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2018/2019 fcc catalog
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Health and Exercise Sciences
Area of Concentration within the A.A. in Arts & Sciences
(Transfer)
Designed for students wishing to further their career goals in the health, fitness,
physical education, and coaching fields. This program of study prepares students
to transfer to a four-year institution. It requires completion of general education
courses and selected PE/Health courses. High school preparation for this option
should include algebra, biology, and chemistry.
• Students must complete their creditEnglish and Mathematics within the first
24 credits.
• One course must meet the cultural competence graduation requirement.
• CORE: The General Education CORE is that foundation of the higher education
curriculum providing a coherent intellectual experience for all students. Students
should check with an advisor or the transfer institution (ARTSYS) before selecting
General Education CORE requirements.
• In some General Education categories (Mathematics, Biological & Physical
Sciences), a 4-credit course selected from the GenEd course list will satisfy the
requirement in place of a 3-credit course. Students should check with an advisor
before selecting these courses.
• For the PE/Health requirement, a 3-credit Physical Education or Health course may
satisfy the requirement in place of a 1-credit course. Students should check with
an advisor before selecting this course.
• Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in EN 101.
Course Credits
English
EN 101 English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Mathematics
Mathematics Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences
PS 101 General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ED/PS 208 Human Growth & Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Arts & Humanities
Arts Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Humanities Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Communications Elective (GenEd course list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Biological & Physical Sciences
BI 101 Principles of Biology I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
BI 103 Anatomy & Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
General Education Elective (Select from GenEd course list) . . . . . . . 3
PE/Health Requirement(PE 241 satisfies the requirement)
Departmental Requirements
PE 153 Introduction to Health and Exercise Sciences . . . . . . . 3
PE 154 Fitness for Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE 241 Methods of Fitness & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 247 Methods of Strength Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
HE 102 Nutrition in a Changing World, or
HE 200 Principles and Application of Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . 3
HE 204 Health Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
BI 104 Anatomy & Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Students should check with an advisor or the transfer institution
(ARTSYS) before selecting their electives. Depending on the
transfer institution, recommended electives may include:
ED 102 Foundations of Education (3)*
ED 202 Educational Psychology (3)*
ED 203 Foundations of Special Education (3)*
PE 161 Psychology of Sport (3)
PE 236 Coaching Principles (3)
PE 249 Fitness Assessment and Business Practices (3)
PE 250 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries (3)
PE 252 Essentials of Personal Training (4)
HE 201 Stress Management (3)
CH 101 General Chemistry (4)**
BU 109 Entrepreneurship & Small Business Enterprise (3)
INTR 102 Internship (2)
Any one credit PE course (1)
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* Those who are planning to teach in the K-12 system should take these courses.
** This course is required by many transfer schools. See your advisor in order to
match the elective credits to your specific transfer institution.
Fitness/Personal Trainer
Certificate (Career)
Prepares students for a career in personal training, the training of different
populations to improve their fitness levels. Certification is through the National
Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
A grade of“C”or better must be earned in all courses in the Personal Trainer
program.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
BI 103 Anatomy & Physiology or
BI 107 Human Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
HE 110 Nutrition Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 108 Body Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 154 Fitness for Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE 237 Exercise Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 241 Methods of Fitness and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 247 Methods of Strength Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PE 249 Fitness Assessment and Business Practices . . . . . . . . 3
PE 250 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE 252 Essentials of Personal Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
INTR 102 Internship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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PE 249 is only offered in the fall semester.
PE 252 is only offered in the spring semester. Students should do the internship in
the same semester as PE 252, or if not, then in the semester immediately following.
There are additional certification fees associated with PE 252. See program
manager for details.
Physical Education, Coaching
Letter Of Recognition (Career)
Gives students the necessary knowledge and skills to pursue a career in athletic
coaching.
Course Credits
Departmental Requirements
PE 161 Psychology of Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE 236 Coaching Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PE 250 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries . . . . . . . . . . 3
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PE 161 is offered in fall semester only.
PE 236 is offered in spring semester only.