(code KPE_BS03) (120 units)
This option is designed primarily for those students interested in careers which provide therapeutic physical activities in rehabilitation settings including clinics, hospitals, schools, universities, convalescent homes and other private and public institutions.
Students interested in certification by the American Kinesiotherapy Association (AKTA) must complete additional requirements. Please consult the Department coordinator and the Kinesiotherapy Certificate Program for additional information.
Supplemental Criteria for Admission into the Option in Kinesiotherapy
In the California State University, an undergraduate major is designated as impacted when the number of applications received the first month of the filing period is greater that the available spaces. Such degree majors are authorized to use a pre-major code and supplementary admission criteria to screen applicants. The Option in Kinesiotherapy is an impacted program and has the following supplementary admission criteria:
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology Option in Kinesiotherapy, applicants must demonstrate the following prior to the semester for which the application is submitted: Applicants must have met requirements for admission to the university as a freshman or transfer student. Applicants must have completed the following prerequisite courses, each with a grade of “C” or better:
BIOL 207, BIOL 208, PSY 100, and KIN 210.
Applicants must have completed PSY 200 with a grade of “B” or better.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 100 hours of observation or active participation in a therapeutic or rehabilitation setting.
Applicants must submit a supplemental application to the CSULB Department of Kinesiology by February 1 for the fall semester or by October 1 for the spring semester. The supplemental application is available from the Kinesiology Department Office or Downloads section of this web site. The supplemental application must be accompanied by 3 letters of recommendation, one letter must be from the therapeutic or rehabilitation setting noted above. The number of applicants who can be admitted is limited by space availability. Eligible applicants will be selected for admission for admission based on cumulative grade point average.
Core Courses: BIOL 207, 208; KIN 300, 301, 312.
Lower Division Courses: PSY 100, 200; KIN 210, 217, 263, and six physical activity units distributed over a minimum of four activity categories:
Aquatics: KIN 125A, 125B, 237, 238
Combative: KIN 106A, 149A
Dance: KIN 185, 260
Individual/Dual Sports: KIN 100A, 112A, 112B, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268
Wilderness Studies: KIN 242, 244, 246A; Team Sports: KIN 250, 253, 255, 257
Upper Division Courses: GERN 400I or BIOL 401; HHS 374; KIN 309, 315, 320, 332I or 335, 427, 489F; PSY 341, 370
A fieldwork, field experience or internship course 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.
Physical Fitness Proficiency
Each Bachelor of Science Major is required to demonstrate a physical fitness proficiency at the minimum level of a 3.0 before graduation. The physical fitness proficiency examination is administered in KIN 263 (Techniques of Fitness).
Additional Information
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. 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);
4. Department approval.
5. Bachelor degree Majors must also have Department clearance of lower division courses/activities and skill proficiencies.
For answers to questions regarding the Option in Kinesiotherapy, contact Dr. Janet Fisher.
