Dec 18, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Kinesiology, B.S. with Options in Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning

Requirements for Program

The B.S. in Kinesiology requires completion of: (1) the UK Core requirements; (2) premajor courses (3) required courses (4) electives, and (5) option/track specific courses. Students must choose one of two options: (1) Exercise Science Option; or (2) Strength and Conditioning Option.

The Kinesiology: Exercise Science Option leads to employment opportunities in the clinical exercise science field, athletics, sports and fitness industries, as well as professional programs in health fields such as Physical Therapy, Physicians Assistant, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.

The Kinesiology: Strength and Conditioning Option leads to employment opportunities within the professional strength and conditioning field. By completing this track, students are eligible to sit for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam offered by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

The CSCS is the gold standard certification for strength and conditioning professionals, globally. In addition, the exercise science based curriculum in this track can lead to employment opportunities in the athletics, sports and fitness industries, as well as professional programs in health fields such as Physical Therapy, Physicians Assistant, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.

Continuous Assessment

The kinesiology program stimulates higher performance goals for high-performing students by offering several modes of performance: (a) skills in performing physical activities; (b) skills in writing and oral presentations in theory courses; (c) computer technological skills in some courses; and (d) leadership skills by high-performing students are often used in classes through class leaders, peer tutors, and/or assistant instructors.
Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA for retention in and exit from the program with a bachelor’s degree. Students who demonstrate a lack of commitment, effort, professional behavior, knowledge, or disciplinary skills, or who have not maintained the necessary GPA overall and in the major courses may be removed from the program and the college.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Subtotal: UK Core hours: 31

Graduation Communication and Composition Requirement (GCCR)

KHP 300 - PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Requirements

Premajor Requirements

*Or MA ACT score of 25 or above.

**For students who have completed ANA 209.

***For students who have completed ANA 109.

ANA 109 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSING I Credit(s): 4
OR
ANA 209 - PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ANATOMY Credit(s): 3
CHE 104 - INTRODUCTORY GENERAL CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
OR
CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
MA 109 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit(s): 3 - 5 (Variable) *
PGY 206 - ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 3 **
OR
ANA 110 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSING II Credit(s): 4 ***
BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
OR
BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
DHN 101 - HUMAN NUTRITION AND WELLNESS Credit(s): 3
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
PSY 323 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
OR
STA 296 - STATISTICAL METHODS AND MOTIVATIONS Credit(s): 3
KHP 120 - SERVICE COURSE Credit(s): 1
PHY 211 - GENERAL PHYSICS Credit(s): 5
OR
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4

Premajor Hours: 33-39

Professional Kinesiology Requirements

KHP 190 - FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE Credit(s): 2 *
KHP 200 - THE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT Credit(s): 3
KHP 230 - HUMAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS Credit(s): 3
KHP 240 - NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Credit(s): 3
KHP 300 - PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT Credit(s): 3
KHP 350 - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING FOR SPORTS Credit(s): 4
KHP 415 - BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN MOVEMENT Credit(s): 4
KHP 420G - PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE Credit(s): 4
KHP 445 - INTRODUCTION TO TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS Credit(s): 3
KHP 450 - INTRODUCTION TO EXERCISE TESTING & PRESCRIPTION Credit(s): 3
KHP 473 - MANAGEMENT OF SPORT Credit(s): 3
*Students will be required to supply some of their personal sanitary/cleaning supplies for the class (at a minimal cost),

Professional Kinesiology Hours: 35

Exercise Science Option Courses

CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3 (for students who have completed CHE 105 )
OR
CHE 108 - INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY WITHOUT LABORATORY Credit(s): 3 (for students who have completed CHE 104 )
KHP 340 - ATHLETIC TRAINING Credit(s): 2
KHP 577 - PRACTICUM IN KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)

Strength and Conditioning Option Courses

CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3 (for students who have completed CHE 105)
OR
CHE 108 - INTRODUCTION TO INORGANIC, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY WITHOUT LABORATORY Credit(s): 3 (for students who have completed CHE 104)
KHP 340 - ATHLETIC TRAINING Credit(s): 2
KHP 578 - PRACTICUM IN STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)

Electives

plus 10 credit hours of electives chosen from the following for both the Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning Options:

ABT 360 - GENETICS Credit(s): 3
BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3 (cannot be counted as an elective if already taken in the Premajor)
BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
BIO 155 - BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH SKILLS LAB Credit(s): 1
BIO 208 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 209 - INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
BSC 331 - BEHAVIORAL FACTORS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE Credit(s): 3
CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3
CHE 231 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I Credit(s): 1
CLA 131 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FROM GREEK AND LATIN Credit(s): 3
CPH 201 - AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: THEORY AND METHODS Credit(s): 3
CPH 365 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC HEALTH (SR) Credit(s): 3
CS 115 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Credit(s): 3
KHP 157 - TRACK AND FIELD Credit(s): 1
KHP 210 - INTRODUCTION TO FITNESS: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 2
KHP 220 - SEXUALITY EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
KHP 222 - DRUG EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
KHP 250 - TEAM SPORTS: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 2
KHP 260 - INDIVIDUAL SPORTS: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 2
KHP 319 - SPORTS OFFICIATING Credit(s): 1
KHP 395 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3
KHP 546 - PHYSICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOP Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)
KHP 547 - PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Credit(s): 3
KHP 580 - GROUP DYNAMICS IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Credit(s): 3
PHI 305 - HEALTH CARE ETHICS Credit(s): 3
PHY 213 - GENERAL PHYSICS Credit(s): 5
PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
SOC 255 - MEDICINE, HEALTH, AND SOCIETY Credit(s): 3

Kinesiology, B.S. with Options in Exercise Science and Strength and Conditioning

Requirements for Program

Continuous Assessment

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics