Overview

The benefits of a healthy lifestyle extend beyond physical and mental well-being and impact nearly every aspect of our lives. Consequently, the health and fitness industry generates more than $80 billion worldwide every year.

You’ll learn to evaluate fitness levels, design results-oriented exercise programs and apply coaching methodologies to help your clients reach their full potential.

Franklin University’s B.S. Exercise Science is aligned with ACSM guidelines for exercise testing, as well as prescription. You’ll explore health screening, exercise risk assessment, methods of exercise testing and prescription. You’ll get opportunities to interact with tools like the Just Jump system that measures lower-body power and reaction time, ergometers to identify anaerobic aerobic fitness levels, as well as a variety of tools to measure lung capacity and cardio fitness levels. You’ll become proficient in using fitness testing to assess individuals’ exercise tolerance, determine fitness level and prescribe appropriate exercise.

Career Opportunities

Personal Trainer

Personal trainers work 1:1 in to develop exercise and fitness programs to help individuals reach their personal health can fitness goals.

Exercise Physiologist

Exercise physiologists evaluate patients’ current fitness levels and create programs to aid in improvement or maintenance.

Sports Administrator

Sports administrators manage and promote sport clubs, programs and facilities for K-12 schools and community organizations, as well as at the college and professional level.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Designing Exercise Programs

Contemporary Issues in Sport

Exercise Physiology

Strength Train/Condition

Kinesiology/Biomechanics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Columbus, United States

Disciplines

Sport and Exercise Science View 55 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A student who meets at least one of the following criteria is eligible for admission as a degree-seeking student:

Has provided official documentation of graduation from an accredited high school or its equivalent (see Documentation Required below), or
Has an associate, bachelor or master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, an institution recognized as a candidate for accreditation, or an institution recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation

Tuition Fee

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International

15780 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 526 USD per credit during 48 months.
National

11940 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 398 USD per credit during 48 months.
In-State

11940 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 398 USD per credit during 48 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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