Program: Exercise and Sports Science, Pre-professional Emphasis, B.S.E.S.S. - University of Tulsa

Apr 15, 2025

2014-2015 Undergraduate Bulletin

The Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science (B.S.E.S.S.) degree requires successful completion of 125 hours of coursework as detailed below:

Tulsa Curriculum

Every undergraduate must fulfill the requirements of the Tulsa curriculum, which has two parts: the core curriculum and the general curriculum.

Core (14 hours)

General (26 hours)

Block I Electives (6 hours)
Block II Electives (9 hours)†
BUS 1013 Business and Society (Block II)
BIOL 2153 Human Anatomy (Block III) ††
BIOL 2151 Human Anatomy Laboratory (Block III) ††
BIOL 2173 Human Physiology (Block III) ††
BIOL 2171 Human Physiology Laboratory (Block III) ††

Major Core (26 hours)

(must be completed with a grade of C or higher)

Pre-professional Emphasis

Students interested in pursuing studies in medical school, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or other allied health care fields should elect the pre-professional degree emphasis within the exercise and sports science degree program in order to complete the prerequisite coursework for those advanced programs of study. Students must be advised that the prerequisite requirements for programs of advanced professional study in allied health care may differ from program to program. For this reason, students must remain cognizant of specific admission prerequisites for their program of choice. Students in this emphasis must complete the exercise and sports science core and the pre-professional emphasis.

Courses with ATRG prefix must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Pre-professional Emphasis (59 hours)

Note:

‡Students must complete nine hours of internship/clinical coursework. This degree requirement is designed to allow the student to gain clinical experience in a specific, targeted setting. Students completing clinical courses must meet all standards and guidelines established by the School of Nursing for clinical students.

Total: 125 hours

*Some students will be required to enroll in ENGL 1004 prior to ENGL 1033 .

**General and teacher certification exercise and sports science majors take MATH 1093 , Mathematics with Applications. Pre-professional exercise and sports science majors take MATH 1163 , Pre-calculus.

#Teacher certification exercise and sports science majors take EDUC 3171 to fulfill core curriculum requirements. General and pre-professional exercise and sports science majors take MIS 1001 fulfill core curriculum requirements.

†Recommended Block II elective for general and pre-professional exercise and sports science majors: AHS 2123 , Folk Healing.

††BIOL 2153 , BIOL 2151 , BIOL 2173 , and BIOL 2171 must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

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