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Exercise and Nutrition BS/MS

Prerequisites

Students in the Exercise Science BS program (Freshman, transfer students entering the program and current students) may apply to the BS/MS program in Exercise and Nutrition. Contact Ms. Cassandra Whiteside for more information by emailing cfwalker@buffalo.edu or call 716-829-3434 ext. 410

Students must apply to the BS/MS Program by using the Promotion to Professional Sequence (PPS) application for the Exercise Science - Nutrition Concentration.

Admission to the BS/MS program is a step-wise procedure. Students must do the following:

1. Achieve a GPA of 2.5 in prerequisite courses (see below).
2. Apply to ES upper division using the Promotion to Professional Sequence (PPS) application for the Exercise Science - Nutrition Concentration..
3. Complete the sequence of courses outlined in the curriculum.
4. Achieve a GPA of 2.8 in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work to be admitted to the graduate portion of the program.
5. Apply to the graduate portion via GRADMIT by December 1st of junior year.

This program requires preparation in nutrition, general and organic chemistry, mathematics, biology and biochemistry. Prerequisites can be taken at UB or equivalent courses can be completed at other universities and transferred. To check for pre-approved transfer courses visit the TAURUS website.

Prerequisite Courses

Courses	Course Description	UB Course Name
Exercise Science	Science of Human Movement	ES 200
Anatomy	Comparative Primate Anatomy Human Anatomy	APY345-346 ANA113
Chemistry	General Chemistry I and II	CHE101 and CHE 102
Physics	General Physics I and II	PHY 101/151 and PHY 102/152
Physiology	Human Physiology	PGY 300
Calculus	Survey of Calculus or College Calculus 1	MTH 121 or MTH 141
Psychology	Introductory Psychology	PSY 101
Nutrition	Human Nutrition	NTR 108
Statistics	Introductory Statistics	STA 119

General Education Requirements

Students must complete the following general education courses or their equivalent before they can graduate from the ES program.

Writing	ENG 101
Advanced Writing and Reading	ENG 201
World Civilization I	UGC 111
World Civilization II	UGC 112
American Pluralism	UGC 211
The Arts	Refer to the Undergraduate Catalog

Click here for a typical prerequisite sequence

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