Associate in Science
Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree
Pre-Exercise Science
Pre-Exercise Sceince Course Descriptions
Dean: Dr. Shirley Wendel
Coordinator: Susie Myers
Curriculum pathway leading to an Associate in Science in Liberal Arts and
Sciences for students transferring into the following 4-year program.
Note: Students should observe the "See course description" footnotes that appear throughout the following programs. Many courses in these programs have prerequisites or are offered only during certain semesters or at certain times.
These programs provide students with their basic education and prepare them to transfer to a four-year college.
Students interested in completing the bachelor's degree program in exercise science should follow this course of study. Two years of a general education programs and two years exercise science courses must be completed. Students should consult with the college where they plan to transfer at an early date in their college career.
The Associate in Science Degree meets the Board of Regents Transfer and Articulation Agreement. A Student completing this program and transferring to a public university, therefore, "will be accepted as having satisfied the general education requirements of all Kansas public universities."
General Education Requirements
College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)
| Course Number |
Course Title |
Hours |
| Basic Skill Requirements
(9 hours) |
| ENGL 101 |
Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL 102 |
Composition II* |
3 |
SPCH 151
SPCH 153 |
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| Total |
9 |
| Humanities Requirements
(6 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines) |
| ENGL 104 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
| HIST 104 |
History to 1877 |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
| Social and Behavioral Science Requirements
(6 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines) |
| PSYC 101 |
Psychology |
3 |
| SOSC 107 |
Sociology |
3 |
| Total |
6 |
13-15 hours of Mathematics and the Natural and Physical Science courses from at least two disciplines
(lecture with lab) |
| BIOL 121 |
General Biology |
5 |
| CHEM 109 |
General Chemistry |
5 |
| MATH105 |
College Algebra |
3-5 |
| Total |
13-15 |
| Total General Education Requirements |
35-38 |
| Pre-Exercise Science Requirements |
| BIOL 141 |
Human Anatomy and Laboratory |
4 |
| BIOL 271 |
Physiology** |
3 |
| BIOL 272 |
Physiology Laboratory |
1 |
| EXSC 201 |
Introduction to Exercise Science |
2 |
| EXSC 205 |
Personal School Community Health |
3 |
| EXSC 206 |
Lifetime Fitness |
3 |
| MUSC 101 |
Music Appreciation |
3 |
| PSYC 203 |
Human Development |
3 |
|
Elective (additional credit hours to
equal a 60-hour degree) |
2 |
| Total |
25 |
| Total required for Associate in Science in Liberal Arts & Sciences in Pre-Exercise Science |
60 |
*See course description for prerequisite.
**Follow prerequisite listed in college catalog.