61-63 HOUR KINESIOLOGY MAJOR

Degree Requirements - CURRICULUM EFFECTIVE FALL 2008

33-35  hours from Physical Education:

PED 281, Personal Health Science, 3 hours PED 282, First Aid, 2 hours                                                                               PED 283, Field Experience Exercise Science, 1 hour PED 291, Motor Behavior, 2 hours PED 298, Foundations Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Science, 3 hour PED 383, Kinesiology, 3 hours                                                                         PED 391, Biomechanics, 3 hours PED 394, Measurement and Evaluation, 3 hours PED 481, Physiology of Exercise I, 3 hours                                                                     PED 487, Principles/Applications in Fitness Training for Exercise Science Majors, 3 hours PED 491, Managing Organizations For Sport & Physical Activity, 3 hours PED 492, Contemporary Issues in Sport & Exercise, 3 hours PED 499, Practicum in Physical Education, 3-5 hours

5 hours from select specialty classes:

PED 111-199

OTHER  REQUIRED COURSES                                                                                         CIS 151, Computer App. Business OR other computer course approved by advisor             BIOL 121, Anatomy and Physiology I                                                                                    BIOL 122, Anatomy and Physiology II

12 hours SPECIALTY AREA - CHOOSE ONE AREA:

GROUP EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR                                                                                       PED 385-Methods of Group Exercise Instruction, 3 hrs, PED 488-Program Design Healthy/Special Populations, 3 hrs, PED 143-Aquatic Exercise - 1 hr.                                                                                     PED 181-Aerobics- 1 hr.                                                                                                 PED 185-Step Aerobics - 1 hr.                                                                                         PED 199-Yoga - 1 hr.                                                                                                       PED 199- Spinning - 1 hr.                                                                                                PED 199-Cardio Kickboxing - 1 hr.                                                                                      OR     PED 100-Other FITNESS RELATED course                                    NUTRITION                                                                                                             NUTR 376-Principles and Applications in Nutrition, 3 hrs, NUTR 378-Nutrition for Fitness and Sport, 3 hrs, NUTR 415-Dietary supplements and Herb Use in Nutrition, 3 hrs, NUTR 396-Nutrition throughout the Lifecycle, 3 hrs. PERSONAL TRAINING                                                                                                      PED 385- Methods of Group Exercise, 3 hrs. PED 484-Exercise Testing & Prescription, 3 hrs. PED 485-Methods of Personal Training, 3 hrs. PED 488-Program Design for Healthy & Special Populations, 3 hrs. SPORT MANAGEMENT                                                                                                      PED 332-Sport Facility Management, 3 hrs PED 333-Sport Marketing, 3 hrs PED 334-Sport Event Management, 3 hrs PED 335-Sport Publicity & Promotion, 3 hrs TEACHING                                                                                                        PED 292-Rhythms, 2 hrs, PED 293-Teaching Developmental Activities, 2 hrs,                                                         PED 294-Teaching Team Sports, 2 hrs.                                                                           PED 296-Self-Testing and Movement Fundamentals, 1 hr,                                                   PED 297-Teaching Ind. Dual Sports, 2 hrs. PED 299-Field Experience in Elementary Physical Education, 1 hr            OR                  PED 301-Field Experience in Middle/Secondary School Physical Education, 1 hr,                 PED 388-School Health, 3 hrs PED 392-Adapted Physical Education, 3 hrs, PED 395-Curriculum Construction in Physical Education, 3 hrs, PED 396-Teaching Physical Education, 3 hrs.                                                                Additional 200-300 level courses approved by the Chair.

PLEASE NOTE: Satisfy 50 hour University Core Curriculum (UCC) requirement.  Students MUST complete a minimum of 39 semester hours of 300-400 level classes.

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