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LSU Shreveport 2023-24 Catalog 
    
LSU Shreveport 2023-24 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Occupational Physiology (Strength and Conditioning), BS


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The student majoring in Occupational Physiology has a required core of 44 credit hours. Dependent upon career goals, student must then choose 29 credit hours of approved electives amongst or within the specific areas of Coaching, Strength and Conditioning, Exercise Science, Environmental Physiology, Health and Fitness Management, or from other disciplines. Students in Occupational Physiology may sit for one of the following certification exams: ACSM Exercise Physiologist; ACSM Physical Activity in Public Health Specialists; or NSCA Certified Strength and Conditional Specialist or other approved certifications. An Occupational Physiology major must pass each required KHS course with a grade of C or better to count toward graduation.

All Occupational Physiology majors must select a specific concentration from the following: Coaching, Environmental Physiology, Exercise Science, Health and Fitness Management, or Strength and Conditioning.

University Requirements


FRESHMAN SEMINAR: Required of all first-time freshmen and all transfer students with fewer than 30 total semester hours of credit.

Credit Hours: 3


General Education Requirements


English Composition


Social and Behavioral Sciences*


*See General Education Course Requirements  under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Natural Sciences*


*See General Education Course Requirements  under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Humanities*


*See General Education Course Requirements  under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Fine/Performing Arts*


*See General Education Course Requirements  under DEGREE REQUIREMENTS.

Credit Hours: 39


Credit Hours: 44


Credit Hours: 5


Credit Hours: 29


Total Credit Hours: 120


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