2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 10, 2024  
2024-2025 Samford University Undergraduate Catalog

Sports Medicine Major (B.S.)


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In addition to meeting the prerequisite requirements for medical school the sports medicine major provides a prevention-oriented curriculum with course options in nutrition, exercise physiology, and exercise prescription. Students will be assigned a school academic advisor in addition to the health professions advisor who will guide their progress toward medical school or other medically based professional school (e.g., dental school). An interdisciplinary approach including nutrition, biology, mathematics, chemistry, and exercise science is included in the major. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.50 for admission to the program.

General Education - University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits


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General Education - Distribution Areas: 32 Credits


  • Natural and Computational Sciences (13 total):

CHEM 205 (4) , CHEM 206 (1) , PHYS 101 (4) , and PHYS 102 (4)  

  • Social Sciences: PSYC 101 (4)  
  • Mathematics (8 total): 

MATH 210 (4) , PLUS one from MATH 150 (4) , MATH 240 (4) , or MATH 260 (4)  

Sports Medicine Major: 53 Credits


General Electives: 24 Credits


(directed by advisor)

Total Required Credits: 131


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