Kinesiology & Health Sciences, Allied Health Concentration, BS

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 . If selecting a B.S., students may choose one of three concentrations as a Kinesiology & Health Sciences major, but are not required to do so: a B.S. in Kinesiology & Health Sciences with a concentration in Allied Health ; 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 .

Required Credit Hours: 34

(not including physical activity courses)

Major Computing Requirement:

KINE 308 - Biomechanics of Human Movement (3) or
KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) or
Any introductory statistics course

Major Writing Requirement:

The major writing requirement in Kinesiology & Health Sciences may be satisfied by obtaining a C- or better in one of the following courses:

KINE 352 - Nutrition and the Brain (3)
KINE 393 - Health Ethics (3)
KINE 405 - Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (3)
KINE 455 - Physiology of Obesity (3)
KINE 470 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (1-3)
KINE 471 - Independent Study in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (1-3)
KINE 480 - Kinesiology & Health Sciences Research (1-3)
KINE 481 - Kinesiology & Health Sciences Research (1-3)
KINE 493 - Philosophy in Kinesiology & Health Sciences (3)
KINE 495 - Honors (3)
KINE 496 - Honors (3)
KINE 498 - Internship (3)

Core Requirements Outside the Major:

Candidates for the B.S. degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences must successfully complete, in addition to satisfying the NQR requirement or GER 1 and 2, three additional science courses from computer science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, geology, or physics. None of these three additional science courses may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.

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

Students must pass the following required courses:

KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)
KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3)
KINE 305 - Human Physiology Lab (1)
KINE 314 - Dissection Human Anatomy Lab (1) or
KINE 315 - Human Anatomy Lab (1)
KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) or any introductory statistics course
KINE 498 - Internship (3)

In Addition

Students must pass 4 of the following courses:

KINE 280 - Introduction to Public Health (3)
KINE 295 - Health-related Exercise Prescription (3)
KINE 308 - Biomechanics of Human Movement (3)
KINE 310 - Microbes in Human Disease (3)
KINE 322 - Motor Learning (3)
KINE 350 - Science of Nutrition (3)
KINE 354 - Nutrition in Health & Disease (3)
KINE 360 - Physiology of Aging (3)
KINE 442 - Exercise Physiology (4)
KINE 460 - Medical Terminology (3)
KINE 485 - Cellular Basis of Neuromuscular Physiology (3)