General requirements (74-81 credit hours)

Communications (11-12 credit hours)

• COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: (2)

• or

• COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: (3)
• ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: (3)
• ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace Credits: (3)

• or

• ENGL 516 - Written Communication for the Sciences Credits: (3)

• or

• HMD 643 - Food Writing Credits: (3)

Humanities (11-12 credit hours)

 Four (4) courses, 1 in each of the areas: fine arts, philosophy, Western heritage, and literary or rhetorical arts.

Social Science (12 credit hours)

• AMETH 160 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies Credits: (3)

• or

• ANTH 200 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)

• or

• ANTH 204 - A General Education Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credits: (3)
• ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: (3)
• PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: (3)
• SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: (3)

International Studies Overlay (0-3 credit hours)

Biological and Physical Sciences (30 credit hours)

• BIOCH 521 - General Biochemistry Credits: (3)
• BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: (4)
• BIOL 340 - Structure and Function of the Human Body Credits: (8)
• BIOL 455 - General Microbiology Credits: (4)
• CHM 210 - Chemistry I Credits: (4)
• CHM 230 - Chemistry II Credits: (4)
• CHM 350 - General Organic Chemistry Credits: (3)

Quantitative and Abstract Formal Reasoning (10-12 credit hours)

• MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: (4)

• or

• MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: (3)

• and

• MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: (3)
• STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: (3)
• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computing Systems, Information Search, and Security Credits: (1)

• Select two credit hours of the following:

  • CIS 102 - Introduction to Spreadsheet Applications Credits: (1)
  • CIS 103 - Introduction to Database Applications Credits: (1)
  • CIS 104 - Introduction to Word Processing Applications Credits: (1)

Professional studies (66 credit hours)

(Grades of C or higher required.)

Nutrition Sciences (31 credit hours)

• FSHS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: (3)

• or

• GNHE 310 - Human Needs Credits: (3)
• HN 132 - Basic Nutrition Credits: (3)
• HN 400 - Human Nutrition Credits: (3)
• HN 413 - Science of Food Credits: (4)
• HN 450 - Nutritional Assessment Credits: (2)
• HN 510 - Life Span Nutrition Credits: (3)
• HN 535 - Energy Balance Credits: (2)
• HN 600 - Public Health Nutrition Credits: (3)
• HN 620 - Nutrient Metabolism Credits: (3)
• HN 631 - Clinical Nutrition I Credits: (2)
• HN 632 - Clinical Nutrition II Credits: (3)

Nutrition or Kinesiology (3 credit hours)

• HN 635 - Nutrition and Exercise Credits: (3)

• or

• KIN 635 - Nutrition and Exercise Credits: (3)

Kinesiology (32 credit hours)

Nutrition and Kinesiology majors must take a minimum of 32 kinesiology credit hours that include:

• A minimum grade of C is required on all prerequisities for kinesiology courses
• A minimum grade of C and GPA of 2.2 are required for all kinesiology courses meeting degree requirements
• Lower-level core Credits: (17)
• Emphasis area Credits: (12)
• Other elective kinesiology courses at the 300 level or above Credits: (3)

Lower Level Core Courses (17 credit hours)

• KIN 220 - Biobehavioral Bases of Physical Activity Credits: (4)
• KIN 310 - Measurement and Research Techniques in Kinesiology Credits: (3)
• KIN 335 - Physiology of Exercise Credits: (4)
• KIN 336 - Physiology of Exercise Lab Credits: (1)
• KIN 345 - Social and Behavioral Epidemiology of Public Health Physical Activity Credits: (4)
• KIN 346 - Laboratory Experience for Social and Behavioral Epidemiology of Public Health Physical Activity Credits: (1)

Upper-level Emphasis (12 credit hours)

• Select an emphasis in Exercise Physiology or Public Health Physical Activity Behavior Credits: (12)

Exercise Physiology Emphasis (12 credit hours)

Public Health Physical Activity Behavior Emphasis (12 credit hours)

• KIN 600 - Psychology of Physical Activity Credits: (3)

Kinesiology Elective course (3 credit hours)

300 Level or above

Total credit hours required for graduation (140-147)