AAS Health and Fitness Science to BS Exercise Science with a Health Fitness Concentration


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Transfer Guide

Gardner-Webb University

BS Exercise Science with a Health Fitness Concentration

AAS Health and Fitness Science

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Delivery Method: Online

Program Admission Notes:

 

See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs. All transfer students are required to take Old and New Testament (REL 300 and REL 301).

 

First-year online students must be enrolled in UNI 111 University Life their first semester at the university if they transfer fewer than 15 credits from an institution other than a high school.

 

Entrance requirements to the Bachelor program include official transcripts from accredited institutions showing a GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. To receive credit for a course, a student must have earned a “C” 2.0 or better in that course.

 

Students transferring from accredited two-year institutions may transfer up to 76 credit hours. Students transferring from accredited four-year institutions may transfer up to 90 credit hours. Students transferring from a combination of two- and four-year institutions may transfer a maximum of 90 credit hours with no more than 76 of the 90 hours coming from two-year institutions. All transfer students must complete at least the final 30 credit hours with Gardner-Webb.

 

See the most recent course equivalencies through Gardner-Webb University Registrar Services.

Students who do not have transfer credit for ENG 101 will need to register for this course during their first semester.

Contact:

admissions@gardner-webb.edu

704-406-4000

 

Revised: 12.8.25

 

 

 

 

 

North Carolina Community College Courses

CREDIT

HOURS

Gardner-Webb University Courses

CREDIT

HOURS

HEA 110 Personal Health and Wellness

3

HLED 221 Health and Wellness

3

BIO 155 Nutrition

3

 

EXSI 224 Nutrition for Wellness and Performance

3

BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 203 Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL 204 Anatomy and Physiology II

4

HEA 112 First Aid and CPR

2

Elective

2

HFS 110 Exercise Science

4

Elective

4

HFS 111 Fitness and Exercise Testing I

4

EXSI 310 Principles of Exercise Testing and Prescription

4

HFS 116 Prevention and Care of Exercise Injuries

3

EXSI 246 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries

3

HFS 118 Fitness Facilities Management

4

Elective

4

HFS 120 Group Exercise Instruction

3

Elective

3

HFS 210 Personal Training

3

Elective

3

HFS 212 Exercise Programming

3

Elective

3

HFS 218 Lifestyle Change and Wellness

4

Elective

4

PED 110 Fit and Well for Life

2

Elective

2

PED 117 Weight Training

1

PHED 145 Weight Training

1

PED 121 Walk, Jog, Run

1

PHED Elective

1

PED 122 Yoga I

1

Elective

1

WBL 111 Work-Based Learning

1

EXSI 421 Practicum in Exercise Science

1

 

 

Remaining Associate Degree Requirements:

In addition to major-specific course recommendations above, students should work with a community college advisor to select additional community college courses to fulfill the remaining associate degree requirements identified below. See Gardner-Webb general education requirements for online programs.

Recommended CC Course

Credit Hours

University Equivalent

Credit Hours

University Requirement Fulfilled

ACA 111 College Student Success or ACC 122 College Transfer Success
1 Elective
1  
COM 120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
3 COMM 233
3  

ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry

3

ENG/ENGL 101 English Composition I

3

General Education

ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Discipline

3

ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II

3

General Education

Recommended MAT 151

3

MATH 105 Math for the Liberal Arts

3

General Education

ART 111 Art Appreciation or MUS 110 Music Appreciation

3

ARTS 225 Art Survey or MUSC 225 Music Survey

3

 

PSY 150 General Psychology

3

PSYC 201 General Psychology

3

 

 

 

Additional Information from Gardner-Webb University:

 

 

 

Remaining Bachelor Degree Requirements at University:

Required Courses for Exercise Science with Health Fitness Concentration

CREDIT HOURS

BIOL 222 Medical Terminology

1

EXSI 200 Introduction to Exercise Science                                        

3

EXSI 306 Exercise Physiology I

4

EXSI 335 Kinesiology

3

EXSI 406 Exercise Physiology II

4

EXSI 410 Exercise Programing for Special Populations

4

EXSI 420 Strength and Conditioning Theory and Practice

3

EXSI 432 Research Methods in Exercise Science

3

EXSI 444 Exercise Science Capstone Seminar

2

EXSI 451 Internship in Exercise Science

6

MATH 105 Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability or MATH 151 Calculus I

3

PSYC 320 Exercise and Sports Psychology

3

EXSI 345 Healthcare Ethics or RELI 341 Christian Ethics

3