Biomechanics, Minor

A minor consists of 6 courses and will be indicated on your permanent record. 

1. Sport and Exercise Physiology 370 
2. Sport and Exercise Physiology 480 
3. Physics 203 or Physics 201 

Any three of the following: 

• Sport and Exercise Physiology 320, 375, 461 
• Mathematics 121, 122 
• Computer Science 111, 121, 211

Human Performance Laboratory

Located in the Priscilla Payne Hurd Science Center, the human performance lab provides hands-on, state-of-the-art technology. The lab boasts instruments for measuring lactic acid, glucose, electrolytes, and gas concentrations in tiny samples of blood. Our Computrainer system is the same equipment used by the U.S. cycling team for controlled testing and training. It allows competitive cyclists to bring their own bikes into the lab for computer-controlled exercise testing.

In laboratory and practicum experience, you'll become proficient in the use of current testing methods like: 

• graded stress tests using the Marquette CASE-15 stress EKG systems
• assess and interpret measures of aerobic and anerobic capacity using the Medgraphics CPX/D and Sensormedics 2900 metabolic measurement systems
• assess joint and muscle function on the Kin-Com 125E dynamic muscle testing system
• treadmill, bicycle, cycloid and exercise modalities both in testing and in training programs
• assess body composition in several ways including skinfold, bio-impedance analysis, and by underwater weighing — the widely recognized "Gold Standard" for assessment of body composition.

DeSales can help make your college expenses affordable through a combination of grants, loans, student employment, and scholarship resources.

View a comprehensive list of financial aid forms and undergraduate program information sheets

Cost of attendance for undergrads for 2023-2024

Resident Students

Direct Costs
Tuition - $43,000
Room and Board - $13,800
Mandatory Fees - $1,800
One-time Orientation Fee for First-Year students and Transfers - $200
Total = $58,800 (including first-year/transfer fees)

Estimated Indirect Costs
Books/Supplies - $1,711
Personal Expenses - $4,605
Total cost for resident students: $65,116

Commuter Students

Direct Costs
Tuition - $43,000
Mandatory Fees - $1,400
One-time Orientation Fee for First-Year students and Transfers - $200
Total = $44,600 (including first-year/transfer fees)

Estimated Indirect Costs
Books/Supplies - $1,711
Personal Expenses - $4,605
Transportation Costs - $1,908
Living Expenses - $2,298
Total cost for commuter students: $55,122

Off-Campus*

Direct Costs
Tuition - $43,000
Mandatory Fees - $1,400
One-time Orientation Fee for First-Year students and Transfers - $200
Total = $44,600 (including first-year/transfer fees)

Estimated Indirect Costs
Books/Supplies - $1,711
Personal Expenses - $4,605
Transportation Costs - $1,908
Living Expenses - $9,192
Total cost for off-campus students: $62,016
*First-year students are required to reside on campus or commute from home.

Parking Fee - $100

View a comprehensive list of financial aid forms and undergraduate program information sheets

Dual Degree Undergraduate-to-Graduate Programs

If you are enrolled in an undergraduate-to-graduate degree program — for example a 5-year, 3+2, 3+3, program — the undergraduate tuition and fees apply only to the undergraduate portion of the program. As you progress into the graduate phase of your program, graduate tuition and fees apply. Please see your respective graduate program for more information.