Major/Minor Category: Physical Education, Recreation, & Kinesiology

The strong academic quality of Trinity Christian College’s biology, chemistry, and exercise science departments, combined with the faculty’s commitment to post-graduate placements prepare students for a career in physical therapy. A Human Performance Lab provides hands-on exercise testing helpful in preparation for physical therapy school. Trinity has measurable results in placing students in graduate schools.

A Christian frame of reference is the key ingredient in Trinity’s pre-physical therapy program. Professionals in health care deal daily with decisions having religious, moral, and ethical dimensions, including patient concerns with pain and emotional, physical, and spiritual struggles. The connections between these concerns and physical healing are well established. At Trinity, small classes often serve as simulation laboratories where students practice Christian decision-making.

The pre-physical therapy curriculum at Trinity prepares students for entry into master’s and doctoral degree programs following graduation. The course of study involves biology, chemistry, math, and psychology courses, which are prerequisites for most graduate programs. The Allied Health track of the biology major is designed to meet these prerequisites. Students choosing the exercise science major will need additional course work.

If you have a drive to become an excellent teacher and coach, a minor in physical education degree from Trinity will equip you to embrace and articulate a Christian perspective of physical activity and stewardship of the body.

Trinity is just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, so you will have tremendous opportunities to complete your field experience and gain hands-on experience. You’ll also always have a professional hometown team to cheer on, whether you love baseball, hockey, basketball, football, soccer—or all of them.

At Trinity, a B.A. in sports studies will help you develop a love for and appreciation of the bodies and minds the Creator has given us. You will not only earn a degree based on scientific study and research—you will learn from professors who see sports, leisure, and fitness through a biblical lens.

You will take classes that span psychology, physiology, and coaching theory, built on Trinity’s foundation of liberal arts. Along with our rigorous coursework, we have state-of-the-art facilities, including a Human Performance Lab that features a BodPod and VO2max testing. Our BodPod is one of only seven in the entire Chicagoland area, so we can provide incomparable hands-on experience for our students.

With a degree in sports and exercise science studies, you can prepare for a career as a coach, or in therapeutic recreation, church and sport ministry, or recreational sport management. At Trinity, you can augment your major with a range of minors, including special education and business administration.

Our sports and exercise science studies majors who intend to pursue a career directly after graduation may be able to earn their degrees in just 3.5 years.

You have a passion for health and science, and a minor from Trinity will get you ready for a range of careers. When you pursued this interdisciplinary degree, you will take courses in biology and chemistry, and you can choose additional requirements in nursing, physical education and psychology.

At Trinity, a B.A. in exercise sciences focuses on developing hearts, souls, strength, and minds to serve God. Your studies will equip you to embrace and articulate a Christian perspective of physical activity and stewardship of the body that enable lifelong service to the Lord. Our professors view fitness, sports, and leisure from a biblical perspective.

Our rigorous coursework is augmented by stellar facilities. At Trinity, we have a Human Performance Lab that features cutting-edge technology like a BodPod and VO2max testing. In fact, we have one of only seven BodPods in the entire Chicagoland area. This provides incomparable hands-on experience for our students.

With a degree in exercise science, you can develop skills for strength and conditioning or prepare for a career as a personal trainer or fitness specialist. Many of our exercise science majors also leverage their degrees to go on to graduate school for physical therapy.

Our exercise science majors who intend to pursue a career directly after graduation may be able to earn their degrees in just 3.5 years. For those who plan to go on to graduate school for physical therapy, we strongly encourage a minor in science and psychology. There are also opportunities to minor in business administration.

Trinity has transfer agreements with a number of local community colleges for those interested in pursuing an exercise science major.

If you have a drive to become an excellent teacher and coach, a B.A. in physical education from Trinity will equip you to embrace and articulate a Christian perspective of physical activity and stewardship of the body. With a bachelor of art degree from Trinity in physical education, you will also earn a minor in K-12 education.

Trinity is just 25 miles from downtown Chicago, so you will have tremendous opportunities to complete your field experience and gain hands-on experience. You’ll also always have a professional hometown team to cheer on, whether you love baseball, hockey, basketball, football, soccer—or all of them.

Trinity’s physical education majors are eligible for the Illinois Professional Educator License with an endorsement in PreK-12 physical education.

A health education minor will allow you to help students cultivate a lifelong commitment to fitness, sports, and leisure from a biblical perspective. Your health education studies will include nutrition, psychology, drug and chemical use and abuse, and treating sports injuries.

If you are called to help athletes become their best both on and off the field, then you may want to consider a minor in coaching. This minor will allow you to bring a Christian perspective of physical activity and stewardship of the body that enables lifelong service to the Kingdom of God.

Your coursework will include biology, human anatomy and physiology, and studies into the physical and psychological aspects of sports.

If you have a passion for recreation and sports and want to share that with others, a B.S. from Trinity may be for you. This degree is geared towards those who feel called to become recreation directors, managers or administrators in the areas of recreation, park districts, YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs, private, and other sport-related organizations.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be a 26 percent increase in coaching and scouting jobs through 2030 and a 16 percent increase in recreation workers through 2030.

The recreation and sport management degree will encompass courses in physical education; business; accounting, communication art; and computer science. This degree will prepare students to be strong, diverse, and Christian leaders in the world of recreation and sport management.

If you have a passion to improve people’s health and a love of designing and implementing messages, Trinity’s B.A. degree in Health Communication allows you to combine your interests.

With a degree in Health Communication, you can play a key role in public discourse on preventing disease and promoting health. Graduates with a Health Comm degree can find careers in hospital administration, human resources, public health, marketing, and pharmaceutical sales, among many other areas, as well as continuing their studies in graduate school.

In the tradition of Trinity’s interdisciplinary liberal arts, Health Comm majors take courses that span communication arts, nursing, physical education, and science. With our small class sizes, you are never just a number here. And with Trinity’s location 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you can gain field experiences and do your internships in one of the most dynamic places in the country for health care organizations.