Exercise and Sports Science, B.S.E.S.S.

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The Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science (B.S.E.S.S.) degree requires successful completion of 124-125 hours of coursework as specified 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 (13-14 hours)

ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation *
ENGL 3003 Writing for the Professions
FYE 1001 First Year Experience or
HS 1001 Orientation
MATH 1143 Mathematical Functions (General Emphasis)
or
MATH 1163 Pre-calculus Mathematics (Pre-professional and Pre-Athletic Training Emphases)
or
MATH 2014 Calculus I (Pre-med Emphasis)
PSY 2073 Statistics for Behavioral Psychology or
STAT 2013 Introduction to Statistics or
AHS 2013 Statistics for the Health Sciences

General (26 hours)

Block I Electives (6 hours)

Block II Electives (12 hours)

Recommended Block II electives:

Block III Electives (7-10 hours)

Option 1

Available to students in the pre-professional , pre-med , and pre-athletic training emphases.

Option 2

Available to students in the general emphasis. Student who choose this option must take one 3-hour general elective to fulfill degree requirements.

BIOL 2153 Human Anatomy **
BIOL 2173 Human Physiology **
and either
BIOL 2151 Human Anatomy Laboratory ** or
BIOL 2171 Human Physiology Laboratory **

Option 3

Available to students in the general emphasis.

BIOL 2153 Human Anatomy **
BIOL 2173 Human Physiology **
and one 4-hour Block III course including a lab

Major Core (20 hours)

Major core courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Emphasis (64-66 Hours)

General Emphasis (66 hours)

Pre-professional Emphasis (66 hours)

Pre-Athletic Training Emphasis (65 hours)

Pre-med Emphasis (64 hours)

Total: 124-125 hours

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

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

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