The Exercise Science Graduate Certificate is 15-hours of health, kinesiology, and sports studies course work for students who want to increase their knowledge and develop competencies in the area of exercise science.  Students may complete the certificate independently or as part of their graduate degree. 

Students, in consultation with the graduate coordinator, must develop a plan of study that details specific courses the students will use to satisfy the certificate requirements. 

Contact Sarah Mitchell at Sarah.Mitchell@tamuc.edu.

Certificate Requirements:

Coursework must be completed at A&M-Commerce with a 3.0 GPA on all courses used for the certificate.  Fifteen semester hours from the following (no substitutions):

HHPK 530	Sports Conditioning
HHPH 531	Nutrition & Optional Performance
HHPK 664	Fitness Testing & Exercise Prescriptions
HHPK 545	Advanced Exercise Physiology
HHPK 534	Exercise in Health & Disease
HHPK 532	Cardiopulmonary Physiology
HHPK 593	Biomechanics
HHPK 528	Sport Psychology
HHPK 516	Current Topics in HHP

Required Documents for Admission:

• Application
• Application fee: $50 domestic student
• All official transcripts - Bachelor's degree, including all transcripts used towards the bachelor's degree.  Any master's degree transcript or transcripts with graduate coursework (if applicable).