Nov 13, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - SCCC & Day Students 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog - SCCC & Day Students

Exercise Science Major


The B.S. in Exercise Science is designed to provide an exemplary educational environment and experiences leading to acquisition of skills, knowledge and attitudes within scientific understanding and application of human movement and performance. The major is intended for students with a passion for helping people achieve optimal health or performance through human movement. Competence within these areas contributes to preparing our students for graduate education and leadership positions in health and allied health professions, public and private health agencies and the wellness and fitness industry.

All undergraduate courses taken at The Citadel with a subject prefix of EXSC, HLED, PHED, PSYC, and RPED will count towards the major GPA.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Exercise Science majors will be trained to be effective professionals in future careers and educational endeavors
  2. Exercise Science majors will demonstrate knowledge to assess human performance of diverse populations.
  3. Exercise Science majors will understand, conduct, and present research within the area of their field of study.

Competencies, Knowledge, or Skills to be Achieved

A student who completes this major will possess the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities to help:

  • People improve their health and physical fitness.
  • Athletes improve their training and performance.
  • Patients recover from injury and disease through human movement rehabilitation.

Science Requirements

Select option A or B:

A.) Chemistry Option

B.) Physics Option

General Electives

A student in the Exercise Science degree must complete four (4) general elective courses. Courses used to complete these requirements must be a minimum of 3 credit hours. ROTC courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement.

Major Academic Map

Click here to view the Academic Map for this major, which shows the courses and sequence.

Freshman Year


Freshman Fall


Freshman Spring


Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Junior Spring


Senior Year


Senior Fall


Senior Spring


Note:


§Students must complete four strand courses, which may be completed in any order: English (ENGS 30X ), History (HISS 30X ), Social Science (SCSS 30X ), and Science (NTSS 30X ).

Required For Graduation:


Required Hours for graduation are 122 credit hours plus successful completion of all RPED, ROTC, and LDRS graduation requirements. ROTC hours (credits, lectures, and labs) vary each semester by military department.

ROTC Course Requirements:


ROTC course requirements apply to members of the SCCC only:

  • Cadets contracted or pursuing a contract should take 8 semesters of ROTC.
  • Cadets not contracted or pursuing a contract should take 4 semesters of ROTC Basic and 4 semesters of ROTC fulfilment courses. Available ROTC fulfillment courses are published online annually by the department of Leadership Studies.
  • ROTC courses typically carry 1 to 3 hours of credit, depending on the level. ROTC fulfillment courses typically carry 3 hours of credit. See the course descriptions for specific information.