Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance, Sports and Exercise Therapy option
The Sport and Exercise Therapy concentration in Health and Human Performance is designed as a guide to assist students in their preparation for entrance application for professional graduate programs in physical therapy, occupational therapy, athletic training, chiropractic, and physician's assistant. Individuals wishing to enter a professional health program should pursue an undergraduate major in the discipline of their choice, but should take whatever additional courses may be necessary as prerequisites for admission to the specific professional school of interest.
Students are encouraged to locate the specific admissions requirement for the school of interest and work with their program advisor to ensure that all admissions requirements are met prior to graduation from Fort Hays State University.
Your 120-hour degree program of study includes:
- a 34-hour university general education program. The goal and framework of this program is designed to provide maximum transferability and flexibility for students within the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) system. For a full listing of current FHSU courses that apply toward the KBOR Systemwide Transfer GE program please click here.
- a 24-hour core of professional courses common to all Health and Human Performance majors, and
- a 24-31 hour Sport and Exercise Therapy Concentration Core
- a 10-17 cognate area
This program was revised with changes to the program effective fall 2020. All incoming freshman and new transfer students starting fall 2020 will be under the below revised program. All others already in progress will complete the program they started.
Program Summary
General Education (34 hours)
Health and Human Performance Core (24 hours)
HHP 201 Concepts in Fitness (1)
HHP 210 Introduction to HHP (3)
HHP 220 Responding to Emergencies (3)
HHP 280 Care & Prevention of Exercise and Sport Injuries (3)
HHP 330 Adapted/Special P.E. (3)
HHP 340 Tests & Measurements (2)
HHP 390 Physiology of Exercise (3)
HHP 440 Kinesiology (3)
HHP 450 Program Organization and Admin. (3)
Sport and Exercise Therapy Concentration Core (24-31 hours)
HHP 230 Principles of Nutrition (3)
HHP 312 Fitness Leadership (2)
HHP 313 Health Promotion and Wellness (3)
HHP 315 Nutrition in Athletic Populations (3)
HHP 345 Essentials of Athletic Training (3)
HHP 430 Motor Learning (2)
HHP 442 Mechanical Kinesiology (3)
HHP 445 Clinical Exercise Physiology (3)
HHP 447 Inst. In Exercise Physiology (3)
HHP 465 Internship in HHP (2-4)
HHP 602 Public Health (3)
Cognate Area (10-17 hours)
TEEL 231 Human Growth and Development (3)
BIOL 240 Microbiology for Allied Health & Lab (4)
BIOL 245 Medical Terminology (2)
BIOL 345/345L Human Anatomy w/ Lab (4) OR BIOL 230/230L Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab (4)
BIOL 346/346L Human Physiology w/ Lab (4) OR BIOL 231/231L Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab (4)
Recommended General Education Courses
These course are recommended in order to satisfy admission requirements of many professional programs. Several of these courses may be taken as a part of the 34 hour General Education requirement and the remaining selections are considered general electives.
MATH 110 College Algebra (3)
BIOL 180 Principles of Biology (3)
BIOL 180L Lab Experience in Biology (1)
CHEM 120 University Chemistry I (3)
CHEM 120L University Chemistry Lab (2)
CHEM 122 University Chemistry II (3)
CHEM 122L University Chemistry Lab (2)
MATH 250 Elements of Statistics (3)
MATH 331 Calculus Methods (3)
PHYS 111 Physics I (4)
PHYS 111L Physics I Lab (1)
PHYS 112 Physics II (4)
PHYS 112L Physics II Lab (1)
IDS 350 Diversity in the United States Political Science (3)
PSY 100 General Psychology (3)
PSY 300 Abnormal Psychology (3)
SOC 140 Introduction to Sociology (3)
IDS 400 Bioethics (3)