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Iowa State University has more than 100 majors that provide virtually unlimited academic opportunities. In this brochure you’ll find information about your specific area of interest and a family of related majors that you may want to explore during your adventure here at Iowa State. Please use the contact information listed inside and let us help you discover your passions, unlock your potential, and enjoy the adventure.

Play hard Olympic fever become an athletic trainer or a strength You name the sport, and we probably offer it. We’re serious about sports. So serious that we coach for athletes of all ages. These are With 18 varsity teams, 35 intramural sports, train athletes of Olympic caliber to compete just a few of the careers in sport and and more than 50 club sports, Iowa State all over the world. Iowa State athletes have physical activity that are in store for you. features one of the largest sports programs in been setting Olympic records since the 1928 the nation. If we don’t offer it as part of our Olympics. Iowa State athletes have received Prepared by the best varsity, intramural, club, or outdoor recreation gold, silver, and bronze medals competing in Learn from distinguished faculty and staff program, we will help you get a team together track, , and wrestling. who have earned and international or start your own club. reputations in teaching and research. Faculty Prepare for real include Athletic Training Play the field If you would like to take your interest Staff of the Year, numerous fellows of both What’s a great sports program without the in sports and make it a satisfying career, the American College of Sports Medicine facilities to support it? Iowa State features consider a major in kinesiology and health. and the American Academy of Kinesiology newly built and well-maintained sports centers Become a coach in public schools or in and Physical Education, and those who have which house indoor pools, racquetball, amateur or professional sports. Consider worked at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. basketball, and courts, state-of-the- preparing as a physical education teacher Kinesiology boasts a doctoral program ranked art fitness equipment, indoor and outdoor or a youth sport specialist in numerous in the top 20 in the . tracks, and indoor turf. community-based programs. You could Sports and Exercise Science

Athletics Department Division I Varsity Athletics Jacobson Athletic Building 515 294-3662 The Athletics Department provides opportunities, • Richard O. Jacobson Building Excellent facilities www.cyclones.com inspiration, and resources for student-athletes to strive speak to our commitment to student athletics. Basketball to reach their academic and athletic potential. This is The Jacobson Building features a comprehensive Men: accomplished with emphasis on the physical, mental, athletics health care center, an expanded strength and 515 294-8232 and emotional well-being of the student-athletes in an conditioning work area, a 140-seat auditorium for team Women: Bill Fennelly environment that promotes integrity, sportsmanship, meetings, locker rooms, a video production office, and 515 294-3436 leadership, and amateurism. Ultimately, student- , , and administration offices. athletes develop the skills and character necessary to •  Stadium The stadium seats 50,000 and Cross Country achieve their personal goals. Recent student-athletes Men and Women: features a natural grass field. It was recently have earned national and international recognition as remodeled to accommodate the growing number of Martin Smith Big 12 champions, NCAA champions, All-Americans, 515 294-7345 media covering Big 12 football, including the addition and Olympic medalists. of a three-story press tower. • James H. The Hilton Coliseum Women: Jeff Warrick • Athletics Academic Services To ensure academic 515 294-6421 success, the athletics department provides academic, seats more than 14,000 and hosts men’s and women’s support, and service programs. These include the basketball, wrestling, and gymnastics. The coliseum Football Master Tutor Program, Life Skills Program, Read/ also features a weight and training room. Paul Rhoads Write Pal Program, and Minority Athletes in Action. 515 294-3662 Golf Men: Andrew Tank Recreation Facilities 515 294-3823 Women: Christie Martens Accessible facility hours allow even the most tightly Fitness Programs 515 450-1538 scheduled student an opportunity to work out or play Promoting physical fitness and wellness, Recreation a quick game in the gym or on the field. All students Services at Iowa State offers a variety of workout and Gymnastics are eligible to use any of the well-equipped and well- training programs such as: Women: Jay Ronayne maintained facilities listed here. 515 294-0555 BOSU classes Pilates Soccer Forker Building Beyer Hall Cardio dance Sculpting Women: Tony Minatta indoor pool indoor pool Cycling Shallow 515 294-5328 indoor golf* weight training room Deep water aerobics Step aerobics outdoor golf* outdoor fitness course Extreme abs TurboKick archery ranges* 3 indoor basketball courts Kickboxing Yoga Stacy Gemeinhardt-Cesler 8 tennis courts 3 outdoor basketball courts Personal training 515 450-3291 3 basketball courts 3 volleyball courts 6 volleyball courts 2 squash courts Sports-related Employment 8 badminton courts 6 racquetball courts Women: Duane Sorenson Opportunities for Students 515 294-3185 Lied Recreation Center State Gym There are many student employment opportunities Tennis weight room/fitness center indoor pool with the Iowa State Recreation Services and the Women: Armando Espinosa student lounge weight room/fitness center Athletics Department. If you have experience or 515 450-4829 2 indoor running tracks 2 indoor running tracks want to train as a sports counselor, coach, or referee, 20 basketball courts 40-foot climbing wall contact the Athletics Department at 515 294-3662. Track 16 volleyball courts 13-foot bouldering wall Men and Women: If you are interested in any of the programs below, 6 racquetball courts 2 basketball courts contact Recreation Services at 515 294-4980. Martin Smith 50- x 60-yard artificial turf 3 basketball/volleyball/ 515 294-6421 badminton courts 20- x 60-foot climbing wall Intramural sports officials and supervisors Volleyball 2 foosball tables Fitness instructors Women: Christy Johnson-Lynch 4 table tennis tables Facility supervisors and office assistants 515 294-3395 Outdoor recreation trip supervisors *facilities reserved for academic classes only Outdoor recreation equipment technicians Wrestling Lifeguards Kevin Jackson Personal training 515 294-6532 Residence halls are adjacent to a variety of sports facilities: outdoor tennis courts, basketball and Spirit Squad volleyball courts, soccer fields, football fields, and Cheerleading and Mascot Frisbee fields. Still not done working out? Right across Kelli Baker the street from the Wallace/Wilson Residence Halls, 515 294-5647 you’ll find the Ames/ Arena. Dance Team Jill Petersen 515 294-3558 Kinesiology and Health Marsha Wissink Department of Kinesiology One Major, Many Options • Pre-health professions provides an academic 205 Forker Building foundation in the human movement sciences such Phone: 515 294-7548 Iowa State’s unique program in kinesiology offers a Email: [email protected] as biomechanics, motor control, exercise physiology, variety of career choices related to sports, sports www.kin.hs.iastate.edu medicine, exercise, and physical activity. You will exercise psychology, as well as health sciences. This have the opportunity to work in Iowa State’s Athletics is an excellent background to add to the basic sciences Department. You may work with intercollegiate and/ of chemistry, physics, and biology needed for entrance Equipped for Success or high school athletes as an intern with Iowa State’s to medical school, physical therapy, and other areas of To support your studies, you will strength and conditioning program. If you are interested health care. have access to state-of-the-art in teaching, you may work with elementary, middle, or labs, equipment, and technology high school students early in your academic program. Minors Complement Studies that make Iowa State’s programs first-rate. You may choose to student teach in Omaha, Nebraska, Many students choose to minor in an area related Aldine, Texas, or maybe even abroad. You may choose to their major to enhance their background and Six Athletic Training Facilities to be a health coach or to help people return to health preparation. Kinesiology has several to choose from: Featuring a rehab pool, fully through lifestyle education programs. equipped rehab room with When you major in kinesiology and health at Iowa State, • Athletic coaching minor provides a strong scientific Stairmasters, treadmills, elliptical you will choose from one of five options: preparation to coach in high school, collegiate, and rider, recumbent bikes, Biodex even professional sports levels. isokinetic machine and stability system, research library, and • Physical education teacher education prepares you to • Sport and recreation minor includes coursework computer room. teach in grades K–12. A health or athletic coaching focused on youth sport and recreation programming. endorsement can also be added. • Exercise science minor develops a background Biomechanics Lab • Athletic training prepares you for positions dealing in fitness assessment, prescription, and exercise Featuring a motion analysis with prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of leadership. system, electromyography, athletic injuries in sports medicine clinics or with a which monitors muscle activity, • Health promotion minor develops a background variety of athletes and sports. and impact testers that monitor in fitness assessment, prescription, and exercise footwear shock absorption. • Exercise science prepares you for careers in physical leadership. fitness and exercise in health clubs, corporate Two Exercise Physiology Labs • Kinesiology minor consists of coursework in the core employee fitness programs, and even as an exercise Equipped with underwater weighing disciplines kinesiology and is for non-kinesiology specialist within cardiac rehabilitation. tank, treadmills and metabolic majors only. carts, muscle biochemistry lab, • Community and public health emphasizes health • Dance minor provides opportunities to develop which utilizes muscle biopsy and promotion and disease prevention and prepares movement skills in, and an appreciation for, dance. blood/urine analysis techniques, students for work in government and public health An individualized program in dance is also available and analysis equipment to test agencies, volunteer health organizations, hospitals, through the performing arts major in the College of immune function during exercise. and industry. Liberal Arts and Sciences. Motor Learning and Control Lab Featuring state-of-the-art systems to assess fine eye-hand coordination, Organizations and Activities for Majors or Minors balance, and walking gait. Department Clubs Honors Program Teaching Lab Kinesiology and Health Majors Club for future teachers Faculty and staff encourage you to participate in this Offering digital and audio- program to promote unique learning opportunities. visual equipment to allow you ISU Chapter of the Alliance of Health and Fitness Professionals You may study independently with faculty or conduct to participate in understanding for health/fitness management students an advanced research project. how teachers teach, as well as how students learn. Eta Sigma Gamma health studies honorary Study Abroad Fitness Labs Enhance your studies by traveling and studying at Providing access to high-tech Learning Communities one of Iowa’s partnering academic institutions. strength and endurance training Available to you in your first year at Iowa State, equipment—Keiser pneumatic learning communities group students with similar Kinesiology and health students might participate in Camp Adventure or study at the University of weight system, stair steppers, educational and professional interests in clusters. You Versa climbers, Concept II or the University of . Iowa State also may participate in field trips, professional and social rowers, treadmills, Lifecycles, has an exchange program with the University of activities, or attend informal learning seminars with and an aerobics floor. faculty and peer mentors. Otago, New Zealand. Club Sports

Recreation Services Golf Rugby 2220 State Gym Archery Running Phone: 515 294-4980 Badminton Judo Ski and snowboard Web: recservices.iastate.edu Ballroom Dance Kumdo Soccer Softball If you like to compete, and you work best as a team player, consider Basketball Longboard Swimming joining one of the 50 plus sports clubs offered at Iowa State. You’ll enjoy Billiards Martial Arts Table tennis playing with students, faculty, and staff as you compete at specialized Motocross Tennis levels and participate in intercollegiate . Boxing Motorcycle Trap and skeet and Mountaineering and Crew Climbing Frisbee Consider joining or creating a new club that interests you. Created by Nordic Ski Volleyball students for students, Iowa State’s program is supervised by Cycling Water the Sports Club Council. Each club has officers and a constitution, keeps Disc Golf Quidditch Water records, charges dues, and holds meetings and practice sessions. Equestrian Racquetball Weightlifting Fencing Rifle and Pistol Wrestling Rodeo Intramural Sports

Recreation Services, Russ Jones 3-Point Contest Disc golf Sand volleyball 2220 State Gym Adventure Race Soccer — in/outdoor Phone: 515 294-4980 Badminton Fantasy Football Softball — slow Web: recservices.iastate.edu Bag Toss Swim meet Basketball (3 player) Table tennis Iowa State hosts one of the largest intramural sports programs in the Basketball (5 player) Foosball Ultimate Frisbee nation. With an underlying philosophy of “something for everyone,” Battleship H2O Free Throw Contest Volleyball — 6 player the intramural program offers more than 40 sports to meet the diverse Billiards Golf Water Volleyball interests of students, faculty, and staff. Bowling Wrestling March Madness Consider joining or creating an intramural team that interests you. Card tournaments NCAA Bowl Pick ‘em Teams can be established by residence hall floors, Greek houses, Cross country Pickleball student organizations, hometown affiliations, or groups of friends. Racquetball

Outdoor Recreation

Recreation Services, Jerry Rupert Backpacking Map and compass Trip planning 2220 State Gym Canoeing Mountain biking Weekend and Phone: 515 294-4980 Caving Outdoor cooking extended trips Web: recservices.iastate.edu Climbing Wilderness first aid Cross-country skiing Rock climbing Workshops Iowa State’s outdoor recreation program helps you build friendships as Downhill skiing you travel to beautiful destinations, overcome challenges, obtain new skills and knowledge, and accomplish goals. The program offers affordable opportunities to learn about the outdoors through trips, workshops, our resource center, and our equipment rental program.

Questions about admission Preparing to do your Iowa State University In addition to writing us at the address at left, best while in school Office of Admissions we encourage you to visit our website, which The best preparation continues to be a strong 100 Enrollment Services Center features a course catalog, online application, college preparatory program of study, which and campus information. Ames, Iowa 50011-2011 includes courses in English, mathematics, laboratory science, social studies, and foreign Phone: 515 294-5836 Also, you can follow us on: languages. If you intend to transfer credits Toll Free: 800 262-3810 from another institution, you may contact Email: [email protected] our Office of Admissions for assistance in selecting the best courses for your program Web: www.admissions.iastate.edu of study.

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