Kinesiology B.A.: Exercise Science Concentration

1. Complete the University General Education requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.

(51 units minimum)

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Several prerequisites for the concentration satisfy General Education requirements (see #2 below - prerequisites to the major).  This concentration does not qualify students for admission to the Single Subject Credential Program.  Students are strongly suggested to get advising early in their program to help meet career objectives.  Each course counted toward the major, including prerequisites, must be completed with a grade of C- (1.9) or higher.  All courses counted toweard the major (both within and outside the Department) must be taken on a letter grade basis.  Most professional post-graduate degree programs (e.g., graduate schools, Physical Therapy schools, and Occupational Therapy schools) have a prerequisite “repeat” policy that only allows a course to be taken twice for a passing grade (a coruse is considered a “repeat” even if it is taken at a different university).

2. Complete the prerequisites to the major:

(21 units)

• BIOL 1010 - Principles of Biology

• 3 units (satisfies General Education area B2) and

• BIOL 1020 - World of Biology Laboratory

• 1 unit (satisfies General Education area B2 lab requirement)

• CHEM 1100 - General Chemistry I

• 4 units (satisfies General Education area B1) and

• CHEM 1102 - General Chemistry I Laboratory

• 1 unit (satisfies General Education area B1)

• MATH 1600 - Statistics

• 4 units (satisfies General Education area B3)

• ZOOL 2235 - Human Physiology

• (Lecture & Lab), 4 units

• ZOOL 2260 - Human Anatomy and Morphology

• (Lecture & Lab), 4 units

  *additional prerequisites may be required for admission to post-professional degree programs (e.g., Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Athletic Training, etc.). Please check with the school/program of interest for their specific transfer requirements.

3. Complete the following core courses: (26 units)

• KINS 3800 - Sport and Exercise Psychology 3 units
• KINS 4130 - Foods and Nutrition 3 units
• KINS 4300 - Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education 3 units
• KINS 4400 - Kinesiology 4 units (prerequisite ZOOL 2260)
• KINS 4500 - Exercise Physiology 4 units (prerequisite ZOOL 2235)
• KINS 4600 - Exercise Testing and Prescription 3 units
• KINS 4700 - Biomechanics 3 units (prerequisite KINS 4400)
• KINS 4900 - Exercise is Medicine 3 units (Senior-level status only)

4. Complete five breadth courses: (11-15 units)

• KINS 3000 - Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries 3 units (prerequisite ZOOL 2260)
• KINS 3260 - Theory of Coaching Strength and Conditioning 2 units
• KINS 3370 - Theory and Analysis of Fitness Activities 2 units
• KINS 3500 - Drugs in the Athletic Environment 3 units
• KINS 3700 - Sport in Society (WP) 3 units
• KINS 4030 - Epidemiology in Health Promotion 3 units
• KINS 4200 - Motor Learning 3 units
• KINS 4250 - Motor Development 3 units
• KINS 4530 - Holistic Health 3 units
• KINS 4800 - Adaptive Physical Education 3 units
• KINS 4950 - Field Work or Practicum in Kinesiology 1-2 units

5. Complete two courses in a related field of study: (6 units)

• BOTY 4000 - Medicinal Plants and Herbs 3 units
• COMM 3120 - Management Communication 3 units
• NURS 4900 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 units
• PHIL 4430 - Bioethics

• 3 units or

• PHIL 4440 - Business Ethics

• 3 units

• PSYC 3100 - Introduction to Physiological Psychology 3 units
• PSYC 3140 - Human Development I: Childhood 3 units
• PSYC 3340 - Human Development III: Adulthood and Aging 3 units
• PSYC 3350 - Introduction to the Study of Abnormal Behavior 3 units
• PSYC 4790 - Changing Human Behavior 3 units
• SOCL 3830 - Thin and Fat: The Sociology of Eating Disorders 3 units
• SOCL 4710 - Sociology of Aging 3 units

• *other courses may be substituted with Advisor’s consent