BA/BS in Kinesiology/MED in Kinesiology (Early Childhood-12 Physical Education Teacher Certification)

Course Requirements for an Accelerated Bachelor's Degree/Master’s Degree in Kinesiology

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (ba)	credit hours (bS)
I. General Studies Requirements
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3	3
English	12	9
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3	3
Foreign Language Eight hours at the 1000 level if needed *Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate requisites are met	14*	0
Foundations for Excellence	1	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	2	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3	3
*Choose one:* (BA) MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry (BS) MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4	15
(BA) BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (BS) BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II plus an additional 7 hours from one or more areas of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Science, or Physics (Totaling 15 hours of Laboratory Science).
Religion	9	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	6	6
POLS 2301 - American National Government and an additional three credit hours may be selected from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	63	57
BA/BS in Kinesiology
Kinesiology Core Courses	21	21
KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology KNES 2305 - Coaching Today’s Athlete (S-L) KNES 3302 - Research, Statistics, and Technology in Health and Human Performance KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development KNES 4336 - Internship in Kinesiology and Health Sciences I (S-L) Three additional 1000-Level (1-credit) activity courses. Sports Performance Concentration ONLY Of the three additional 1000-level (1-Credit) Kinesiology activity courses, two courses must come from the following: KNES 1117 - Beginning Resistance Training KNES 1127 - Intermediate Resistance Training
General Kinesiology Concentration	12	12
The General Kinesiology concentration requires the student to take the Kinesiology major core courses, plus an additional 4 (3-credit hour) Kinesiology courses from the following list as electives: KNES 3301 - Sports Ethics KNES 3306 - Coaching Interscholastic Sports KNES 3310 - Recreation Leadership KNES 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology and Health KNES 4302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Athletic Programs KNES 4304 - Performance Nutrition KNES 4306 - Exercise for Special Populations KNES 4308 - Psychology of Sport, Exercise, and Human Performance KNES 4312 - Periodization Training KNES 4320 - Essentials of Athletic Performance Development
Exercise Science Concentration	15	15
The Exercise Science concentration requires the student to take all Kinesiology major core courses, plus the following upper-level courses in lieu of self-selected elective courses. KNES 4304 - Performance Nutrition KNES 4306 - Exercise for Special Populations KNES 4307 - Exercise Testing and Prescription KNES 4308 - Psychology of Sport, Exercise, and Human Performance Plus one additional 3-credit hour KNES upper-level elective from the following list: KNES 4312 - Periodization Training KNES 4320 - Essentials of Athletic Performance Development
Sport Performance Concentration	15	15
The Sport Performance concentration requires the student to take all Kinesiology major core courses, plus the following upper-level courses in lieu of self-selected elective courses. KNES 4304 - Performance Nutrition KNES 4307 - Exercise Testing and Prescription KNES 4308 - Psychology of Sport, Exercise, and Human Performance KNES 4312 - Periodization Training KNES 4320 - Essentials of Athletic Performance Development
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6	6
KNES 5301 - Exercise Physiology KNES 5303 - Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills
General Kinesiology Concentration
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	12 6	12 12
Exercise Science Concentration
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	9 6	9 12
Sport Performance Concentration
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	9 6	9 12
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	120	120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.

*Elective Requirements

• In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.

• As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (Med)
A. Kinesiology Core Courses	12
KNES 5302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Sport KNES 6305 - Measurement, Evaluation and Research in Kinesiology KNES 6326 - Psychology of Sport and Performance KNES 6345 - Applied Pedagogy in Kinesiology
B. Specialized Professional Preparation Area	12
EDUC 5303 - Developmental Stages of Early Childhood Through Adolescence EDUC 6302 - Research in Education (S-L) EDUC 5316 - Studies in Classroom Management, Instruction, and Assessment READ 5331 - Reading in the Content Area KNES 6010 - Defense of Degree EDUC 5021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar KNES 5010 - EC-12 Physical Education Seminar
C. Internship	6
EDUC 5321 - Internship in Teaching I and EDUC 5322 - Internship in Teaching II
or EDUC 5608 - Clinical Teaching
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	150	150

Note: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to course descriptions for course requisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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