The Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation offers our majors two different programs of study:

EXERCISE SCIENCE
The Exercise Science program provides our students with a solid foundation of learning experiences that will enable students to transfer into four-year programs in order to pursue careers in the field of Health Promotion and Fitness Management.

Graduates will demonstrate the ability and skill to:

• Analyze and explain how and why the human body responds to various types of physical activities
• Develop exercise/fitness programs for individuals or groups with diverse health backgrounds
• Analyze, evaluate and provide basic care in emergency situations
• Identify general nutritional needs of individuals as well as how nutrition impacts exercise and athletic performance
• Instruct others in the use of a variety of exercise equipment

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION
 The Health, Physical Education and Recreation program provides our students with a solid foundation of learning experiences that will enable them to transfer into four-year programs, in order to pursue careers in the field of health and physical education as teachers, or in the field of recreation.

Program Outcomes:
(Students will be able to.)

• Apply the knowledge and demonstrate the basic instructional strategies for teaching and lesson planning in health and physical education
• Demonstrate a proficiency in history, skills and knowledge of team and individual sports
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills that promote recreational activities as a means to sustaining healthy living and life-long fitness
• Analyze, evaluate and provide basic care in an emergency situations