The Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology offers several tracks designed to prepare students for a variety of careers. The track options available develop a strong science background making students excellent candidates for employment opportunities in human movement/exercise related areas (cardiac rehabilitation, corporate or private fitness), advanced graduate studies (motor neuroscience, kinesiology,, exercise physiology) or professional school (physical or occupational therapy or medical and dental school). Course pre-requisites are included in the various programs under all tracks to support students wishing to pursue professional school study or graduate school study. Additional program and track information is available on the Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management website or may be obtained by contacting the advising office in the department.
The Motor Behavior track provides students a broad science background with special emphasis on aligning the cognitive/perceptual processes underlying human movement with the neural areas associated with those processes. Professional directed electives allow students to obtain the prerequisites unique to the professional school of choice, physical or occupational therapy, medical or dental school. This track provides the background for students that wish to pursue graduate work in Motor Neuroscience or Human Movement Science programs. Students in this track may enroll in independent study leading to an undergraduate research project in motor behavior areas (development, learning, or control).
This degree plan has been laid out showing students the number of hours they must take each semester in order to complete the degree in four years without attending summer school. This is a suggested plan and does not have to be followed as laid out below. Students should use this information in conjunction with advising documents available from their advisor or the department website when scheduling courses each semester to ensure they are meeting all prerequisites, taking courses for admission to professional phase in a timely manner and meeting all grade requirements.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BIOL 111 | Introductory Biology I 1 | 4 |
| KINE 199 | Required Physical Activity 2,3 | 1 |
| KINE 213 | Foundations of Kinesiology 1 | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 1,4 | 3 |
| 5,6 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| BIOL 112 | Introductory Biology II 1 | 4 |
ENGL 103
| Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition 1
or Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus 1,7 | 3 |
| 5,6 | 3 |
| 1,8 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| CHEM 119 | Fundamentals of Chemistry I 1 | 4 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| PBSI 107 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| 5,6 | 3 |
| 1,8 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| CHEM 120 | Fundamentals of Chemistry II 1 | 4 |
| KINE 121 | Physical and Motor Fitness Assessment 1,3 | 2 |
| PHYS 201 | College Physics 1 | 4 |
| SOCI 205 | Introduction to Sociology 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| Technical and Professional Writing | |
| Public Speaking | |
| Communication for Technical Professions | |
| Argumentation and Debate | |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BIOL 319 | Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology I 1,3 | 4 |
| KINE 199 | Required Physical Activity 2,3 | 1 |
| KINE 307 | Lifespan Motor Development 1 | 3 |
| PBSI 306 | Psychological Disorders 1 | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| BIOL 320 | Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology II 1,3 | 4 |
| KINE 318 | Care of the Athlete 1 | 3 |
PBSI 307
| Developmental Psychology 1
or Lifespan Development | 3 |
| 5,6 | 3 |
| 1,8 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| KINE 427 | Therapeutic Principles 1 | 3 |
| KINE 433 | Physiology of Exercise 1 | 3 |
| KINE 435 | Physiology of Exercise Lab 1,9 | 1 |
| PHYS 202 | College Physics 1 | 4 |
STAT 302
| Statistical Methods 1
or Statistical Methods | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| KINE 406 | Motor Learning and Skill Performance 1 | 3 |
| KINE 407 | Motor Control and Learning Lab 1,9 | 1 |
| KINE 426 | Exercise Biomechanics 1 | 3 |
| KINE 428 | Exercise Biomechanics Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 1,8 | 3 |
| 1,8 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 120 |
