Clinical Exercise Physiology, MS Careers and Internships

Internships

Each student in the clinical exercise physiology program is required to complete 600 internship hours in approved settings under the supervision of clinical professionals. Students are expected to spend time in cardiac, pulmonary, metabolic, and musculoskeletal settings.

Students have the opportunity to complete their internships at a variety of settings throughout the country. Each student is also required to complete either a thesis or an independent study focused on a topic that is relevant to the clinical exercise physiologist. One aim of our program is to help students complete projects they can present at least at a regional conference. Students are assisted in the research process by faculty.

Both the internship hours and the research requirement enable students to get practical hands-on experience working with patients performing exercise tests and creating exercise programs.

Careers

This program is designed to prepare students to become entry-level clinical exercise physiologists. The jobs that students get upon graduation range from positions in cardiac rehabilitation, stress testing, and pulmonary rehabilitation.

In a recent survey of 2022-23 graduates, 100 percent of students in the exercise physiology program who responded reported being employed. A sampling of our 2022-2023 graduate employers and job titles is below.