Bachelor of Science - Exercise and Sport Science - Allied Health

Southern is one of only 153 universities and colleges around the world to be honored by Exercise is Medicine® for its efforts to create a culture of wellness on campus. The university earned gold-level designation from the Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) program, as well as earning EIM’s COVID Conqueror Badge, a new honor given to campuses that demonstrated creative adaptations to physical activity programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with the statements established by Southern Connecticut State University, the College of Health & Human Services and the Department of Health & Movement Sciences, the faculty composing the Exercise and Sport Science Program adheres to the concept of both undergraduate and graduate students engaged in study of the Health & Movement Sciences striving to accomplish the following: Professional excellence in academic knowledge and the practical application thereof based on the Competencies of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the Guidelines of the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP). Fundamental, advanced, and contemporary exercise science knowledge applied in state, regional and national professional settings of disease prevention, healthful lifestyle, physical activity promotion, clinical rehabilitation and fitness maintenance. Adherence to the ACSM published Code of Ethics and maintain the highest moral standards in professional activity. Exemplary leadership in personal and professional lifestyle behaviors demonstrating the concept “fit body – fit mind” and the Exercise is Medicine® global health initiative. Active participation in serving the professional needs of peers, the local community and the society in general. The Allied Health concentration of the Exercise and Sport Science major is designed to prepare its students for employment in a clinical health setting, or advancement to graduate degrees in professional preparation programs in Exercise Science, Applied and Clinical Exercise Physiology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant, and Chiropractic programs. Graduates are prepared for employment in the areas of cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation, research, and health improvement in special populations including pediatrics, aging, diabetes, cancer, and obesity.