Allied Sport Professions
(Specialization Option)
Exercise/Fitness Specialist (120 to 128 hours)
Sport Manager (120 to 133 hours)
Required Courses:
A. General Education and Prerequisite Requirements (44-57 hours)
The courses listed in this section are designed to meet GenEd 2008 requirements and provide coursework prerequisite to the professional and major components of the program. In some cases, the listed courses exceed the University GenEd 2008 requirements. NOTE: At this time, not all courses have been approved for inclusion in GenEd 2008; program and department advisers should be consulted for updates.
Basic Foundation
- Intro to University Life (if required)
- ASC 101 Introduction to University Life (1 hour)
- Writing/Composition
- ENG 101 College Writing I (4 hours)
- ENG 102 College Writing II (3 hours)
- Mathematics and Quantitative Literacy
- Math or QL course selected from approved list (MTH 116 recommended) (4 hours)
- Second Math or QL course selected from approved list (MTH 117 recommended) (4 hours)
Breadth of Knowledge
- Natural Sciences (See HPERD Department for specific course requirements)
- Natural Science course selected from approved list with corresponding lab (4 hours)
- Second Natural Science course selected from approved list (3 hours)
- Social Sciences
- For students in Exercise Fitness Specialist program
- PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology (3 hours)
- Second Social Science course selected from approved list, from department other than Psychology and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 hours)
- For students in Sport Management program
- ECN 201 Macroeconomics (3 hours)
- Second Social Science course selected from approved list, from department other than Economics and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 hours)
- Arts and Humanities
- DAN 201 Introduction to Dance (3 hours)
- Second Arts and Humanities course selected from approved list, from department other than HPERD and focusing on a society other than U.S. (Africa, Asia, Latin American, or Middle East) (3 hours)
- Social Diversity
- HPR 250 Diversity and Sports (3 hours)
- African American Course selected from approved list (3 hours)
Additional Components
- Writing/Speaking Across the Curriculum
- One of the three-course Writing-Across-the-Curriculum requirement will be met by program requirements (PED 466)
- Second WAC course selected from approved list (3 hours)
- Third WAC or SPAC course selected from approved list (3 hours)
- Capstone Experience
- PED 445 Gateway to the Profession (3 hours taken as part of major) and
PED 480 Internship (8 hours taken as part of major)- Wellness
- HED 210 Personal Health (3 hours taken as part of major)
- Foreign Language (if required)
- 2 semesters of foreign language or 2 semesters of American Sign Language (ASL) and 1 foreign culture course (0-12 hours)
B. Professional Core Requirements (28-30 hours)
The professional core of 28 to 30 hours is required for students in the two specialty areas.
- HED 200 First Aid and Emergency Care (0-2 hours)
- HED 210 Personal Health (3 hours)
- HED 475 Nutrition and Physical Activity (3 hours) - Writing course
- PED 200 Foundations of Sport, Exercise, and Movement (2 hours)
- PED 322 Kinesiology (3 hours)
- PED 324 Physical Fitness (1 hour)
- PED 325 Physiology of Exercise (4 hours)
- PED 430 Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity (4 hours) - Writing course
- PED 435 Physical Education for Students with Disabilities (4 hours)
- PED 465 Law and Policy Studies in Sport and Physical Education (4 hours)
C. Specialty Requirements
1. Exercise/Fitness Specialist (37 to 41 hours)
Theory and Practice (32 to 36 hours)
- HED 359 Principles of Health Education (3 hours)
- MLR 301 Principles of Management (3 hours)
- PED 205 Introduction to Sports Management (3 hours)
- PED 415 Evaluation in Physical Education (3 hours)
- PED 466 Sport Facility Management (3 hours) - Writing course
- PED 467 Sport Marketing (3 hours)
- PED 470 Seminar in Training and Conditioning (3 hours)
- PED 472 Physiology of Aging (3 hours)
- PED 480/481 Internship and Senior Seminar (8 or 12 hours)
Personal Skill (5 hours)
- PED 210-213 Group I Forms of Movement Course (1 hour)
- PED 215-218 Group II Forms of Movement Course (1 hour)
- PED 220-222 Alternative/Lifetime Sports Forms of Movement Course (1 hour)
- PED 227 Aerobics Instructor Training (1 hour)
- PED 240 Adventure Sports (2 hours)
- PES 101 Physical Fitness (1 hour)
- PES 104 Jogging (1 hour)
- PES 105 Weight Training (1 hour)
- PES 107 Cross Training (1 hour)
- PES 128 Aquatics Fitness (1 hour)
- PES 160 Water Aerobics (1 hour)
2. Sport Manager (46 hours)
Theory and Practice (32 to 36 hours)
- ACT 221 Introductory Accounting (3 hours)
- GAD 250 Business Communication (3 hours)
- IST 203 Software Tools for Personal Productivity (3 hours)
- MLR 301 Principles of Management (3 hours)
- PED 205 Introduction to Sport Management (3 hours)
- PED 461 Sport Governance (3 hours)
- PED 466 Sport Facility Management (3 hours) - Writing course
- PED 467 Sport Marketing (3 hours)
- PED 480/481 Internship and Senior Seminar (8 or 12 hours)
Personal Skill (5 hours)
Select 5 hours of PES, PED, or DAN Forms of Movement or activity courses; one from each group (5 hours).
Planned Electives (5 to 9 hours)
With adviser guidance, select 5 to 9 hours depending on number of hours in PED 480/481 Internship and Senior Seminar (8 or 12 hours).