Exercise Science

Whether you plan on starting your career right away orpursuing graduate school, the exercise science major willprepare you for fields like personal training/fitness, strengthand conditioning, wellness, health promotion, and fitness andhealth management. Our program gives you an edge, withopportunities for undergraduate research with world-classphysicians and community outreach programs that will buildyour professional experience.

Contact Info:KinesiologyMcPhee Physical Education Center208509 University Drive715-836-3840 |kinesiology@uwec.edu

“My experience inkinesiology wasirreplaceable. I waspresented withopportunities toconduct research,train my own clients,and complete a 12-week internship. Allof which providedmemories andknowledge that putme ahead in mycareer and made mytime at Eau Clairesome of the bestyears of my life!”— Megan Kidd | HumanPerformance '14

MajorComprehensive major (no minorrequired)• Kinesiology - Exercise Science

Where you'll findour grads• Strength and Conditioning

Coordinator, Elite Athlete Services(Chula Vista, CA)

• Wellness Coach, Group Health (EauClaire, WI)

• Chronic Disease PreventionCoordinator, Fon du Lac FamilyYMCA (Fon du Lac, WI)

• Research Assistant, University ofColorado Health Sciences Center(Denver, CO)

• Exercise Physiologist, LifePointHealth (Watertown, WI)

Prepared forSuccessThe coursework in the exercise scienceprogram prepares students forprofessional certification in the fieldsof health, fitness, diseasemanagement, or strength andconditioning. Students usually pursuecertifications from the AmericanCollege of Sports Medicine, NationalStrength and ConditioningAssociation, National Academy ofSports Medicine, or American Council

on Exercise. Our graduates maintain anearly 100 percent pass rate for thesenational certification exams. Typicalcareers for graduates in this fieldinclude personal training at fitnesscenters, performance training forathletes and teams, research, worksitehealth promotion, and coaching. Manystudents choose to continue theireducation in graduate school.

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Why UW-Eau ClaireHands-On ExperienceStudents put their education intopractice with outreach programsoffered by the Department ofKinesiology, helping communitymembers from diverse populationsimprove their health while alsogaining valuable experience that willgive them an edge in their career. Abroader, theoretical emphasis ondiversity is included in programcoursework as a supplement to theexperiential learning pieces that are abig part of the program. Outreachprograms include:• Cancer recovery and fitness

program• Community fitness program• P.R.I.D.E. Program (Physical activity

and Recreation for Individuals withDisabilities in the Eau Claire area)

• P.R.I.D.E. Program for adults• Homeschool physical education

InternshipsMany opportunities exist for anexercise science internship, includingcompetitive national internships. Themost popular sites for internshipsinclude fitness centers, hospitals,clinics, nursing homes, and strengthand conditioning centers. We haveinternships available right here in ourcommunity and across the country:• Momentum Sport Fitness, Eau

Claire, WI• Bellin Health, Green Bay, WI• Boeing Fitness Center, Huntington

Beach, CA• Train 4 the Game, Austin, TX

Research OpportunitiesStudents enjoy individualizedattention from dedicated faculty asthey dive into their research interest,and they collaborate with world-classphysicians under the new mastercollaborative research agreementbetween UW-Eau Claire and MayoClinic Health System. Exercise science

majors complete a senior researchproject, and outstanding research issubmitted by faculty to nationalscholarly journals, like theInternational Journal of Research inExercise Physiology--a peer-reviewedjournal founded for the purpose ofpublishing undergrad studentresearch and providingundergraduates with valuableexperience in the peer-review andpublication process.

Innovative FacilitiesThe Kinesiology Department isdedicated to providing hands-on workthat sets our students apart. Outside ofthe classroom, students work in theExercise Physiology Lab, a researchfacility where they get hands-onexperience evaluating humanperformance and researching fitnessand performance. The ExercisePhysiology Lab is expanding in size toallow even more undergraduate-levelresearch. Preliminary plans have alsobeen laid out for the Sonnentag Eventand Recreation Complex. As currentlyenvisioned, the complex will includeYMCA, UW-Eau Claire and Mayo ClinicHealth System wellness, aquatics andrecreation facilities, providing evenmore opportunity for kinesiologystudents to have professionalexperiences.

First-YearSuggestedCurriculum• Anatomical Kinesiology• Exercise Science secondary choice• Exercise Science secondary choice• Orientation to Kinesiology• Physical Science or Physics I• University writing requirement -

depending on placement exam

Special AdmissionGuidelinesAdmission Requirements:• 2.5 GPA• Completion of the following classes

with a grade of "C" or above: Kins304, 308, 309

• Sophomore standing