Health and EXERCISE SCIENCE
Direct Career Pathways
Our major prepares students for a variety of graduate programs and professional careers, including:
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Athletic Training
Physician's Assistant
Medicine
Osteopathic Medicine
Chiropractic Medicine
Optometry
Podiatry
Sports & Human Performance
Exercise Physiology
Personal Training
Public Health
Fitness, Health & Wellness
Corporate Wellness
Direct Graduate Pathways Available To Students
Direct entry enrollment pathways exist in the following internal and external graduate programs:
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Simmons University 3+3 accelerated track
Simmons students on the 3+3 track matriculate directly into our DPT program from the Health and Exercise Science major following completion of their 3rd year
Simmons University 4+3 traditional track
Simmons students on the 4+3 track matriculate directly into our DPT program from the Health and Exercise Science major following completion of their 4th year
Masters of Science in Nutrition (MSN)
Simmons University 4+1 Health and Exercise Science - Nutrition and Health Promotion
Simmons students in the 4+1 track matriculate directly into our MS nutrition program from the Health and Exercise Science major:
Masters of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT)
Simmons students meeting criteria have the opportunity to articulate directly into any of the following affiliated MSAT programs from the Health and Exercise Science major:
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DOT)
Simmons students meeting criteria have the opportunity to articulate directly into the following affiliated DOT program from the Health and Exercise Science major:
Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine (DC)
Simmons students meeting criteria have the opportunity to articulate directly into the following DC program from the Health and Exercise Science major:
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Simmons students meeting criteria have the opportunity to articulate directly into the following Medical School from the Health and Exercise Science major:
Simmons students meeting criteria have the opportunity to articulate directly into the following Graduate Degree and Certificate Programs from the Health and Exercise Science major: