(code KPE_BS02) (120 units)
This option is designed for students interested in careers in the fitness industry, e.g. fitness director, manager, program specialist, coordinator, personal trainer, or group instructor in corporate, commercial, YMCA, or other public or private facilities.
Core Courses: BIOL 207, 208; KIN 300, 301, 312.
Lower Division: KIN 218, 263; NUTR 132; PSY 100 and seven physical activity units distributed over a minimum of two activity categories:
Upper Division: KIN 332I or 335; 339I, 363, 364, 367, 368, 405, 467, 469, 478, 483, 489D.
Elective Courses: Select twelve units from the following courses: NUTR 439; H SC 421, 423, 427, 429; KIN 207, 309, 315, 332I*, 335*, 462, 465, 495; REC 421, 423, 425, 427.
* If not taken as one of the major required upper-division courses.
A fieldwork, field experience, or internship requires current certification in First Aid (American Red Cross: Community First Aid & Safety or Emergency Response or Workplace Training: Standard First Aid or equivalent) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (American Red Cross: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or CPR for the Professional Rescuer; American Heart Association: Adult CPR or Adult, Infant & Child CPR or ACLS Provider or equivalent) prior to enrollment.
Students enrolling in physical education activity courses assume responsibility for satisfactory health status appropriate to the class activity.
In addition to the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, the Major must meet the following Department policies and requirements for University graduation:
1. Each major course and prerequisite course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better. A course in which a grade lower than a "C" is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in any course for which it is a prerequisite;
2. Upper division courses may not be waived by substitution or examination without Department petition and approval;
3. Department approval.
For answers to questions regarding the Option in Fitness, contact Dr. Jan Schroeder.
