Curriculum in Kinesiology

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Fitness and Human Performance Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

*ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
*GBIO 151G General Biology I 3 hours
*BIOL 152 General Biology Laboratory I 1 hour
*MATH 151 or
MATH 161G
College Algebra with Fundamentals 
College Algebra
3 hours
††KIN 120 Foundations of Kinesiology 3 hours
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern 2 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

*ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3 hours
*ZOO 250G Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I             3 hours
*ZOOL 252 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 1 hour
*MATH 162 or
MATH 241G
Plane Trigonometry
Elementary Statistics
3 hours
*PSYC 101G General Psychology I  3 hours
††HS 133 Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century 3 hours
  Total: 16 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

*ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232G
World Literature
English Literature
American Literature
3 hours
History
ElectiveG
  3 hours
*ZOO 251 Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II        
3 hours
*ZOOL 253 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II 1 hour
††HS 162 Drugs and Society 3 hours
††KIN 275 Anatomy and Anatomical Kinesiology 3 hours
  Total: 16 hours

 

Second Semester

Social/
Behavioral 
Elective1
  3 hours
*CHEM 101 or
CHEM 121G
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I for Science Majors
3 hours
*CLAB 103 or
CLAB 123
General Chemistry Laboratory I
General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors
1 hour
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours
††Kinesiology
Lab
  1 hour
††Kinesiology
Lab
  1 hour
††KIN 362 History of Sport and Physical Education 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

*ENGL 322 Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing 3 hours
*NUTR 342 Nutrition 3 hours
††HS 362 Promoting Health in the Worksite 3 hours
††KIN 392 Physiology of Exercise 3 hours
††KIN 321 Motor Learning 3 hours
††Kinesiology
Lab
  1 hour
  Total: 16 hours

 

Second Semester

*NUTR 345 or
NUTR 411 or
NUTR 421 or
NUTR 424 
Nutrition Through the Life Cycle
Diet Therapy
Weight Management Principles
Nutrition for Sport and Fitness
3 hours
††KIN 372 Biomechanics 3 hours
††KIN 424 Fitness Testing and Prescription 3 hours
††KIN 426 Strength Development and Conditioning Programs 3 hours
Music, 
Visual Arts, 
Dance, or 
TheatreG
  3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

*Management or
Marketing
Elective
  3 hours
*PSYC 204, or
PSYC 422G
Developmental Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
3 hours
††HS 131 Emergency Health Care 2 hours
††HS 454 Health Behavior Change 3 hours
††KIN 434 Clinical Aspects of Exercise Testing and Prescription         3 hours
††KIN 436 Psychosocial Dimensions of Physical Activity 3 hours
  Total: 17 hours

 

Second Semester

††KIN 410 Internship in Exercise Science, Fitness or
Sport Management
6 hours
Electives   4 hours
  Total: 10 hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

GGeneral Education Courses

††Major course; grade of C or higher is required
1Social/Behavioral Electives must be selected from Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
*Grade of "C" or higher is required.