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Getting Started

Exercise and Wellness Major Requires 4.0 credits
1.0 credit = 42 hours
4.0 credits = 168 hours

Internship Process


  1. Find an internship.
  2. Make sure there is an Internship Master Agreement (IMA) on file.
    • If there is no existing IMA for your internship location, have your supervisor fill out this form and send it to experience@byu.edu.
  3. Complete the Internship Application (IRAMS).***Please Note: You must have your IRAMS application approved BEFORE you may begin counting internship hours. BYU does not grant retroactive credit.
    • Once you have been approved, add EXSC 399R on MyMap.
      • Exercise Sciences: EXSC 399R, section 001
      • Huntsman World Senior Games: EXSC 399R, section 002
      • 42 hours = 1.0 credit
      • Login to the Learning Suite course.
      • Begin your internship and the EXSC 399R course.

      ★Check out what you can do with a degree in Exercise and Wellness!

      Internship Coordinator

      Mandy Christensen, PhD, Exercise Sciences
      Email: mandy_christensen@byu.edu
      Office: 228C SFH
      Phone: 801-422-0588

      Assistant Internship Coordinator

      Annie Smedley, MS, Exercise Sciences
      Email: anniesmed@byu.edu
      Office: 106 SFH
      Phone: 801-422-0782

      Travel Grant Application

      The Life Sciences Internship Travel Grant offers up to $400 domestic travel and $600 international travel for student academic internships outside the local BYU area.