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Exercise Science Program

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There is magic in movement & movement is powerful medicine! 

The Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science degree provides students with classroom and laboratory experiences that examine the body’s physiological responses to exercise, the role of regular physical activity in maintaining health and wellness, and the chronic health conditions that are associated with physical inactivity (i.e., heart disease, diabetes, obesity).

Students have two degree-track options to choose from and both degree tracks will also prepare students for graduate study in related fields such as nutrition and dietetics, exercise physiology, kinesiology, public health, and health promotion.

Fitness & Wellness Track 

Intended for students who are interested in the fields of commercial fitness, corporate wellness, health clubs, or strength and conditioning. This track includes 19 hours of electives, which will also enable students to earn a minor in a related course of study. 

Clinical Health Professions Track 

Prepares students for graduate study in the health professions (i.e., athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies) or employment in health-related fields. This degree track includes the prerequisites that are typically required for admission to most health professions graduate programs.

 

Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program

The Department of Physical Therapy Early Assurance program (DPT-EAP) offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry Doctor of Physical Therapy program. This program offers selected undergraduate students a position in the graduate Doctor of Physical Therapy Program after completion of the DPT Program prerequisite course requirements and an undergraduate degree from Emory & Henry. 

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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3141-hannah-patton-to-join-emory-henry-school-of"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.jpg" alt="Hannah Patton" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/47,92,1413,1458/13867_IMG_20210103_131000_930_-_Hannah_Patton.rev.1682345792.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1366" data-max-h="1366" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3141-hannah-patton-to-join-emory-henry-school-of">Hannah Patton to join Emory & Henry School of Health Science Doctoral Physical Therapy program</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Our Emory & Henry seniors are preparing to graduate and change the world.</p><a href="/live/news/3141-hannah-patton-to-join-emory-henry-school-of" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg" alt="Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program taking assessments." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/729,0,2528,1796/4891_School-Health-Sciences_146.rev.1539962172.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1799" data-max-h="1796" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program">Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Assurance Program Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> The DPT-EAP program offers a select number of talented high school seniors a position in the Emory & Henry College Doctor of Physical Therapy program beginning with their undergraduate studies. <a href="/live/news/552-doctor-of-physical-therapy-early-assurance-program" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3137-natalie-capone-to-attend-university-of-north"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/40,174,651,784/13905_Natalie_Capone.rev.1682692475.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/40,174,651,784/13905_Natalie_Capone.rev.1682692475.png 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/40,174,651,784/13905_Natalie_Capone.rev.1682692475.png" alt="Natalie Capone" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="611" data-max-h="610" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3137-natalie-capone-to-attend-university-of-north">Natalie Capone to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte to continue education</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Our Emory & Henry seniors are preparing to graduate and change the world.</p><a href="/live/news/3137-natalie-capone-to-attend-university-of-north" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3411-madison-ayers-to-pursue-a-career-in-exercise"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.jpg" alt="Madison Ayers" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,345,2133,2476/15600_Madison-Ayers.rev.1712696106.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2133" data-max-h="2131" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3411-madison-ayers-to-pursue-a-career-in-exercise">Madison Ayers to pursue a career in exercise science</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Madison Ayers of Mount Airy, N.C. will receive a bachelor’s degree in exercise science.</p><a href="/live/news/3411-madison-ayers-to-pursue-a-career-in-exercise" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
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  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1469-emory-henry-junior-connor-buchanan-named"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/178,0,712,534/8917_ConnorBuchanan.rev.1603820686.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/178,0,712,534/8917_ConnorBuchanan.rev.1603820686.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/178,0,712,534/8917_ConnorBuchanan.rev.1603820686.jpg" alt="Connor Buchanan" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="534" data-max-h="534" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1469-emory-henry-junior-connor-buchanan-named">Emory & Henry junior Connor Buchanan named College’s first Rocovich Scholar</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emory & Henry College junior Connor Buchanan has been accepted to the Rocovich Scholar Early Admission program at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM).</span> <a href="/live/news/1469-emory-henry-junior-connor-buchanan-named" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
  • <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3438-lindsay-shaw-to-begin-as-admissions-and-equestrian"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.jpg" alt="Lindsay Shaw" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/104/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/6,377,2354,2726/15643_lindsay-shaw-2.rev.1713211504.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2348" data-max-h="2349" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3438-lindsay-shaw-to-begin-as-admissions-and-equestrian">Lindsay Shaw to begin as admissions and equestrian associate at the Grier School in Pennsylvania</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Lindsay Shaw of Newark, Del. will receive a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, clinical health.</p><a href="/live/news/3438-lindsay-shaw-to-begin-as-admissions-and-equestrian" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>