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Bachelor of Science

Health/Exercise Science and Lifestyle Management is part of the allied health care discipline, primarily dealing with the study of the how individuals can influence their own state of wellness, the response and adaptation of the human body to physical activity and sports participation, and how modern management skills can be used to help others achieve a higher state of wellness and better use of their leisure time.
 
This program area has been structured to enable the student to design an academic curriculum that reflects their individual interests in this program. All students interested in the program must meet the entrance requirements for the College of Education to be considered for acceptance.

Career Paths

Career paths within this area of study include, but are not limited to: athletic training, health education and lifestyle management, exercise physiology, sports nutrition, leisure services management, fitness, physical therapy, and wellness program management, and personal training and fitness counseling. The general emphasis in all of these careers is the link between science, sport, management, and medicine.
 
Additionally, this degree program has been designed to allow students to fulfill the requirements for entry into graduate programs in the area of allied health sciences (e.g. Athletic Training, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physicians Assistant, etc.).

Program Requirements

Each student entering this program must complete the University of Hawaii’s general education requirements for the College of Education. Once a student has decided on a program emphasis, the student is required to meet with an advisor within the program.
 
The student is then required to develop an individualized program of study consisting of courses from the following cognate areas: Physiology, Internship, Nutrition, Research and Statistics, Computer Science, Natural Science, Program Management, Social Science, and Fitness Skills. All students are required to maintain an overall grade point average of 2.75 to be eligible to graduate from the College of Education.