Kinesiology: Emphasis in Fitness Specialist

Preparation for the Major

• ENS 200 – Introduction to Exercise and Nutritional Sciences (3)
  • Grade of “C” or higher is required
• ENS 265 – Care and Prevention of Athletic and Recreational Injuries (2)
• ENS 265L – Care and Prevention of Athletic and Recreational Injuries Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 100 – General Biology (3)
• BIOL 100L – General Biology Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 212 – Human Anatomy (4)
  • Grade of “C” or higher is required
• CHEM 100 – Introduction to General Chemistry with Laboratory (4)
• COMM 103 – Oral Communication (3)
• GERO 101 – Introduction to Human Aging (3)
• NUTR 201 – Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
• PHYS 180A – Fundamentals of Physics (3)
• PHYS 182A – Physical Measurements Laboratory (1)
• PSY 101 – Introductory Psychology (3)
• SOC 101 – Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society (3)
• One of the following:
  • BIOL 215 – Biostatistics (3) OR
  • ECON 201 – Statistical Methods (3) OR
  • PSY 280 – Statistics Methods for Psychology OR
  • SOC 201 – Elementary Social Statistics (3) OR
  • STAT 119 – Elementary Statistics for Business (3)

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Requirements for Declaring the Major:

• Completing ALL Preparation for the Major coursework
• Grades of “C” or higher in ENS 200 and BIOL 212
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.9 or higher by the time they complete all Preparation for the Major requirements

Major Requirements

• ENS 303 – Applied Kinesiology (3)
• ENS 304 – Physiology of Exercise (3)
• ENS 304L – Exercise Physiology Laboratory (1)
• ENS 305 – Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology (3)
• ENS 306 – Biomechanics of Human Movement (3)
• ENS 307 – Neuroscience of Movement (3)
• ENS 322 – Applied Assessments in Health and Fitness (3)
• ENS 332 – Pathophysiology and Exercise Programming of Disease Populations I (3)
• ENS 333 – Pathophysiology and Exercise Programming of Disease Populations II (2)
• ENS 340 – Program Design for Health, Fitness, and Performance (2)
• ENS 340L – Programming for Health, Fitness, and Performance Laboratory (1)
• ENS 410 – Concepts in Metabolism and Weight Management (3)
• ENS 433 – Exercise, Physical Activity, and Aging (3)
• ENS 434 – Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Eating (3)
• ENS 437A – Adaptive Fitness Clinic (1)
• ENS 438 – Psychosocial Aspects of Disease and Injury Rehabilitation Units: 3
• ENS 439 – Instructional Leadership in Health and Clinical Settings Units: 2
• ENS 440 – Fitness Practitioner Internship Units: 3
• BIOL 336 – Principles of Human Physiology (3)
  • Will satisfy three units of the General Education requirement in IV.A. Explorations – Natural Sciences
• COMM 321 – Introduction to Health Communication (3)
  • Will satisfy three units of the General Education requirement in IV.B. Explorations – Social and Behavioral Sciences