Pre-Professional Programs
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Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Pre-Professional Programs
Persons interested in non-teaching careers associated with the fields of health, physical education or recreation may pursue such interests through the Bachelor of Science degrees in:
- Sport Leadership & Recreation,
- Health & Human Performance, or
- Athletic Training.
These programs have an established core of classes.
Examples of careers that can be pursued are:
- personal training,
- physical activity directors in private, public and individual organizations,
- intramural directors,
- athletic trainers,
- camp directors,
- worksite wellness directors, and
- program directors and clinicians in health agencies of all types.
Additionally, these programs can be considered pre-professional programs for such advanced degrees as Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Chiropractic, and many other types of allied health advanced degrees.
Pre-Occupational Therapy
Pre Professional Program
The Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Human Performance is a degree that can equip students with the skills to thrive in many different graduate level professional allied health programs, including occupational therapy.
Pre-Physical Therapy (Health & Human Performance)
Pre Professional Program
Interested in a physical therapy professional (clinical) training program? You must have a bachelor's degree for admission to such a program and Emporia State's Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Human Performance is a degree that can equip you with the skills to thrive in a professional allied health program such as Physical Therapy.