Requirements

Exercise science major requirements (11.5 credits)

  • EXSC 130 Exercise Performance 
  • EXSC 140 Sports Nutrition 
  • EXSC 160 Health & Human Physiology 
  • EXSC 251 Functional Anatomy 
  • EXSC 280 Personal & Community Health 
  • EXSC 325 Athletic Training & First Aid 
  • EXSC 330 Exercise Physiology
  • EXSC 450 Internship 
  • EXSC 451 Exercise Testing & Prescription

Two additional sciences outside the Kinesiology department


Physical education major requirements

  • EXSC 130 Exercise Performance
  • EXSC 140 Sports Nutrition
  • EXSC 160 Health & Human Physiology
  • EXSC 251 Functional Anatomy
  • EXSC 315 Biomechanics
  • EXSC 325 Athletic Training and First Aid
  • EXSC 330 Exercise Physiology
  • PHED 215 Physical Education Pedagogy I
  • PHED 216 Physical Education Pedagogy II
  • PHED 430 Adapted Physical Education

The full list of requirements for teacher licensure can be found on the Physical Education pages of the education site.


Basic skill courses

Each basic-skill course is worth 0.25 of course credits. These courses are Credit/No Credit. No more than 1.5 course credits may be counted toward the degree. Credit for a particular course will be granted only once.

  • PHED 101 Fundamentals of Basketball
  • PHED 110 Physical Fitness
  • PHED 111 Weight Training
  • PHED 112 Lacrosse
  • PHED 113 Aquatic & Dry Land Conditioning
  • PHED 123 Beginning Tennis
  • PHED 136 Badminton

Transfer Credits:

Across the Core Curriculum and other programs of Monmouth College, most transfer courses are accepted. Departments Chairs have the final determination regarding how transfer credit will be applied to meet major or minor requirements. More information for transfer students is available on our Admission Transfer Credits page.