About the Program

Health and Human Performance plays a vital role in the development of all students. The discipline is rooted in the premise that human beings are created in the image of God and that, for the Christian, the body is the very residence of the Holy Spirit.

The Health and Human Performance program helps prepare students for careers in clinical exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, physical education, and community recreation.

Additionally, the major also produces the prerequisites for graduate study in a variety of related fields such as kinesiology, pedagogy, sports management and advanced medical or clinical degrees.

Licensures and Certifications

  • Health and Physical Education
  • Secondary Education (PreK-12)
  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
  • Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist
  • First Aid/CPR

What Can I Do With This Major?

  • Clinical Exercise Physiologist
  • Exercise Clinician
  • Teaching licensure in health and physical education
  • Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Parks and Recreation / Aquatics Director
  • Corporate wellness
  • Youth sports director
  • Graduate study in health science (or related fields)

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Faculty

Mary Ver Steeg
Associate Professor of Health and Human Performance
Tressa Weber - Sterling College
Tressa Weber
Assistant Professor of Health & Human Performance
Dorothy Kempf
Pro-Rata Assistant Professor of Health and Human Performance