Move forward with purpose
Exercise Science at LaGrange is where your passion for fitness, health, and human performance becomes a career. Whether you're drawn to working with elite athletes, helping patients recover and thrive, or pursuing graduate study in physical therapy or sports medicine, this program gives you the hands-on preparation to get there — with faculty who know your name and a lab experience few undergraduates anywhere can match.
Choose Your Path
The Exercise Science program offers three concentrations, so you can build a degree that fits where you're headed.
Allied Health For students planning graduate study in physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, or chiropractic medicine. This track builds the foundational science and clinical knowledge that top graduate programs look for.
Sport & Human Performance For students pursuing careers in athletic coaching, fitness management, or sport performance consulting. This track also prepares you for graduate study in exercise and sport science.
Strength & Conditioning For students focused on training athletes and optimizing physical performance. This track prepares you to work in collegiate, professional, or private performance settings.
All three concentrations provide rigorous, career-ready preparation rooted in science and applied practice.
Learn by Doing — Not Just Observing
At LaGrange, the lab isn't a supplement to your education — it's central to it. Through the Sport Performance Enhancement Education and Development (SPEED) Center, you'll conduct real athlete assessments and coaching sessions, applying what you've learned in the classroom to real-world performance settings.
You'll also:
- Complete a required internship that connects you directly to your career path before you graduate
- Present research at seminars, symposiums, and conferences hosted by the SPEED Center
- Build hands-on experience in clinical, corporate, and athletic settings that sets you apart
100% of Exercise Science majors complete an applied internship. Few undergraduate programs anywhere offer this level of real-world preparation — at LaGrange, it's built into the degree.
Where Exercise Science Majors Go
The demand for exercise science professionals is growing — and LaGrange graduates are ready. Job growth for occupational therapists is projected at 14% over the next decade; for fitness trainers and instructors, 12%.
LaGrange graduates have gone on to careers and advanced study in:
Allied Health & Medicine
- Physical therapy (DPT programs)
- Occupational therapy
- Chiropractic medicine
- Physician assistant studies
- Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation
Sport Performance & Fitness
- Strength and conditioning coaching
- Personal training and fitness management
- Collegiate and professional athletic performance
- Corporate wellness programs
Graduate Study
- Exercise physiology
- Kinesiology
- Graduate programs in exercise and sport science
"The Exercise Science program provided a hands-on experience through lab classes, internship opportunities and research — helping us prepare for our future careers as movement professionals."
Why Exercise Science at LaGrange?
- Hands-on experience through the SPEED Center from day one
- Two concentrations to match your career goals
- Small class sizes and close faculty mentorship
- Strong preparation for competitive graduate and professional programs
- Research and presentation opportunities typically reserved for graduate students
- Located one hour from Atlanta — with access to healthcare systems, professional sports teams, and fitness industry employers