ESU Signs Articulation Agreement with Bucks County Community College

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania signed an articulation agreement with Bucks County Community College’s exercise science degree program.

“Assisting students from Bucks County Community College to move into our nationally accredited B.S. in exercise science program while maintaining a strong academic foundation is critical,” said Shala E. Davis, Ph.D., professor and chair of exercise science at ESU. “This transfer agreement provides students with the roadmap to reaching their academic goals and moving toward a productive career.”

The exercise science articulation agreement is intended to benefit Bucks County Community College students who may be considering transferring by showing course sequences for students’ junior and senior years. In order to make sure students take full advantage of everything the articulation program has to offer, students need a 2.0 GPA and must have an associate degree. As they continue at ESU, they need to maintain a 2.5 GPA in their major.

Since 2007, nearly 500 students have earned degrees in exercise science at ESU. Many of those individuals have gotten jobs as strength and conditioning coaches or as coaches of athletic teams. Others have gone into corporate fitness or obtained positions in wellness programs, such as those offered at fitness centers and YMCAs. It will take most students who are transferring from Bucks County Community College to ESU two years to finish their exercise science degrees. However, ESU does offer an accelerated exercise science program.

The Commission on Accreditation for the Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) provides specific standards and guidelines for competencies and outcomes for entry level exercise science professionals. ESU’s department of exercise science holds the CAAHEP accreditation for the B.S. in exercise science. The ability to provide a seamless transition from a quality associate degree program, such as at Bucks County Community College, assists students as they pursue their bachelor’s within one of the three concentrations under exercise science.

Founded in 1893, ESU is one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. ESU offers nearly 60 undergraduate degrees and 30 graduate degrees and certification programs.