Assistant Professor
Ph.D., The University of Tennessee
Department of Allied Health, Sport and Wellness
(440) 826-3175, asutterl@mtc139.com
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OVERVIEW
Prepare for a career that is in-demand, wellness-focused and versatile. Exercise science is a dynamic major that centers on exercise design, fitness management, and strength and conditioning.
It combines practical experiences, theoretical study and rigorous coursework in anatomy, physiology, fitness and health assessment and exercise prescription.
Real-world focused, the major helps you develop the interpersonal and professional skills needed for client interaction, fitness assessment and evaluation of client needs, and integration of this information into a rehabilitation or exercise program.
Hands-on learning is integral to the program. You'll benefit from impressive lab and research opportunities, diverse clinical visits, community outreach initiatives and more.
A required internship in your senior year synthesizes your studies, builds networking contacts and hones analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
Stellar ACSM Certification
97% passage rate for first-time takers of the ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist exam.
Excellent NSCA Results
99% passage rate over the past five years for first-time test takers seeking National Strength and Conditioning Association certification. BW is one of five schools selected for the NSCA Recognition Program, which recognizes outstanding curricula that prepares students for NSCA certification exams.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
BW's 20-minute accessibility to Cleveland, a nationally recognized center for the healthcare industry, provides outstanding internship, clinical and career opportunities.
- Cardiac rehabilitation specialist
- Community program director
- Exercise specialist
- Group exercise leader
- Healthcare consultant
- Medically-based fitness center manager
- Personal trainer
- Recreation and sports director
- Strength and conditioning coach
- Wellness coordinator
CURRICULUM
Offered as a major, exercise science is a comprehensive program that has career application in clinical, corporate, community and commercial settings.
Through your studies, you'll learn to conduct fitness testing and implement exercise programs for low- to moderate-risk clients and individuals with controlled diseases. You'll also gain competencies for developing strength and conditioning programs for clients and athletes.
Upon graduation, students are strongly encouraged to seek professional certification through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) to enhance their opportunities for employment.
Some students further their education by attending graduate school for allied health professions.
Exercise science is an ideal companion major to the pre-allied health/pre-physical therapy major or the sport medicine minor.
The exercise science major prepares students to:
- Demonstrate mastery of basic principles of anatomy & physiology as related to exercise, training and general health/wellness
- Demonstrate mastery of skills related to assessment of fitness, health, human movement and performance
- Analyze and interpret current scientific literature and evidence to create effective professional presentation of content
- Apply best practices in developing, prescribing and administering safe and effective exercise or strength and conditioning programs for clients or athletes
- Effectively communicate content related to the field of fitness, health, human movement and performance in written format
- Demonstrate professional behavior consistent with discipline and scope of practice
STUDENT EXPERIENCES
Experiential learning bridges classroom study with real-world opportunities. You can enhance your studies through internships, co-curricular activities and other learning opportunities.
As part of your studies, you'll work on an independent or team-based research project. The research can range from development of sports-specific techniques for athletes to focusing on ways to encourage individuals to adhere to an exercise program.
Exercise is Medicine on Campus
Exercise is Medicine® on Campus (EIM-OC) is designed to engage universities and colleges and their students, faculty and staff in ongoing efforts to improve physical fitness, health and wellness across campus and in the community. This student group promotes healthy, active lifestyles to the people of the Baldwin Wallace and surrounding communities, through education and evaluation.
Allied Health and Sport Medicine Student Organization
This organization is a student-led group. It provides students with educational opportunities to develop skills, enhance their knowledge of these professions and learn about the requirements for graduate and professional programs.
At the annual Honors Ceremony in the spring, recognitions include:
- Bonnie Raye Graduate Scholarship (in honor Bonnie Raye, who taught at BW and was the women's basketball coach, 1980-89).
- Dr. Lee J. Tressel Scholarship (in honor of Dr. Lee Tressel '48, who taught and was BW's football coach, 1957-80).
- Hower-Stover Award (in honor of Dr. Marjorie Hower, who was a professor at BW, 1947-80, and Myrta Stover, who coached and taught at BW, 1943-68).
Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program
The BW Choose Ohio First STEM Scholars Program is open to Ohio residents who are entering Baldwin Wallace in the fall as a first-year student or transfer student and are interested in exercise science. Students are eligible to apply to the program which also offers the Choose Ohio First scholarship, awarding annual, renewable scholarships of up to $6,500.
ALUMNI SUCCESS
FACULTY
Full-Time Faculty
Amy Jo Sutterluety
Chair, Department of Allied Health, Sport and Wellness
Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Jaimy M. Dyer
Program Director, M.S. in Exercise Physiology
Professor
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Cory Beaumont
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., The University of Tennessee
Megan Frank
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Kent State University
Karyn Gentile
Associate Professor
Assistant Athletic Trainer
M.S., Syracuse University
Wendy Hyde
Assistant Professor
M.Ed., Springfield College
Alexander Morgan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee