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.

Required Credit Hours: 30

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 393 - Health Ethics (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 & Health Sciences must complete five additional science courses from computer science, mathematics, biology, chemistry, geology, or physics. This is in addition to satisfying the GER 1 and GER 2. KINE 303 and KINE 304 count toward these five courses.

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

This concentration is appropriate for further study in medicine.

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

• KINE 270 - Foundations of Epidemiology (3)
• KINE 303 - Human Anatomy (3)

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• KINE 314 - Dissection Human Anatomy Lab (1) or
• KINE 315 - Human Anatomy Lab (1)

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• KINE 304 - Human Physiology (3) (GER2B)
• KINE 305 - Human Physiology Lab (1) (Lab)
• KINE 380 - Introduction to Clinical Practice (3)
• KINE 393 - Health Ethics (3) (GER7)
• KINE 394 - Statistics and Evaluation (3) (GER1) or any introductory statistics course
• KINE 450 - Cardiovascular Physiology (3)
• One writing course in the major