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.
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Contact:
admissions@gardner-webb.edu
704-406-4000
Revised: 12.8.25
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North Carolina Community College Courses
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CREDIT
HOURS
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Gardner-Webb
University Courses
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CREDIT
HOURS
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HEA 110 Personal Health and Wellness
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3
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HLED 221 Health and Wellness
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3
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BIO 155 Nutrition
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3
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EXSI 224 Nutrition for Wellness
and Performance
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3
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BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I
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4
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BIOL 203 Anatomy and Physiology
I
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4
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BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology
II
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4
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BIOL 204 Anatomy and Physiology
II
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4
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HEA 112 First Aid and CPR
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2
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Elective
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2
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HFS 110 Exercise Science
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4
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Elective
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4
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HFS 111 Fitness and Exercise
Testing I
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4
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EXSI 310 Principles of Exercise Testing and Prescription
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4
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HFS 116 Prevention and Care of
Exercise Injuries
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3
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EXSI 246 Care and Prevention of
Athletic Injuries
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3
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HFS 118 Fitness Facilities
Management
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4
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Elective
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4
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HFS 120 Group Exercise Instruction
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3
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Elective
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3
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HFS 210 Personal Training
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3
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Elective
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3
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HFS 212 Exercise Programming
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3
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Elective
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3
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HFS 218 Lifestyle Change and
Wellness
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4
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Elective
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4
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PED 110 Fit and Well for Life
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2
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Elective
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2
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PED 117 Weight Training
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1
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PHED 145 Weight Training
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1
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PED 121 Walk, Jog, Run
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1
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PHED Elective
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1
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PED 122 Yoga I
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1
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Elective
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1
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WBL 111 Work-Based Learning
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1
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EXSI 421 Practicum in Exercise
Science
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1
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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.
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Recommended CC Course
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Credit Hours
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University Equivalent
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Credit Hours
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University Requirement Fulfilled
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ACA 111 College Student Success or ACC 122 College Transfer Success
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Elective
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1 |
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COM 120 Intro to Interpersonal Communication
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3 |
COMM 233
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3 |
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ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
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3
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ENG/ENGL 101 English Composition I
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3
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General Education
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ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Discipline
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3
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ENG/ENGL 102 English Composition II
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3
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General Education
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Recommended MAT 151
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3
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MATH 105 Math for the Liberal Arts
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3
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General Education
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ART 111 Art Appreciation or MUS 110 Music Appreciation
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3
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ARTS 225 Art Survey or MUSC 225 Music Survey
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3
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PSY 150 General Psychology
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3
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PSYC 201 General Psychology
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3
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Additional Information from Gardner-Webb University:
Remaining Bachelor Degree Requirements at University:
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Required Courses for Exercise Science with Health Fitness Concentration
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CREDIT
HOURS
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BIOL 222 Medical Terminology
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1
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EXSI 200 Introduction to Exercise
Science
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3
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EXSI 306 Exercise Physiology I
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4
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EXSI 335 Kinesiology
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3
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EXSI 406 Exercise Physiology II
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4
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EXSI 410 Exercise Programing for Special Populations
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4
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EXSI 420 Strength and Conditioning Theory and Practice
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3
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EXSI 432 Research Methods in Exercise Science
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3
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EXSI 444 Exercise Science Capstone Seminar
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2
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EXSI 451 Internship in Exercise Science
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6
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MATH 105 Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability or
MATH 151 Calculus I
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3
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PSYC 320 Exercise and Sports Psychology
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3
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EXSI 345 Healthcare Ethics or RELI 341 Christian Ethics
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3
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