Kinesiology: Emphasis in Pre-Physical Therapy

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)
• BIOL 203 – Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology (3)
• BIOL 203L – Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 211 – Fundamentals of Microbiology (2)
• BIOL 211L – Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory (2)
• BIOL 212 – Human Anatomy (4)
  • Grade of “C” or higher is required
• CHEM 200 – General Chemistry (5)
• CHEM 201 – General Chemistry (5)
• COMM 103 – Oral Communication (3)
• NUTR 201 – Fundamentals of Nutrition (3)
• PHYS 180A – Fundamentals of Physics (3)
• PHYS 180B – Fundamentals of Physics (3)
• PHYS 182A – Physical Measurements Laboratory (1)
• PHYS 182B – 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)

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

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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 332 – Pathophysiology and Exercise Programming of Disease Populations I (3)
• ENS 333 – Pathophysiology and Exercise Programming of Disease Populations II (2)
• 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
• BIOL 336 – Principles of Human Physiology (3)
  • Will satisfy three units of the General Education requirement in IV.A. Explorations – Natural Sciences
• BIOL 436 – Human Physiology Laboratory (3)
• COMM 321 – Introduction to Health Communication (3)
  • Will satisfy three units of the General Education requirement in IV.B. Explorations – Social and Behavioral Sciences
• PSY 350 – Psychopathology (3)