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Dear Netters,
Thanks to all of you who replied to my request regarding job placement of
undergraduate exercise science students.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
Can anybody out there tell me what kinds of jobs that graduates of your
undergraduate exercise science programs have obtained? We are just
starting our program and would like this information for recruiting
purposes. I will post responses. Thanks in advance.
Sherry Folsom-Meek, Ph.D.
HPMEEK@Vax1.Mankato.MSUS.Edu
REPLIES:
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 16:40:31 -0500 (EST)
From: dpkelahe@eos.ncsu.edu
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
When I graduated in 1990, I joined the Association for Fitness in
Business (AFB) placement service. They sent job listings out every
month or so. They did not have a lot, but they did have job and
internship info. I am not sure, but for some reason, I think the AFB
may have changed its name since then. They are/were in Indianapolis, IN
back in 1990 and 1991.
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* Phone: (919)515-7210 *
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Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 16:47:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Tibor Hortobagyi
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
Would be very interested in the responses. Thanks in advance. T.
Tibor Hortobagyi
251 Sports Medicine Bldg.
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone (919) 328-4564
Email: Hphortob at ecuvm1
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 17:05:33 -0500 (EST)
From: CARMSTR@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: HPMEEK@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU
Sherry,
Most of our undergraduate Exercise Science graduates go on to some
form of post graduate study before heading out into the job market. Those
that do not, or that choose to work while working on their graduate degree
typically find jobs in areas such as fitness testing, cardiac rehab.,
athletic training, work hardening, marketing and sales of health/exercise
products, fitness training, etc. We encourage the students within their
undergrad program to specialize in one area (AT, Biomech., Exer. Phys., etc.).
Usually, they are able to find someything that relates to their specialization.
However, we tell them up front, that the best job opportunities are for
those who continue beyond the BS degree into some type of graduate training.
Chuck Armstrong
Applied Biomechanics Lab
University of Toledo
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 1994 15:51:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Feltner
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
Sherry,
The jobs that are graduates enter are very diverse. Over 50% of all
graduates from our undergrad program at Pepperdine attend either a
professional or graduate school. Professional schools include: Medical,
Osteopathic Medical, Chiropractic Medicine, Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy, Dentistry, Podiatry, and Nursing. The graduate programs tend to
be in the exercise sciences and the students seem to be most interested
in exercise physiology; however, we have had students pursue graduate
studies in biomechanics, motor control, sports psychology and athletic
training. A number of students also attend graduate school to get a
Master's in education and a teaching credential in order to teach in the
public schools. Most "jobs" are aides in fitness/rehab clinincs, as
exercise assistants in local hospitals, or working in a physician's office
as an aide. A number of graduates also work in fitness facilities as
trainers and quite a few have been successful ($$) as personal trainers.
(I'm not certain if personal training is a universal phenomenon or
is unique to So. California). Hope this helps.
Michael Feltner
Dept. of Sports Medicine & Physical Ed.
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA 90263 USA
mfeltner@pepperdine.edu
(Office) 310 456-4312
(FAX) 310 456-4426
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Sherry L. Folsom-Meek, Ph.D.
Department of Human Performance
Mankato State University
MSU Box 28
Mankato, MN 56002-8400
U.S.A.
email: HPMEEK@Vax1.Mankato.MSUS.Edu
telephone: 1(507)389-2626 or 6313
FAX: 1(507)389-6447
************************************************** *************************
Thanks to all of you who replied to my request regarding job placement of
undergraduate exercise science students.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
Can anybody out there tell me what kinds of jobs that graduates of your
undergraduate exercise science programs have obtained? We are just
starting our program and would like this information for recruiting
purposes. I will post responses. Thanks in advance.
Sherry Folsom-Meek, Ph.D.
HPMEEK@Vax1.Mankato.MSUS.Edu
REPLIES:
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 16:40:31 -0500 (EST)
From: dpkelahe@eos.ncsu.edu
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
When I graduated in 1990, I joined the Association for Fitness in
Business (AFB) placement service. They sent job listings out every
month or so. They did not have a lot, but they did have job and
internship info. I am not sure, but for some reason, I think the AFB
may have changed its name since then. They are/were in Indianapolis, IN
back in 1990 and 1991.
************************************************** **************************
* *
* Dan Kelaher 0 0 *
* NCSU Ergonomics Lab >--|--< /\__|\____/| *
* Industrial Engineering Dept. | / | | *
* 337 Riddick Labs, NCSU | /\ |______| *
* Raleigh NC 27695 / \ ___/_/_____0____0___ *
* _/ \_ ///////////////// *
* Phone: (919)515-7210 *
* Internet: dpkelahe@eos.ncsu.edu *
* *
************************************************** **************************
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 16:47:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Tibor Hortobagyi
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
Would be very interested in the responses. Thanks in advance. T.
Tibor Hortobagyi
251 Sports Medicine Bldg.
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone (919) 328-4564
Email: Hphortob at ecuvm1
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 17:05:33 -0500 (EST)
From: CARMSTR@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: HPMEEK@VAX1.Mankato.MSUS.EDU
Sherry,
Most of our undergraduate Exercise Science graduates go on to some
form of post graduate study before heading out into the job market. Those
that do not, or that choose to work while working on their graduate degree
typically find jobs in areas such as fitness testing, cardiac rehab.,
athletic training, work hardening, marketing and sales of health/exercise
products, fitness training, etc. We encourage the students within their
undergrad program to specialize in one area (AT, Biomech., Exer. Phys., etc.).
Usually, they are able to find someything that relates to their specialization.
However, we tell them up front, that the best job opportunities are for
those who continue beyond the BS degree into some type of graduate training.
Chuck Armstrong
Applied Biomechanics Lab
University of Toledo
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 1994 15:51:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Feltner
Subject: RE: Ex Sci Placement
To: SHERRY FOLSOM-MEEK
Sherry,
The jobs that are graduates enter are very diverse. Over 50% of all
graduates from our undergrad program at Pepperdine attend either a
professional or graduate school. Professional schools include: Medical,
Osteopathic Medical, Chiropractic Medicine, Physical Therapy, Occupational
Therapy, Dentistry, Podiatry, and Nursing. The graduate programs tend to
be in the exercise sciences and the students seem to be most interested
in exercise physiology; however, we have had students pursue graduate
studies in biomechanics, motor control, sports psychology and athletic
training. A number of students also attend graduate school to get a
Master's in education and a teaching credential in order to teach in the
public schools. Most "jobs" are aides in fitness/rehab clinincs, as
exercise assistants in local hospitals, or working in a physician's office
as an aide. A number of graduates also work in fitness facilities as
trainers and quite a few have been successful ($$) as personal trainers.
(I'm not certain if personal training is a universal phenomenon or
is unique to So. California). Hope this helps.
Michael Feltner
Dept. of Sports Medicine & Physical Ed.
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA 90263 USA
mfeltner@pepperdine.edu
(Office) 310 456-4312
(FAX) 310 456-4426
************************************************** *************************
Sherry L. Folsom-Meek, Ph.D.
Department of Human Performance
Mankato State University
MSU Box 28
Mankato, MN 56002-8400
U.S.A.
email: HPMEEK@Vax1.Mankato.MSUS.Edu
telephone: 1(507)389-2626 or 6313
FAX: 1(507)389-6447
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