Requirements for Major

Kinesiology & Health Sciences prepares students for a wide variety of academic and professional pursuits in fields that specialize in human body movement and its effect on human health. Students can elect to earn a B.A.  or B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences  or choose one of three concentrations as a Kinesiology & Health Sciences major: a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Sciences ; a B. S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Premed ; or a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Public Health .

The B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences:

Students receiving a B.S. degree in Kinesiology & Health Sciences must pass the following required courses:

• KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)
• KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3) (GER2B)
• KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) (GER1) or
• Any introductory statistics course
• One major writing course

The B.S. In Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a Concentration in Health Sciences:

This concentration is appropriate for further study in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, and other disciplines in the health sciences. Please contact Dr. Ray McCoy, rwmcco@wm.edu, for advising in these areas.

Students receiving a concentration in Health Sciences must pass the following required courses:

• KINE 295 - Health-related Exercise Prescription (3) (GER2B)
• KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)
• KINE 314 - Dissection Human Anatomy Lab (1) or
• KINE 315 - Human Anatomy Lab (1)
• KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3) (GER2B)
• KINE 305 - Human Physiology Lab (1) (Lab)
• KINE 308 - Biomechanics of Human Movement (3)
• KINE 322 - Motor Learning (3)
• KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) (GER1) or any introductory statistics course
• KINE 442 - Exercise Physiology (4)
• KINE 485 - Cellular Basis of Neuromuscular Physiology (3)
• † KINE 498 - Internship (3)
• One writing course in the major