Program: Kinesiology with a Concentration in Lifetime Physical Activity Sample Four-Year Plan - Sonoma State University

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025, 2nd ed. General Catalog

Freshman Year 29 Units

BIOL 115 - Introduction to Biology Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas B2: Life Science) OR
BIOL 110 - Biological Inquiry Unit(s): 4 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas B2: Life Science + B3 Laboratory Activity)
MATH 165 - Elementary Applied Statistics Unit(s): 4 (Meets Lower Division GE Area B4: Quantitative Reasoning)
GE American Institutions American History
Credits / Units: 3
ENGL 100A - First-Year Composition Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area A2: Written Communication )
Lower Division GE Area C1: Arts
Credits / Units: 3

CHEM 105 - Elements of General, Organic, and Biochemistry Unit(s): 5 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas B1: Physical Science + B3 Laboratory Activity) *Suggested for pre-Nursing students* OR
CHEM 110 - Introductory General Chemistry Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Areas B1: Physical Science)
KIN 201 - Foundations of Kinesiology Unit(s): 3
ENGL 100B - First-Year Composition Unit(s): 3 (Meets Lower Division GE Area A2: Written Communication)
KIN 101 - Physical Education Activities Unit(s): 1-2 (KIN 101 courses are not required for the major, but go toward the 120 units required for the B.S. Any course can substitute for the KIN 101’s)

BIOL 220 - Human Anatomy Unit(s): 4
KIN 242 - Human Functional Anatomy Unit(s): 4
Lower Division GE Area A3: Critical Thinking
Credits / Units: 3
Lower Division GE Area C1: Arts
OR
Lower Division GE Area C2: Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
KIN 101 - Physical Education Activities Unit(s): 1-2
(KIN 101 courses are not required for the major, but go toward the 120 units required for the B.S. Any course can substitute for the KIN 101’s)

KIN 446 - Exercise Instruction Unit(s): 3
KIN 360 - Physiology of Exercise Unit(s): 4
KIN 426 - Individualized Assessment and Program Design Unit(s): 4
Upper Division GE Area C: Arts and Humanities
Credits / Units: 3
KIN 101 - Physical Education Activities Unit(s): 1-2
(KIN 101 courses are not required for the major, but go toward the 120 units required for the B.S. Any course can substitute for the KIN 101’s)

KIN 317 - Nutrition for Physical Activity & Health Unit(s): 3 (Meets Upper Division GE Area B)
KIN 350 - Biomechanics Unit(s): 4
Concentration Elective Credits / Units: 3
Upper Division Elective Credits / Units: 3
University Elective Credits / Units: 3

KIN 403 - Ethics, Inclusion, and Equity in Coaching Unit(s): 3 OR
KIN 427 - Adaptive Physical Activity: Theory to Practice Unit(s): 4 (Not required for the major or GE, but goes toward the 120 unit total and/or the 40 upper division unit requirement for the B.S. in Kinesiology)
KIN 101 - Physical Education Activities Unit(s): 1-2
(KIN 101 courses are not required for the major, but go toward the 120 units required for the B.S. Any course can substitute for the KIN 101’s)
Lower Division GE Area F: Ethnic Studies
Credits / Units: 3
Choose one of the electives below:
BIOL 224 - Human Physiology Unit(s): 4 (Suggested for pre-Nursing students)
PSY 250 - Introduction to Psychology Unit(s): 3