BSc in Exercise and Sports Science (Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences) in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

The Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Sports Science (BS) program offers multiple specialization tracks to equip graduates for careers and advanced studies in health and rehabilitation fields, education, exercise programming, fitness program administration, and sports coaching. For those pursuing health and rehabilitation careers, the Pre-Rehabilitation Science concentration provides coursework that closely matches the prerequisites for graduate programs in healthcare fields such as athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthotics/prosthetics, chiropractic care, and physician assistant studies. Aspiring athletic trainers can benefit from the Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences concentration's accelerated 3+2 dual degree option, enabling completion of both the BS and Master of Science in Athletic Training within five years. Details about the 3+2 program's admission criteria are available here. The Clinical Exercise Science concentration readies graduates for roles in cardiopulmonary health, clinical exercise physiology, and developing specialized exercise regimens for cardiac rehabilitation patients and other populations with specific needs.
This pre-professional curriculum primarily aims to prepare students for admission into graduate programs for allied health professions including Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic Medicine, Physician Assistant studies, Orthotics/Prosthetics, and Athletic Training.