Kinesiology, B.S.

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All majors in the Department of Kinesiology must complete the support courses and the major core courses. Each major selects a concentration in which to complete the major.

	Degree Requirements	Units
	General education (50, 15 units in major)	35
	Major requirements	55
	Support courses	17
	General electives	9
	Total Units needed for graduation	120

All courses fulfilling either major or minor requirements in kinesiology must be graded A-F, except for courses not available in the A-F mode or courses that are challenged.

Support Courses for the Bachelor of Science

These courses may be taken at a community college, and some may be used to fulfill general education requirements. Some of these courses are prerequisites to courses in the major. The SSU equivalent is listed below.

BIOL 220 - Human Anatomy Unit(s): 4
BIOL 224 - Human Physiology Unit(s): 4
MATH 165 - Elementary Applied Statistics Unit(s): 4

Major Core Requirements

(all concentrations)

KIN 201 - Foundations of Kinesiology Unit(s): 3
KIN 301 - History and Philosophy of Human Movement Unit(s): 4
KIN 305 - Psychological Bases of Human Movement Unit(s): 4
KIN 315 - Sociology of Sport Unit(s): 3
KIN 350 - Biomechanics Unit(s): 4
KIN 360 - Physiology of Exercise Unit(s): 4
KIN 410 - Lifespan Motor Development Unit(s): 3
KIN 460 - Conditioning for Performance and Health Unit(s): 3

Concentrations

Several options are available to a student advancing toward a specific goal in the degree program. A student may select a pattern of courses in any one of the following concentrations.

Choose one of the required concentrations below to complete the major:

	Exercise Science Concentration	26
	Lifetime Physical Activity Concentration	23-28
	Interdisciplinary Concentration	25-28

Units

Total supporting units: 17

Total units in the major core: 29

Total units in a concentration 23-30

Total units in the major 52-59