Coaching Minor offered by the department of Exercise Science and Nutrition

Posted by Tim on August 23, 2022 in Academics

The department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences offers a Coaching minor. The Coaching minor is appropriate for undergraduate students who may be interested in careers related to coaching in summer youth sports programs, community sports programs, school athletics, or intercollegiate athletics. It is open to students of all majors. Note that this minor does not lead to New York State coaching credentials.

Admissions to the minor requires students to complete at least one semester at UB and have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0. Students who meet this criteria may apply to the Coaching minor by filling out the application form available here.  

The Coaching minor requires eight courses (20-22 credits). Please refer to the attached document and the undergraduate catalog for details regarding the requirements to complete the minor.  Please note, ES 220 Movement Analysis is not currently being offered.  ES 254 CPR and First Aid is also not currently being offered but may be satisfied by another approved CPR/First Aid course.  Please email Heather Bieber at hkearns@buffalo.edu for approval.

Please contact the School of Public Health & Health Professions Office for Academic and Student Affairs at sphhp-oasa@buffalo.edu if you have questions regarding the minor.