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 certification exam after completion of the program. Students may elect to complete the program coursework on a part-time basis. Recommended course sequence can be modified to the special needs of a student completing prerequisite classes his or her 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 - Field Testing	1		EXPH 690	Internship	2
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 681	Behavior Modification and Preventative Complementary Health	2		EXPH 684	Program Development and Administration	3
EXPH 623	Exercise Physiology Lab III - Graded Exercise Testing	2		EXPH 624	Exercise Physiology Lab IV - Comprehensive Exam	1
				EXPH 683	Medical Ethics	2

** Students are required to completeand pass ("B" grade or higher) this exam within one calendar year of completing the EXPH 624 class.

For students completing coursework on a part-time basis, internships may be taken after completing courses up to and including EXPH 623.

In order to enhance the professional development of students, a requirement of degree completion will be 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.