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Curriculum in Kinesiology

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Concentration in Exercise Science

(Please refer to footnotes at the bottom of the page for additional details)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††KIN 120 Foundations of Exercise Science 3
*GBIO 151G General Biology I 3
*BIOL 152 General Biology Laboratory I 1
*ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3
*MATH 161G College Algebra 3
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern                2
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
*CHEM 121G General Chemistry I for Science Majors 3
*CLAB 123 General Chemistry Laboratory I for Science Majors 1
*ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3
*MATH 162G Plane Trigonometry 3
*GBIO 153G General Biology II 3
*BIOL 154 General Biology Laboratory II 1
††Kinesiology
Lab 		  1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
*CHEM 122 General Chemistry II for Science Majors           3
*CLAB 124 General Chemistry Laboratory II for Science Majors 1
*ZOO 250G Human Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I
 3
*ZOOL 252 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 1
*MATH 241 Elementary Statistics 3
††KIN 275 Anatomy and Anatomical Kinesiology                                   3
††Kinesiology
Lab 		  1
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
COMM 211G Introduction to Public Speaking 3
*ENGL 230 or
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3
*PSYC 101G General Psychology I 3
*ZOO 251 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
 3
*ZOOL 253 Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II 1
††KIN 321 Motor Learning 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
Music, Art,
Dance, or
Theatre
ElectiveG		   3
*PHYS 191 General Physics
 3
*PLAB 193 General Physics Laboratory 1
††HS 133 Healthy Lifestyles in the 21st Century                         3
††KIN 372 Biomechanics 3
††KIN 392 Physiology of Exercise 3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
*ENGL 322 Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing  3
History
ElectiveG		   3
*NUTR 342 Nutrition 3
*PSYC 204 or
PSYC 422G		 Developmental Psychology
Abnormal Psychology		 3
Electives   4
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 16

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††KIN 424 Fitness Testing and Prescription 3
††KIN 426 Strength Development and Conditioning Programs 3
††KIN 434 Clinical Aspects of Exercise Testing and Prescription 3
††KIN 436 Psychsocial Dimensions of Physical Activity 3
*Science
Elective1		   3
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 15

Second Semester

Course Description Credit Hours
††KIN 410 Internship in Exercise Science, Fitness or
Sport Management		 6
Electives   6
 Total Semester Credit Hours: 12

 

Total Credit Hours Required For Curriculum: 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmit 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.
*Grade of "C" or higher is required.
1Science Elective. Choose from CHEM 261, CHEM 265, GBIO 200, GBIO 312, MICRO 223, PHYS 192, ZOO 302, ZOO 332, ZOO 392, ZOO 499.