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Sports Medicine/Fitness Science (Transfer)

Program Description

Designed to allow students to transfer into baccalaureate programs in Physical Education or related areas with a Sports Medicine emphasis.  The broad field of Sports Medicine/Fitness Science includes post-baccalaureate employment opportunities in teaching, athletic training, physical therapy, sports rehabilitation, biomechanics, exercise physiology, motor learning, sports orthopedics, sports podiatry, sports psychology, cardiac rehabilitation, EKG technician, and fitness technician.

Associate in Science Degree

The Associate in Science Degree can be obtained upon completion of a total 60 units, including the 33-34 unit major, the general education requirements, and electives.

Required Courses

PE 20.1 - Foundations of PE 3 Units
PE 20.2 - Care/Prevention of Athletic Injuries 3 Units
PE 20.3 - Advanced First Aid & CPR 2 Units
PE 20.6 - Intro. to Sports Science 3 Units
PE 20.7 - Concepts of Fitness 3 Units
*PE Activity courses 2-3 Units
BIOSC 5 - Physiology 5 Units
BIOSC 6 - Human Anatomy 5 Units
CHEM 10 - Intermediate Chemistry 4 Units
**NUTRI 10 - Nutrition 3 Units

Total of 33-34 Units

*Aquatics (2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6), Combatives (3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 3.8), Dance 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12), Fitness Courses (5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 5.13, 6.0, 6.5), Individual Sports (7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7), Racquet Sports (8.1, 8.2, 8.4, 8.7, 8.8, and Team Sports (9.1, 9.2, 9.4, 9.7, 9.8, 9.10, 9.11, 9.30, or any Intercollegiate Athletics course).

**For those transferring to UC in preparation for a physical therapy major, it is recommended that CHEM 11-Basic Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry be taken in place of NUTRI 10.

Recommended Electives:
 CIS 1
H ED 2
MATH 11
PE 55
PSYCH 20

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