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Transfer Plan 2025-2026

Health Sciences Fitness Wellness, Maricopa County Community College District

NAU Transfer Plans are a unique tool designed to help guide your academic journey from community college to NAU. The plan below is for the following program: Associate of Arts, Emphasis in Exercise Science transfer to Northern Arizona University’s Bachelor of Science Health Sciences Fitness Wellness

To be completed at the community college

  • AGEC Requirements: Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) serves as a key component of many community college programs in Arizona. While not mandatory, completion of an AGEC satisfies all General Education requirements at NAU. In some cases, the AGEC is embedded within Associate degree programs, and many degree-specific courses simultaneously satisfy AGEC criteria.
  • Health Sciences Foundations Coursework to be completed at any Maricopa County Community College; must be completed prior to starting NAU Fitness & Wellness core.
NAU course prefixesMCCCD Course Equivalent
BIO 201BIO 201
BIO 201LBIO 201L
BIO 202BIO 202
BIO 202LBIO 202L
BIO 181BIO 181
BIO 192EXS 101
HS 200HES 100
NTS 135FON 241
FW 275EXS 217
CHM 151CHM 151

If needed, additional transferable credits to reach maximum possible transfer of 75 credits. Work with your Community College advisor and your NAU Transfer Representative to identify which courses transfer to NAU.

To be completed at Northern Arizona University

Bachelor of Science Health Science, Fitness Wellness Required Core:

  • Term 1
    • BIO 338 – Physiology of Exercise
    • FW 321 – Stress Management
    • FW 325  – Applied Movement Analysis & Motor Learning Worksite
    • FW405 – Health Promotion
  • Term 2
    • FW 330  – Health Risk Appraisal & Fitness Assessment
    • FW 360W – Special Populations
    • FW 380 – Strength and Conditioning Program Design
    • FW 343 – Facilitating Active Living (Elective)
  • Term 3
    • NTS 425 – Nutrition for Sport Performance & Wellness
    • FW 399 – Department Elective TBD
    • FW420C – Exercise Program Design & Modification
    • FW 406 – Health Coaching Skills
  • Term 4
    • FW 408 – Fieldwork Experience – Sit for ACSM EP Certification
    • FW 430 – Professional Practice & Responsibilities

Additional information

  • This program is available in person on the Glendale Community College campus and in Flagstaff.
  • This program allows up to 75 transfer credits.
  • BIO 181 and CHM 151 are not degree requirements, but are prerequisites for other required courses.
  • “C” grade or better required in BIO 201 and BIO 202 and their labs.
  • This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
  • This program will prepare students to sit for a nationally accredited certification; ACSM Certified Physiologist (EP-C) which is a requirement for many employment opportunities in the fitness profession.
  • This program is available as an Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Plan wherein a student may start a master’s degree while simultaneously completing their bachelor’s degree.

The NAU academic catalog is the official source for all academic requirements and policies. Any discrepancies from other sources will default to the catalog.