Health and Exercise Science Career Opportunities

Careers in Hospitals:

• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Cancer Rehabilitation
• Diagnostic Cardiovascular Stress Testing
• Educational Director
• Geriatric Health and Wellness
• Health Administration
• Prevention and Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Programs
• Medical Sales
• Nutrition Educator
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Careers in Corporate Health and Wellness:

• Banner Health
• City of Fort Collins
• Coors Wellness Center
• Denver Health
• Elevation Health
• Health Break
• Health Fitness Corporations
• Heart Works Center
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• Johnson and Johnson
• Letterman Digital Arts
• Mayo Clinic
• NBC
• Sony Fitness Center
• UC Health
• Verizon Wireless
• The White House Athletic Club

Careers in Nonprofit Organizations:

• American Cancer Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• Agency on Aging
• College / University Student Health Promotion
• Community Health Promotion
• Long Term Care Facilities / Activities Director
• National Arthritis Foundation
• Other Philanthropic Agencies / Associations

Careers in Health Promotion:

• Certified Fitness Instructor / Certified Personal Trainer
• YMCA Professional or Health Club Owner / Manager
• Program / Athletic Director

Possible Options for Graduate School:

• Exercise Physiology
• Business Administration
• Counseling
• Education K-12
• Health Care Administration
• Higher Education/Student Affairs
• Nursing
• Nutrition Educator
• Public Health
• Sports Administration

A major in Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in Exercise Science is designed to serve as a pre-professional degree only and does not prepare the student to enter the job market upon graduation with a bachelor’s degree. The Exercise Science curriculum includes extensive science courses plus a variety of courses in exercise science. The Exercise Science concentration serves as an undergraduate degree preparing the student for graduate studies in allied health areas and a variety of medical professions.
Additional Schooling: Graduate Programs

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Athletic Training*
• Biomechanics
• Chiropractic
• Dentistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant
• Public Health
• Sports Administration
• Sports Psychology
• Other medical/health related fields

• Ph.D. Program CSU, Health and Exercise Science
• Clinical Physiologist with Physical Therapist
• Exercise Physiologist, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
• Professional Research Assistant, UCHSC Denver
• Employee Wellness Program Coordinator, University of Michigan
• Rocky Mt. Cancer Institute, Cancer Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist
• Physical Therapy School, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
• Exercise Physiologist, Rocky Mountain Cardiology, Boulder
• Professional Research Assistant, Barbara Davis Center, UCDHSC, Denver
• Health and Wellness Director, YMCA, Seattle
• Research Assistant, UCDHSC, Denver
• Professional Research Assistant, UCDHSC, Denver
• Ph.D. Program, Nutrition, CSU
• Ph.D. Program, CSU, Physiology
• Ph.D. Program, Exercise Science, University of New Mexico: Assistant Professor, UW Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Ph.D. Program, Health Education, University of Minnesota
• Women’s Ice Hockey Coach, New England College
• Exercise specialist, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Ph.D. Program, Physiology, CSU; Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver
• Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Professional Research Assistant, Exercise Science, CA; Ph.D. Program, U. Wisconsin-Madison
• Pharm. D. Program, UCHSC, Denver
• Toyota Headquarters, CA Corporate Health
• Strength & Conditioning, USOC, Colorado Springs
• Charlotte General Hospital, South Carolina
• Ph.D. Program, Nutrition, CSU; Post-doctoral fellow UCHSC, Denver
• Cardiac Rehabilitation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Instructor, Kinesiology, University of Wyoming
• Exercise Specialist, Coordinator of Cancer Rehabilitation, HEALTHSOUTH, Fort Collins
• Teacher, Public School System, Verona, Colorado
• Research Dietitian, Healthetech, Denver
• Instructor, Front Range Community College, Fort Collins
• Professional Research Assistant, UC Davis School of Medicine, California
• Head Athletic Trainer, Wyoming
• Exercise Specialist, Knope Inst. For Core Strength, Tucson
• Health Promotion/Denver
• Weld County Public Health, Greeley
• Staff Research Associate/Technician, University of California at Irvine Medical Center
• Director, Wellness Center, Casper, Wyoming
• Professional Research Assistant, Orthopedics, Baylor College SOM; Ph.D. Program University of Houston
• University of Colorado Doctoral Program in Integrative Physiology
• Professional Research Assistant, UCHSC, Internal Medicine, Denver
• Professional Research Assistant, Joslin Diabetes Center
• Physicians Assistant Program Midwestern University, Arizona
• Field Analyst, Nike Sport Research Lab, Portland
• Exercise Physiologist, University of Minnesota
• Health Education, Central Jr. High School, Denton, Texas
• Adult Fitness Director, Virginia Tech
• Professional Research Assistant, Exercise Physiology, Maryland
• Wellness Program Director, Drake University
• Co-Founder, Valeo Systems, Houston, Texas
• Ph.D., Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island; Pharmacist
• Ph.D. Program, Kinesiology, UC-Boulder; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Vanderbilt University
• Ph.D. Program, Exercise Science, South Dakota State; Post Doctoral Fellowship, Colorado State University
• DO Program, University of Illinois
• Instructor, CSU Health and Exercise Science
• Ph.D. Program, University of Michigan
• Clinical Instructor, University of Utah, Exercises and Sport Science
• Professional Research Assistant, Nike, Portland
• Ph.D., Physiology, University of Vermont
• Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, Brunnel University, Scotland
• M.D., University of Colorado
• Ph.D., CSU; Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard, Massachusetts; Scientist, Medtronics, Minnesota