Exercise and Sport Science Comprehensive Major: Sport and Fitness Management Emphasis

Program Requirements

A minimum of 55 credits is required, including the 15-credit Exercise and Sport Science Nucleus:

To graduate, all exercise and sport science majors must complete ESS 181 Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science and ESS 185 Lifetime Wellness with a minimum grade of “C”:

Exercise and Sport Science Nucleus
ESS 181Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science3
ESS 185Lifetime Wellness3
ESS 320Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity3
ESS 490Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity3
Select one of the following ESS Capstone courses: 13
Senior Seminar in Exercise and Sport Science
K-12 Student Teaching
Internship in Exercise and Sport Science
Total Credits15
1

EDUC 410 K-12 Student Teaching is a capstone option for K-12 Physical Education majors seeking Colorado licensure; ESS 498 Internship in Exercise and Sport Science is a capstone option for the ESS Standard Emphasis.

First Aid/CPR competency and the following:

ACC 201Introduction to Financial Accounting3
ACC 202Introduction to Managerial Accounting3
ECON 202Microeconomics3
ESS 282Principles of Sport and Fitness Management3
ESS 382Management of Sport and Fitness Facilities3
ESS 405Practicum in Exercise and Sport Science1
ESS 440Topics in Sport & Fitness Management (must be taken twice for credit)6
ESS 450Risk Management in Physical Activity Settings3
ESS 498Internship in Exercise and Sport Science3
MATH 140College Algebra (GT-MA1)3
ROE 333Recreation and Sport Marketing3
One of the following:3
Spreadsheets and Analysis
Professional Computer Skills
One of the following:3
Physical Activity Programming
Program Planning (with laboratory)
Total Credits40

"C" or better required for both ESS 181 Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science and ESS 185 Lifetime Wellness to receive credit toward ESS degree.  

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
ESS 181
Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science
or Lifetime Wellness
3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) 3
HWTR 100 First Year Seminar 1
Gen Ed General Education Courses 8
 Credits15
Spring
ESS 181
Foundations of Exercise and Sport Science
or Lifetime Wellness
3
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) 3
MATH 140 College Algebra (GT-MA1) "C-" or better required to move on to ACC 201 and ECON 202. 3
Gen Ed General Education Courses 6
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
ESS 282 Principles of Sport and Fitness Management 3
ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting "C" or better required to move on to ACC 202. 3
Gen Ed General Education Courses 9
 Credits15
Spring
ACC 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3
BUAD 220
Spreadsheets and Analysis
or Professional Computer Skills
3
ECON 202 Microeconomics 3
Gen Ed General Education Courses 3
Elective Elective/Minor/Certificate/2nd Major 3
 Credits15
Year Three
Fall
ESS 320 Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity 3
ESS 450 Risk Management in Physical Activity Settings 3
Elective Elective (upper division) ESS/Minor/Certificate/2nd Major 9
 Credits15
Spring
ESS 382 Management of Sport and Fitness Facilities 3
ESS 440 Topics in Sport & Fitness Management 3
ROE 333 Recreation and Sport Marketing 3
Elective Elective (upper division) ESS/Minor/Certificate/2nd Major 6
 Credits15
Year Four
Fall
ESS 385
Physical Activity Programming
or Program Planning (with laboratory)
3
ESS 405 Practicum in Exercise and Sport Science 1
ESS 490 Sociology of Sport and Physical Activity 3
Elective Elective (upper division) ESS/Minor/Certificate/2nd Major 9
 Credits16
Spring
ESS 440 Topics in Sport & Fitness Management 3
ESS 495 Senior Seminar in Exercise and Sport Science 3
ESS 498 Internship in Exercise and Sport Science 3
Elective Elective (upper division) ESS/Minor/Certificate/2nd Major 6
 Credits15
 Total Credits121

Western is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four‐year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major and General Education. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. You are responsible for ensuring your overall, upper division, and major‐specific credits as well as GPA requirements are fulfilled for graduation.