The Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science is designed for students desiring to pursue graduate or professional school in fields such as Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology, Physical or Occupational Therapy, Nutrition Science/Dietetics, Physician Assistant, Chiropractic and Cardiac Rehabilitation. This degree prepares the student to meet many of the prerequisite courses necessary for application to the above-mentioned professional degree programs. The BS degree also requires a 30-hour Concentration to be chosen from the Natural Science disciplines of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math. For the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science, 15 of these hours must be from Biology.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete 34-35 hours of General Education, all requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree, and any additional hours needed to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation. Some of the courses below may also fulfill general education or other degree requirements.  Please see your advisor for more information.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Course Inside Department
KN 248	Wellness Concepts and Applications	3
KN 266	Microcomputer Applications to Kinesiology	2
KN 291	Field Experience 1 in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science	1
KN 300	Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity	3
or KN 318	Exercise Psychology
KN 308	Nutrition for Sports & Fitness	3
KN 321	Anatomical Kinesiology	3
KN 326	Physiology of Exercise	3
KN 327	Physiology of Exercise Lab	1
KN 330	Administration of Exercise and Rehabilitation Science	3
KN 342	Physical Education Activity Techniques II	2
KN 357	Sports Performance Training and Conditioning	3
KN 403	Biomechanics	3
KN 410	Fitness Testing and Exercise Prescription	3
KN 411	Current Literature in Kinesiology	3
Kinesiology Electives (select from the following courses) 1		9
KN 257	Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
KN 315	Special Topics in Kinesiology
KN 335	Human Factors and Ergonomics
KN 341	Physical Education Activity Techniques I
KN 343	Physical Education Activity Techniques III
KN 344	Physical Education Activity Techniques IV
KN 345	Physical Education Activity Techniques V
KN 350	Orthopedic Evaluation
KN 367	Therapeutic Exercise
KN 491	Field Experience 2 in Exercise and Rehabilitation Science
Required Courses Outside Department
BI 100 & BI 101	Human Biology and Human Biology Laboratory	5
or BI 192	General Cellular Biology
BI 255	Human Physiology	4
BI 275	Human Anatomy	4
BI XXX	Biology Elective	2
CH 121	General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry	5
or CH 151	Fundamentals of Chemistry I
EN 308	Scientific and Technical Writing	3
MA 116	College Algebra	3
PY 151	Psychological Statistics	3
or MA 140	Statistics
PS 131 & PS 132	Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences and Biological Physics for the Health and Life Sciences Laboratory	4-5
or PS 261	College Physics I
Non-Kinesiology Electives (select from the following courses) 1		9
AL 257	Applied Neurophysiology - Occupational Therapy
or AL 265	Applied Neurophysiology - Physical Therapist Assistant
AL 320	Human Disease
CN 306	Health Communication
HL 377	Critical Issues in Health
HS 371	Mental Health and Aging
or HS 378	Issues in Aging
PY 231	Abnormal Psychology
PY 326	Health Psychology
EMT Certification (e.g. from WU Institute of Technology) can also count in this section for 1-6 credits
Other Required Courses
KN 250 & NU 102	Introduction to Kinesiology and Medical Terminology	3
or AL 101	Foundations of Healthcare
Total Hours		90-91

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6 out of 9 KN electives need to be upper level and 6 out of 9 non-KN electives need to be upper level.