The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.
Sample Plan: Exercise Science and Athletic Training (BS), 3+2 Track
3 Bachelor of Science (B.S.) + 2 Master of Athletic Training (MAT)
Semester 1
- TRU 120: First Year Seminar (3 cr)
- ES 190: WE/Introduction to Exercise (3 cr)
- CHEM 100: Chemistry for Contemporary Living (4 cr)
- MATH: 186 Pre-Calculus (4 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 2
- ES 245: Nutrition for Health, Fitness, and Sport (3 cr)
- PHYS 100: Concepts in Physics (4 cr)
- POL 161: American National Government (3 cr), OR POL 262: American State and Local Government (3 cr)
- COMM 170: Public Speaking (3 cr), OR COMM 252: Interpersonal Communication (3 cr), OR COMM 276: Oral Advocacy and Debate (3 cr)
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking (3 cr)
- ES 202: Strength & Conditioning Anatomy (1 cr)
Semester 3
- ES 224: Research Methods & Data Interpretation (3 cr)
- STAT 190: Basic Statistics (3 cr)
- BIOL 100: Biology (4 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language I (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 4
- ES 345: Exercise Physiology (3 cr)
- ES 342: Biomechanics w/ Lab (4 cr)
- ES 364: Prevention and Treatment of Activity and Sport Injuries (3 cr)
- PSYC 166: General Psychology (3 cr)
- Elementary Foreign Language II (3 cr)
Semester 5
- ES 347: Motor Learning w/ Lab (3 cr), OR ES 343: Movement Neuroscience with Lab (3 cr) OR ES 344: Lifespan Motor Development (3 cr)
- BIOL 365: Human Anatomy (3 cr)
- BIOL 365/L: Human Anatomy with Lab (1 cr)
- ES 445: Assessment & Prescription (3 cr)
- ES 445L: Assessment & Prescription Lab (1 cr)
- ES Core Elective (3 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3 cr)
Semester 6
- BIOL 325: Human Physiology (4 cr)
- ES 498: WE/Capstone in Exercise Science (3 cr)
- JINS 3XX: WE/____________ (3 cr)
- ES 250: Exercise Science Practicum (1 cr)
- Dialogues Curriculum course (3-6 cr)
Summer After 6th Semester
- Students in this program will begin the MAT program and will complete all requirements, as all other MAT students do.
Total MAT Hours = 62
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Total 3+2 Hours = 159
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NOTES:
- This plan presumes the incoming student has no college credits earned at the time of matriculation.
- Credits applied from other sources will necessitate adjustments.
- Students who change their major in the first two years will easily be able to pursue other Truman degrees.
- Students who change their mind after 1 year of MAT will still qualify for ES degree, but must take ES senior test.
- ES Major Requirement: The ES senior test (the EP-C) is taken after the fourth year, the undergraduate degree is conferred at that time
- (*) = ES 250 is offered fall, winter interim, spring and summer.
- Must be fully admitted as an MAT student after three years.
- WE = Writing Enhanced course
- If you have not completed the Civics Exam, we recommend doing so in your first year.
- Truman students are required to complete a Portfolio to graduate. We recommend starting to compile your work for the Portfolio sooner than later.
- Students must complete their Application to Graduate the semester prior to graduating. Apply to graduate through TruView.
- Graduating seniors need to complete their seniors test and questionnaire. We recommend reviewing the Assessment & Testing page to plan accordingly.
- The Dialogues curriculum requires a certain number of courses/credit hours in the following Perspectives: Social, Arts and Humanities, STEM, Communications, and Statistics. The exact number of courses a student will be required to take during their undergraduate career varies individually according to the credit transferred in.
Department Chair: Please contact the Center for Academic Excellence with any updates to the plan above. Rev. 7-31-24
This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.