Program: Kinesiology, BS - University of Scranton

Kinesiology Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
COGNATE	BIOL 110 (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology I /BIOL 110L — BIOL 111 (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology II /BIOL 111L ¹	4	4
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE HUMN	GE HUMN ELECT - GE Humanities Elective	3
COGNATE GE QUAN	MATH 109 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics OR MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I		4
MAJOR GE EP	KNES 110 - (FYDT, FYOC) Introduction to Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition		3
MAJOR	KNES 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ² (Fall)
		16	14
Second Year
COGNATE GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
MAJOR	KNES 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	KNES 375 Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance ^**	3
COGATE GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective	3
S/BH ELECT	S/BH ELECT - Social and Behavioral Elective		3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible — T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 Ethics		3
		16.5	16.5
Third Year
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I	4
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives³		6
MAJOR	KNES 448 (EPW) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 (Q) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences , OR MATH 112 (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
MAJOR	KNES 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement		3
MAJOR	KNES 360 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning **		3
MAJOR ELECT	MAJOR ELECT - Major Elective		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective³	3
		13	15
Fourth Year
MAJOR	KNES 440 - (EPW) Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise ^**	3
MAJOR	KNES 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology		3
MAJOR	KNES 380 - Internship in Kinesiology	1-3
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Major Elective		3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective	3
GE HUMN (D)	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives³	6	4
		16-18	13
TOTAL: 120-122 Credits

¹In addition to BIOL 110 /BIOL 110L and BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L , students may also wish to consider BIOL 141 - BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³Students with a guaranteed seat in the DPT should consider an advanced PSYC course (PSYC 225 or PSYC 238 ), BIOL 245 with lab, and PHYS 121/PHYS 121L which are prerequisite courses for the DPT program.

** Includes a Community-Based Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Kinesiology Track Curriculum

Required Courses Within the Major (31-33 credits)

KNES Major Electives (6 credits)

Required Cognate Courses (31 credits)

GE Requirements (33 credits)

HUMN ELECT (C) - Humanities Electives CH,L,CF,CA - 12 credits
GE ELECT (D) - Cultural Diversity Electives - 6 credits
S/BH ELECT - Social Behavioral Electives - 6 credits (PSYC 110 fulfills 3 cr.)
PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy - 3 credits
PHIL 210 - Ethics - 3 credits
WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition - 3 credits
T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible - 3 credits
T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology - 3 credits
T/RS or PHIL ELECT - Theology or Philosophy Elective - 3 credits
First Year Seminar

Cognate Elective (3 credits)

Free Electives (16 credits)

Total 120-122 credits

Kinesiology Strength and Conditioning Track Curriculum

	Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course	Fall Cr.	Spr. Cr.
First Year
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy	3
COGNATE	BIOL 110 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology I/ BIOL 110L — BIOL 111 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology II /BIOL 111L ¹	4	4
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE HUMN	GE HUMN ELECT - GE Humanities Elective	3
COGNATE GE QUAN	MATH 109 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics OR MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I		4
MAJOR GE EP	KNES 110 - (FYDT, FYOC) Introduction to Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition		3
MAJOR	KNES 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar^{2 (Fall)}
		16	14
Second Year
COGNATE GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry/ CHEM 112L-113L	4.5	4.5
MAJOR	KNES 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	KNES 375 - Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance	3
COGNATE GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology		3
MAJOR	KNES 212 - Nutrition in Exercise and Sport		3
GE HUMN	GE HUMN ELECT - GE Humanities Elective	3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible — T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics		3
		16.5	16.5
Third Year
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I	4
MAJOR	KNES 101 - Weight Training		1
MAJOR	KNES 448 - (EPW) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 - (Q) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences OR MATH 112 - (Q) Introduction to Statistics	3
MAJOR	KNES 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement		3
MAJOR	KNES 360 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning **		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Elective³		3
GE HUMN (D)	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives³	6	1
		16	14
Fourth Year
MAJOR	KNES 440 - (EPW) Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise ** — KNES 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology	3	3
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective OR T/RS ELECT - Theology —Elective	3
GE HUMN (D)	HUMN ELECT (D) - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives³	3	3
MAJOR	KNES 380 - Internship in Kinesiology — KNES 381 - Internship in Kinesiology II	3	3
S/BH ELECT	S/BH ELECT - Social and Behavioral Elective	3
		15	12
	Total: 120 Credits

¹In addition to BIOL 110 /BIOL 110L and BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L , students may also wish to consider BIOL 141 - BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

³Students with a guaranteed seat in the DPT should consider an advanced PSYC course (PSYC 225 or PSYC 238 ), BIOL 245 with lab, and PHYS 121/PHYS 121L , which are prerequisite courses for the DPT program.

^**Includes a Community-Based Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Kinesiology Three Year Pre-Physical Therapy Track Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	*Fall*	*Inter*	*Spr*	*Sum*
First Year
GE PHIL	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy			3
COGNATE	BIOL 110 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology I /BIOL 110L — BIOL 111 - (E) Human Anatomy and Physiology II /BIOL 111L	4		4
GE WRTG	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition	3
GE HUMN	GE HUMN ELECT - GE Humanities Elective	3
COGNATE GE QUAN	MATH 109 - (Q) Pre-Calculus Mathematics OR MATH 114 - (Q) Calculus I			4
MAJOR GE EP	KNES 110 - (FYDT, FYOC) Introduction to Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	NUTR 110 - (E) Introduction to Nutrition				3
MAJOR	KNES 210 - Sport and Exercise Physiology			3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar^2(Fall)
COGNATE GE S/BH	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology				3
GE HUMN (D)	GE HUMAN ELET (D) - Humanities Electives	3		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Elective				3
		16		17	9
Second Year
COGNATE GE NSCI	CHEM 112-113 - (E) General and Analytical Chemistry /CHEM 112L-113L	4.5		4.5
COGNATE	PHYS 120/PHYS 120L - (E) General Physics I — PHYS 121/PHYS 121L - (E) General Physics II	4		4
MAJOR	KNES 229 - Applied Anatomy and Kinesiology	3
MAJOR	KNES 375 - Exercise Testing/Programming for Health and Performance	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective				3
GE T/RS	T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible			3
COGNATE	EDUC 120 - (Q) Applied Statistics , PSYC 210 - (Q) Statistics in the Behavioral Sciences OR MATH 112 - (Q) Introduction to Statistics			3
MAJOR	KNES 360 - Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning **			3
S/BH ELECT COGNATE	PSYC 200 Level or Higher	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives				6
		17.5		17.5	9
Third Year
GE T/RS	T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3
MAJOR	MAJOR ELECT - Major Electives			6
COGNATE	BIOL 245 - (EPW: lab only) General Physiology (S)/BIOL 245L	4.5
MAJOR	KNES 448 - (EPW) Research Methods in Exercise Science	3
GE PHIL	PHIL 210 - Ethics	3
MAJOR	KNES 313 - Biomechanics of Human Movement — KNES 380 - Internship in Kinesiology	3		1-3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT- Free Elective	1.5
GE PHIL or T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective OR T/RS ELECT - Theology Elective			3
MAJOR	KNES 440 - (EPW) Advanced Physiology of Sport and Exercise **			3
MAJOR	KNES 442 - Clinical Exercise Physiology			3
		18		16-18
	TOTAL: 120-122 Credits

¹In addition to BIOL 110 /BIOL 110L and BIOL 111 /BIOL 111L , students may also wish to consider BIOL 141 - BIOL 142 with Labs as these courses may be required for some graduate programs in the allied health professions.

²The selection of a First Year Seminar may fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

^**Includes a Community-Based Learning Project, coordinated via the department and faculty mentors.

Three Year Pre-Physical Therapy Track Curriculum

Required Courses Within the Major (31-33 credits)

KNES Major Electives (6 credits)

Required Cognate Courses (42.5 credits)

GE Requirements (30 credits)

HUMN ELECT (C) - Humanities Electives CH, L, CF, CA - 12 credits
GE ELECT (D) - Cultural Diversity Electives - 6 credits
S/BH ELECT - Social Behavioral Electives - 6 credits (PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology and PSYC > 200 may fulfill 6 credits)
PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy - 3 credits
PHIL 210 - Ethics - 3 credits
WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition - 3 credits
T/RS 121 - Theology I: Introduction to the Bible - 3 credits
T/RS 122 - Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology - 3 credits
T/RS or PHIL ELECTIVE - Theology or Philosophy Elective - 3 credits
First Year Seminar

Free Electives (10.5 credits)

Kinesiology, BS

Kinesiology Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

TOTAL: 120-122 Credits

Kinesiology Track Curriculum

Total 120-122 credits

Kinesiology Strength and Conditioning Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 120 Credits

Strength and Conditioning Track Curriculum

Total 120 Credits

Kinesiology Three Year Pre-Physical Therapy Track Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

TOTAL: 120-122 Credits

Three Year Pre-Physical Therapy Track Curriculum

Total 120-122 Credits