Fitness, Exercise and Sports, Minor

The Minor in Fitness, Exercise, and Sports provides students an opportunity to gain specific knowledge pertaining to exercise and sport studies. Students can choose from two different concentrations: Wellness and Exercise Instructions or Coaching. 

Students minoring in FES with concentration in Wellness and Exercise Instruction will receive evidence-based academic training in the areas of exercise testing, prescription, and exercise instruction. Also, they will acquire a variety of motor skills, and adopt values that facilitate the attainment of autonomous behavior in lifetime fitness, safety, and wellness activities.

Students minoring in FES with concentration in Coaching will gain specific knowledge pertaining to physical education pedagogy, psychological and sociological aspects of coaching, and practicum experience in Professional Coaching, NCAA Team Sports Coaching, High-School Coaching, and Olympic Coaching.                                       

Students who minor in Fitness, Exercise, and Sports must complete the following pre-requisites:

PSYC 110Introduction to Psychology3
FES 207Introduction to Exercise Science3

FES Minor with concentration in Wellness and Exercise Instruction:

FES 202Foundations of Physical Fitness3
FES 325Exercise Testing and Prescription3
FES 320Sports Nutrition3
FES 190Weight Training Methods3
FES 407Responding to Emergencies3
Choose any for a minimum of 6 credits
FES 104Spinning (R)2
FES 116Swimming Level 12
FES 111Yoga I2
FES 113Yoga II2
FES 124Cardio-Training I3
FES 123Step Aerobics I3

FES Minor with concentration in Coaching 

FES 320Sports Nutrition3
FES 325Exercise Testing and Prescription3
FES 407Responding to Emergencies3
FES 303Athletic Practicum3
FES XXXIdentity Development of Student-Athletes1.5
FES XXXCareer and Professional Development Strategies of Student-Athletes1.5
FES XXXLeadership Development Strategies of Student-Athletes1.5
FES XXXPrinciples of Coaching3
FES XXXPsychology of Coaching3