Exercise Science Education

Bachelor of Science in Education
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Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2023


General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Bookends (2 Hours)

  • Launch Seminar (1)
  • Reflection Seminar (1)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

  • Writing & Information Literacy (3)
  • Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
  • Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
  • Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
  • Natural Science (4-5)
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
  • Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

  • Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
  • Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
    • Lived Environments
    • Origins & Evolution
    • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
    • Sustainability
    • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Number, Nature, Mind

College Requirement (1 Hour)

  • EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

Supporting Courses (14-18 Hours)

  • Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra or higher (0-4)
  • BIOLOGY 1113.01 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer and Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
  • CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
  • CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)

Major Requirements (50-57 Hours)

Major Admissions Criteria:

  • 2.75 cumulative GPA
  • C- grade or higher in BIOLOGY 1113, CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220

Major Core (47 Hours)

  • ANATOMY 2300 Human Anatomy (4)
  • BIOCHEM 2210 Elements of Biochemistry (4)
  • KNHES 2995 Food is Function, Movement is Medicine (can overlap with GE Theme: Health and Wellbeing) (4)
  • KNHES 2360 Introduction to Exercise Science (3)
  • KNHES 3414 Physiological Systems in Human Performance (3)
  • KNHES 3415 Applied Physiology in Human Performance (3)
  • KNHES 5416 Theory of Strength and Conditioning (3)
  • KNHES 5590 Comprehensive Laboratory in Exercise Science (3)
  • KNHES 5685 Adult Exercise Programming-Implementation (4)
  • Choose one:
    • KNHES 4525 Promoting Behavior Change in Sport, Leisure, & Exercise (3)
    • KNHES 5652 Worksite Health Promotion (3)
  • KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (3)
  • PHYSIO 3200 Human Physiology (5)
  • PHYSICS 1200 Mechanics, Kinematics, Fluids, Waves (5)

Major Electives/Professional Experience:

Choose (3-10) hours from below (course hours in parenthesis)

  • KNHES 5191 Internship: Health and Exercise Science (1-9)
  • KNHES 4998 Research in Kinesiology: Health & Exercise Science (1-12)
  • KNHES 5417 Exercise Techniques and Testing Technology in Strength and Conditioning (3)
  • KNHES 5805 Challenging the Conventional Role of Diet & Exercise in Obesity Management (3)
  • KNHES 5704 Health Program Evaluation (3)
  • HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Human Nutrition (4) or HUMNNTR 2210 (transfer equivalent only) (3)
  • PSYCH 3340 Introduction of Life Span Developmental Psychology (3)
  • HDFS 2400 Life Span Human Development (3)
  • KNPE 2542 Lifespan Motor Development (3)
  • HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)

Total Hours: 93-115

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 5-27

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.

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Bachelors Human Sciences

 

Note: Students exact curriculum may vary depending upon program of study determined by student and advisor.