Kinesiology, BS, Fitness and Human Performance Concentration

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Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology select from two concentrations: Exercise Science or Fitness and Human Performance. Graduation requirements for this degree include a 2.0 GPA and earning a grade of “C” or higher in all major courses plus courses in mathematics, English, and the sciences.

First Year

Fall Semester

BIOL 1510 - GENERAL BIOLOGY I * ^G
BIOL 1520 - GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I *
KIN 1200 - FOUNDATIONS OF KINESIOLOGY ^††
MATH 1070 - APPLIED ALGEBRA * ^G &
MATH 1080 - APPLIED ALGEBRA LABORATORY
or MATH 1610 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA
ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED* ^G Credits / Units: 3
FIRST YEAR SEMINAR ^G Credits / Units: 2

Total Credit Hours: 15-17

Spring Semester

ENGL COMPOSITION GEN ED* ^G Credits / Units: 3
HS 1330 - HEALTHY LIFESTYLES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ^††
MATH 1620 - TRIGONOMETRY * ^G
or MATH 2410 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
PSYC 1010 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I * ^G
BIOL 2500 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE I * ^G
BIOL 2520 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY I *

Total Credit Hours: 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

HUMANITIES LIT/LIT INTENSIVE GEN ED * ^G Credits / Units: 3
HS 1620 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY ^††
HUMANITIES HIST/PHIL GEN ED^G Credits / Units: 3
KIN 2750 - ANATOMY AND ANATOMICAL KINESIOLOGY ^††
BIOL 2510 - HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LECTURE II *
BIOL 2530 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY II *

Total Credit Hours: 16

Spring Semester

CHEM 1010 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I * ^G
or CHEM 1210 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
CLAB 1030 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I *
or CLAB 1230 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I FOR SCIENCE MAJORS
COMM 2110 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING ^G
KIN 3210 - MOTOR LEARNING ^††
KIN LAB ^†† Credits / Units: 1
KIN LAB ^†† Credits / Units: 1
PSYC 2040 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY *
or PSYC 4220 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Total Credit Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

ENGL 3220 - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL WRITING *
KIN 3720 - BIOMECHANICS ^††
KIN 3920 - PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE ^††
NUTR 3420 - NUTRITION *
SOCIAL SCIENCE GEN ED* ^G Credits / Units: 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

HS 3620 - PROMOTING HEALTH IN THE WORKSITE ^††
KIN 3620 - HISTORY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ^††
KIN LAB ^†† Credits / Units: 1
MGMT or MRKT ELECTIVE * Credits / Units: 3
FINE ARTS GEN ED ^G Credits / Units: 3
NUTR 3450 - NUTRITION THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE *
or NUTR 4110 - NUTRITION AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES
or NUTR 4210 - WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
or NUTR 4240 - NUTRITION FOR SPORT AND FITNESS

Total Credit Hours: 16

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Total Credit Hours: 15

Spring Semester

KIN 4100 - INTERNSHIP IN EXERCISE SCIENCE, FITNESS OR SPORT MANAGEMENT ^††
ELECTIVES Credits / Units: 6

Total Credit Hours: 12

Total Semester Hours Required 120

^G General Education Requirement (GER). See the GER section of this catalog for the list of courses that fulfill this requirement if no specific course is listed. Honors equivalents are acceptable for all GER courses.

^†† Major course; grade of “C” or higher is required

* Grade of “C” or higher is required.

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

Students participating in the Honors Program are required to complete 9 hours of upper-level honors courses. These may include a combination of 3000-4000-level HONR courses, study abroad, or H-option courses in the major. Courses that may be taken as H-option in the Department of Kinesiology are: