4+1 GRADSHARK Launch PAAD programs Program for Accelerated Advanced Degrees
SAVE TIME AND MONEY WHILE EARNING CREDIT TOWARD A GRADUATE DEGREE. Rising college seniors with a record of academic excellence have a unique opportunity to be among the first students to take advantage of our new 4+1 GradSHARK Launch PAAD programs in the Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management (HESRM). These programs offer our outstanding, advanced undergraduates the opportunity to begin earning credit towards a graduate degree while they complete the final requirements for their undergraduate degree.
SPORT & RECREATION ADMINISTRATION
EXERCISE SCIENCE
SRA majors with a 3.0 minimum GPA and 90
Exercise Science majors with a 3.0 minimum
completed undergraduate credit hours can earn
GPA and 90 completed undergraduate
12 credit hours toward their graduate degree
credit hours can earn 12 credit hours toward
while completing their undergraduate studies.
their graduate degree while completing
Courses* undergraduate students in the Launch
their undergraduate studies. Courses*
PAAD can take to earn credit towards the
undergraduate students in the Launch PAAD
graduate degree:
can take to earn credit towards the graduate
SRA 511 Applied Statistics SRA 574 Current trends in Therapeutic Recreation SRA 580 Recreational Therapy for Older Adults SRA 503 Data Analytics Methodologies ES 542 Sports Psychology *500-level courses only count towards the graduate degree when reserved for graduate credit (graduate level work must
degree: ES 514 Applied Electromyography ES 515 Stress and the Brain ES 511 Applied Statistics ES 542 Sports Psychology *500-level courses only count towards the graduate degree when reserved for graduate credit (graduate level work must be completed to earn graduate credit)
be completed to earn graduate credit)
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Where human science and service intersect.
EXERCISE SCIENCE Exercise and physical activity play essential roles for the prevention of disease, rehabilitation, and athletic performance. Employers recognize the benefit of hiring someone with advanced knowledge in the science and implementation of exercise that you will gain in our program. Learn from experts in the field of Exercise Science and have the opportunity to participate in and conduct cutting-edge research. Enjoy first-rate research and/ or internship experiences in the field of Exercise Science tailored to your career/ research interest in order to help facilitate your future career.
Our program offers long-term career flexibility, and multiple career paths are available from a single degree program: •
Future health and wellness coaches in the community or those working in corporate wellness settings
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Research scientists studying the optimization of both the body and the mind
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Strength and Conditioning coaches for major sports teams
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Clinical Exercise Scientists working in state of the art hospitals and clinics
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Physical (PT) and Occupational (OT) therapists who used this degree to obtain important knowledge about human movement prior to attending PT and OT school
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Physicians who used this degree to obtain research experience and knowledge of human physiology prior to attending medical school
SPORT & RECREATION ADMINISTRATION Combine contemporary evidence-based education with experiential opportunities that prepare you to administer sport and recreation programs and organizations within the public, not-for-profit, and private sectors. You will learn about and develop sport and recreation program administration competencies to pursue careers in the sport, recreation, tourism, health and related professions. You will get hands-on experience in planning, programming, administering, evaluating, and analyzing sport and recreation programs and organizations. Degree options (Internship, Thesis or Non-thesis) allow for specialization based on your personal career goals.
Department of
Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management