on both clinical and performance-based understandings of human movement.

The Pre-Physical Therapy and Exercise Science options emphasize a cross-disciplinary understanding of human movement through nondepartmental courses in biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, physics, math, and statistics. These courses then serve as the foundation for understanding human movement from physiological (e.g., exercise physiology), mechanical (e.g., biomechanics), and nutritional perspectives within departmental courses.

All students in the Pre-Physical Therapy and Exercise Science options share a common academic experience in general lower division course work (i.e., freshman and sophomore years). Students must receive a grade of "C" or better in upper division department core courses for graduation. Each student's course work will culminate in a "capstone experience" course. While the Pre-Physical Therapy program is intended for students preparing for physical therapy school, the undergraduate option can also prepare students for various careers in the health and fitness industry, corporate wellness programs, exercise rehabilitation programs (cardiac rehabilitation, gait laboratories, sports medicine facilities, older adult programs, etc.), and the sport and rehabilitative medicine equipment industries. In addition, students can design programs to be prepared for post-baccalaureate graduate degrees in biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports medicine, and physician assistant programs, as well as physical therapy.