Prerequisites
The Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Activity (HPA) offers two areas of specialization - Exercise Science and Wellness. Students are admitted to the HPA program in the fall of their junior year after earning a minimum of 60 college semester credits, including the following prerequisite classes. Students must have completed a minimum of 45 credits by the February 1 deadline for application the semester prior to admission:
- English Composition equivalent to the University of Pittsburgh general writing requirement (3 credits)
- College level Mathematics course (2 credit minimum) and Statistics (3 credit minimum)
- First level Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Intro to Psychology or three out of the four
- Other courses broadly distributed in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences
- Must engage in positive health-fitness behaviors