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Natural Science Division

Sports Medicine

In addition to the general education requirements, a candidate for the bachelor of arts degree in sports medicine must also complete lower- and upper- division course work in the major. Depending upon entering mathematics competency, the lower-division requirements consist of six or seven courses totaling between 17 and 21 units. The upper-division requirements consist of nine courses that total 34 units.

Bachelor of Arts in Sports Medicine

Course ID Course Name Units
Lower-Division Courses: 16 Units
MATH 103 College Algebra 3
SPME 110 Introduction to the Exercise Sciences 1
SPME 230 / BIOL 230 Human Anatomy (GE) 4
SPME 270 / BIOL 270 Principles of Human Physiology 4
SPME 250 Motor Development and Learning 4
Upper-Division Courses: 34 Units
BA 400 Venture Initiation 4
NUTR 340 Sports Nutrition 4
SPME 320 Psychology of Exercise 3
SPME 330 Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Kinesiology (RM) 4
SPME 360 Physiology of Exercise (PS) 4
SPME 440 Neuromuscular Adaptations to Training 4
SPME 450 Foundations of Health & Fitness (WI) 4
SPME 460 Exercise in Health and Disease 4
SPME 598 Health & Fitness Internship 3

Freshman-Year Program

In the freshman year, the bachelor of arts in sports medicine major should enroll in the general education program and SPME 110, SPME/BIOL 230, PE 201 and MATH 103.

The above program requirements are excerpted from the Seaver catalog. This Web page is not an official binding document. To view the actual catalog visit: http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/catalog/

You may email your questions to the Seaver Natural Science Division .