Course Overview

This major is the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide-range of physical exercise conditions, including the scientific study of human movement. Students in this major select from three specialization options: Applied Exercise Physiology (AEP), Basic Exercise Physiology (BEP), and Motor Behavior (MB). AEP prepares students to enter professional school or begin careers in numerous allied health and medical fields. BEP provides a background in the physical and biological sciences required for additional graduate study in Exercise Physiology or entry into medical, dental, or physical therapy schools. MB prepares students who wish to enter physical or occupational therapy professional schools.

General Eligibility

Undergraduate students who meet the following general admission requirements at the time of application are assured admission to  A&M-Central Texas:

• Minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA on a 4.0 scale;

• Minimum 30 academic, college-level transferable semester hours. Applicants pursuing an Applied Science or Aviation Science degree may meet this requirement utilizing select workforce education credit from an approved Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree upon completion of 45 hours, to include all general education courses within the AAS.

• Must be eligible to return to all previously attended colleges or universities.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• The University requires all students to take at least one year of a foreign language. This requirement is completed by having taken two units of the same foreign language in high school, completing one year of the same foreign language in college or completing the credit-by-examination process.

  Minimum TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, or. Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band (Texas A&M University does not accept the IELTS General test)