Successful completion of the Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology is awarded after passing an academic/competency skill exam offered as a part of Lab IV.  Students are encouraged to sit for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) certification exam after completion of the program. Recommended course sequence can be modified to the special needs of a student completing prerequisite classes in the first year.

Year One				Year Two
Fall				Fall
EXPH 560	Advanced Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology	3		EXPH 662	Advanced Exercise Physiology	3
EXPH 580	Current Topics in Exercise Physiology	2		EXPH 663	Exercise Pharmacology	3
EXPH 521	Exercise Physiology Lab I - Fitness Testing	1		EXPH 690	Internship	2
(opportunity to finish prerequisites)
Spring				Spring
EXPH 561	Cardiopulmonary Pathophysiology and Prevention	3		EXPH 664	Special Populations	3
EXPH 591	Exercise Biochemistry and Metabolism	3		NUTR 542	Applied Nutritional Physiology	3
EXPH 522	Exercise Physiology Lab II - EKG	1		EXPH 690	Internship	2
Summer				Summer
EXPH 623	Exercise Physiology Lab III - Graded Exercise Testing	2		EXPH 624	Exercise Physiology Lab IV - Comprehensive Exam	1
EXPH 681	Behavior Modification and Preventative Complementary Health	3		EXPH 684	Program Development and Administration	3
EXPH 685	Laboratory Ethics/Laboratory Procedures	2

In order to enhance the professional development of students, a degree completion requirement is membership in a professional society related to clinical exercise physiology and/or attendance at a regional or national meeting of one of those societies. A list of recognized societies may be obtained from the program website.

 

Course Descriptions