Exercise Science
Earn Your Exercise Science Degree at USF
Earning your degree in Exercise Science is a transformational leadership opportunity. The University of Sioux Falls gives you the chance to earn a distinctive liberal arts degree with a major in Exercise Science from a top Christian university. USF may be located in Sioux Falls, but our commitment to fellowship through better health is much bigger. Choose USF, and see how career plans in Exercise Science blend with a uniquely Christian worldview.
Whether you’re helping people reach their health and fitness goals or rehabilitating a patient recovering from major surgery, you’ll often find yourself in a leadership role. Do you see how the service leadership you’ll learn at USF matters? People won’t just come to you for help. They’ll come to you for growth and guidance. Let your Christian compassion and patience make a difference in the lives of those you meet in your Exercise Science career. Come to USF in Sioux Falls and live fully engaged in all USF has to offer – all with the values of a Christian university behind you.
Reasons to Earn Your Exercise Science Degree
On USF’s campus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, you’ll study with experts and mentors among the Exercise Science faculty. Make the most of your private, Christian education while gaining knowledge and skills valued in a variety of Exercise Science careers:
- Appreciate the holistic nature of health and wellness
- Apply exercise physiology and kinesiology to help people maximize their physical performance and health outcomes
- Assess and adjust health and fitness components and behaviors – using both critical thinking and Exercise Science clinical skills
- Motivate people to be their best physically, spiritually and otherwise
Exercise Science Degree Options
Major in Exercise Science and choose a track: pre-professional, community health or health and performance.
Exercise Science Careers
Are you asking yourself, "What Exercise Science jobs can I get out of college?" or "What can I do with an Exercise Science degree?"
USF’s Exercise Science graduates find success in top career fields:
Coaches and sports psychologists | Leading athletes of all ages |
Health educators | Teaching individuals and communities about better health and wellness, including being a health service manager |
Fitness trainers or instructors | Teaching people how to exercise |
Occupational therapists | Creating and administering treatment plans to help patients recover day-to-day abilities after injury or illness |
Physical therapists | Creating and administering treatment plans to help patients recover strength and mobility after injury or illness |
Healthcare practitioner | Working as a chiropractor or physician assistant |
Exercise Science at USF
Earn your bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from USF, and you’ll have access to these great opportunities.
Joseph E. Salsbury Science Center
See inside USF’s science center. Classrooms, labs and more.
Learn moreExercise Science Internships
You want to see this list of places USF’s Exercise Science majors have completed internships or have been hired after graduation.
Learn moreStudent Life
Find a place to belong. Be part of the USF and Sioux Falls community through student organizations.
Find fellowshipCampus Ministries
Put Culture for Service in action during your time on USF’s campus in Sioux Falls.
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