1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition    
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition  

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-7 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• MATH 122 - Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences  OR MATH 141 - Calculus I  
• STAT 201 - Elementary Statistics  OR STAT 205 - Elementary Statistics for the Biological and Life Sciences  

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• BIOL 101 - Biological Principles I  
• BIOL 101L - Biological Principles I Laboratory  
• BIOL 102 - Biological Principles II  
• BIOL 102L - Biological Principles II Laboratory  

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Students shall demonstrate in one foreign language the ability to comprehend the topic and main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course​ 

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology  

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

• any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. At least one of these requirements must be satisfied by a course not applied elsewhere in general education. (3-9 Hours)

2. College Requirements (6-9 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

• PUBH 302 - Introduction to Public Health  
• SOCY 101 - Introductory Sociology  
• UNIV 101 - The Student in the University  (transfer students are not required to take this course)

3. Program Requirements (36-51 hours)

Supporting Courses (12 hours) 

must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

• CHEM 111 - General Chemistry I  
• CHEM 111L - General Chemistry I Laboratory  
• PHYS 201 - General Physics I  
• PHYS 201L - General Physics Laboratory I  
• CHEM 112 - General Chemistry II  and CHEM 112L - General Chemistry II Laboratory  OR PHYS 202 - General Physics II  and PHYS 202L - General Physics II Laboratory  

Exercise Science Cognate (12 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

Each student must complete an EXSC cognate of 12 credit hours. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major and enhance the student’s area of interest. EXSC cognate courses will be selected from EXSC courses that are 300 level and above. EXSC core requirement courses may not count towards the cognate. All EXSC cognate courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. 

Cognate (12 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

Each student must complete a cognate of 12 credit hours. The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. Depending on students interests, cognate courses may be selected from one or several units. A cognate differs from a minor in that the courses must be 300-level or above and may be distributed over more than one subject area. Courses applied toward minimum Carolina Core requirements, EXSC core courses, or EXSC cognate courses cannot be counted toward the cognate. All cognate courses must be approved by the student’s academic advisor. 

Minor (18 hours) optional 

Students majoring in Exercise Science may pursue minors offered by other units. In completing a minor, students may apply advisor-approved courses to both the minor and cognate, or elective requirements.

Electives (0-15 hours)

Students in Exercise Science must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Depending on specific course choices, students must complete an appropriate number of elective courses.

4. Major Requirements (31 hours)

A minimum grade of C is required in all major courses.

• EPID 410 - Principles of Epidemiology  
• EXSC 191 - Physical Activity and Health  
• EXSC 223 - Anatomy and Physiology I  
• EXSC 223L - Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory  
• EXSC 224 - Anatomy and Physiology II  
• EXSC 224L - Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory  
• EXSC 330 - The Physiology of Muscular Activity  
• EXSC 330L - Physiology of Muscular Activity Lab  
• EXSC 351 - Acquisition of Motor Skills  
• EXSC 401 - Practicum Preparation  
• EXSC 444 - Exercise Science Practicum  
• EXSC 335 - Biomechanics of Human Movement  OR EXSC 410 - Psychology of Physical Activity