Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science

The Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sport Science is a unit of the WellStar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University. Our mission is to educate students to become contributing professionals in Exercise and Health Science, school Health and Physical Education (P-12), and Sport Management. In addition, the department promotes the concepts of physical fitness, healthy living, and sports within the Kennesaw State University academic setting as well as the community at-large. We hope our website provides the information you seek about our degree programs, faculty, and departmental activities. Please contact us if you need further assistance.

Departmental News

KSU Exercise and Health Science Majors Win Major Competition

Kennesaw State University EHS students Erin Gainey, Christine Wood and Karletta McCoy will represent the Southeast Chapter at the quiz bowl competition held during the annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in May. The team earned the honor of representing the Southeast Chapter after soundly defeating 20 other quiz bowl teams from across the region. Teams are made up of three undergraduate students, and the competition tests their knowledge in the areas of exercise physiology, biomechanics, strength and conditioning and exercise testing.

The KSU team scored 43,800 points to win first place, followed by Virginia Commonwealth University with 10,000 points and Florida Atlantic University with 8,600 points. The KSU students will compete May 29 against 11 other regional teams in a bid for the national quiz bowl title in San Francisco.

(adapted from article by Jennifer Hafer)

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