Admin Exer Sci & Sport | 2 |
| Faith | 3 | |
| Philosophical Inquiry | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| EXSC-COMP | Senior Comprehensive Exam | NULL |
| Coaching | 2 | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |