Whether you’re interested in becoming a personal trainer, fitness coach, physical therapist or a host of other opportunities, you’ll get the experiences you need to prepare you for success.
The exercise science program has been awarded initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) including the strength and conditioning add-on. The exercise science major is offered through the nutrition, dietetics, and exercise science department of the Sanford Heimarck School of Health Professions.
Upon graduation, exercise science majors are qualified to sit for the certification exam for one of two accrediting organizations, the American College of Sports Medicine or the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
The Exercise Science major at Concordia is a science-based major that prepares students to be successful in a broad variety of career options after graduation. A few of these areas include:
Additionally, many students interested in pursuing a career in a professional health-care setting major in Exercise Science to prepare for continued studies in:
My favorite aspect of this course was the hands-on experience in the lab part of the class. The laboratory component was completely different from any other lab I have taken. We had the chance to put into practice exercise tests, techniques, and protocols currently used by exercise science professionals in the field.
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