Curriculum
A. General Education Requirements (35 hours)
The following General Education course is required for the major.
B. Major Requirements (31 hours)
1. Core Courses (23 hours)
2. Core Electives (8 hours)
Select 8 hours from the courses below.
| KIN 240 | Team Sports I | 2 |
| KIN 307 | Teaching Lifetime Leisure Pursuits | 1 |
| KIN 368 | Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries | 2 |
| KIN 401 | Motor Learning and Motor Behavior | 3 |
| KIN 403 | Research in Physical Education | 3 |
| KIN 470 | Adapted Physical Education | 3 |
| PESM 312 | Legal Issues of Sport/Rec | 3 |
| PESM 411 | Facilities Management | 3 |
| PHS 310 | Environmental Health and Sanitation | 3 |
| PHS 410 | Public Health and Bioterrorism | 3 |
| HLTH 465 | Drug Education | 3 |
C. Related Area Requirements (16 hours)
D. Concentration Requirements (29 hours)
1. Concentration Core (26 hours)
Select 6 hours in Public Health Experience
Select 6 hours from the Public Health Experience Courses listed below.
| PHS 420 | Local Public Health Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| PHS 421 | State PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| PHS 422 | Federal PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| PHS 423 | Non-Profit Organization Field Experience | 3 |
| PHS 424 | Private Corporation PHS Field Experience | 3 |
| PHS 425 | International PHS Field Experience | 3 |
2. Concentration Electives (3 hours)
Select 3 hours from the courses below.
E. Free Electives (9 hours)
Total Credit Hours: 120
Department Requirements
ARC Certified First Aid or HLTH 367 WSI (Water Safety Instructor) or PE 389 Swimming Pool Management
Curriculum Guide for Majors in Kinesiology - Exercise Science Concentration
Freshman Year
First Semester
| ENGL 102 | English Composition and Grammar | 3 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics - A | 3 |
| UNIV 110 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| PE 173 | Swimming I | 1 |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics - B | 4 |
| Social & Behavior Sciences A | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| ENGL 103 | English Composition and Vocabulary | 3 |
| HLTH 185 | Health Concepts | 2 |
| UNIV 120 | Freshman Seminar II | 1 |
| Social & Behavior Sciences B (1) | 3 |
| Social & Behavior Sciences B (2) | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts C | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Sophomore Year
First Semester
| KIN 241 | Individual Sports I | 2 |
| KIN 210 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| KIN 210L | Applied Anatomy and Physiology Lab | 1 |
| PHS 110 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HLTH 367 | First Aid, CPR and Safety | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts A | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| Major Core Elective 1 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts B | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| KIN 300 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| PHS 210 | Community Health, Safety, and Disease | 3 |
| PESM 211 | Introduction to Sport Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Junior Year
First Semester
| PESM 313 | Governance in Sport | 3 |
| KIN 370 | Kinesiology | 3 |
| HLTH 369 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| Major Requirements Core Elective 2 | 3 |
| KIN 389 | Water Safety | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| Major Requirements Core Elective 3 | 3 |
| KIN 388 | Lifesaving | 3 |
| KIN 379 | KIN 379 | 3 |
| KIN 383 | Aquatic & Fitness | 3 |
| KIN 375 | Management of Physical Education and Athletic Programs | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Senior Year
First Semester
| PHS 420 | Local Public Health Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 421 | State PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 422 | Federal PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 423 | Non-Profit Organization Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 424 | Private Corporation PHS Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 425 | International PHS Field Experience | 3 |
| PESM 410 | Organization and Management | 3 |
| KIN 407 | Group Exercise Instruction | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second Semester
| PHS 420 | Local Public Health Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 421 | State PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 422 | Federal PHS Agency Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 423 | Non-Profit Organization Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 424 | Private Corporation PHS Field Experience | 3 |
| or | |
| PHS 425 | International PHS Field Experience | 3 |
| KIN 478 | Swimming Pool Operation and Management | 3 |
| KIN 416/416L | Advanced Kinesiology and Biomechanics | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
Departmental Requirements
ARC Certified First Aid or HLTH 367 WSI (Water Safety Instructor) or PE 389 (Swimming Pool Management)