Admission Requirements

Freshmen

• Minimum GPA:  2.5
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses:  Completion of 36 credit hours of coursework and successful completion (grade of C or above) of all Pre-Kinesiology Courses prior to acceptance into Exercise Science program:
  • KNES 2150  
  • KNES 2168  
  • KNES 2168L  
  • CHEM 1200  
  • CHEM 1251  
  • CHEM 1251L  
  • MATH 1100  
  • STAT 1222  
• Other:  All Pre-Kinesiology majors are subject to a Conduct Check facilitated by the Dean of Students Office.  The result may impact acceptance into the Exercise Science program.
• Declaration of Major:  All incoming students are initially classified as Pre-Kinesiology (PKNS) majors until above requirements are met in order to apply to the upper Division Exercise Science (BS) major.

Transfers

• Minimum GPA:  2.0
• Pre-Major/Prerequisite Courses Completion of 36 credit hours of coursework and successful completion (grade of C or above) of all Pre-Kinesiology Courses prior to acceptance into Exercise Science program:
  • KNES 2150  
  • KNES 2168  
  • KNES 2168L  
  • CHEM 1200  
  • CHEM 1251  
  • CHEM 1251L  
  • MATH 1100  
  • STAT 1222  
• Other:  All Pre-Kinesiology majors are subject to a Conduct Check facilitated by the Dean of Students Office.  The result may impact acceptance into the Exercise Science program.
• Declaration of Major:  All incoming students are initially classified as Pre-Kinesiology (PKNS) majors until above requirements are met in order to apply to the upper Division Exercise Science (BS) major.
• Transferable Credit Hours:  24

Degree Requirements

Concentration Requirements

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

Students must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA or above for the Strength and Conditioning concentration.  

All of the required courses for the Pre-Kinesiology major and Exercise Science major must be completed with a grade of C or above. Students may repeat each required Pre-Kinesiology or Exercise Science course (in which they earned a D, F, or W) only once, with a maximum of 2 total attempts. When a student earns a total of three grades of D, F, or W in any combination of required Pre-Kinesiology and/or Major Courses, the student cannot remain in the Exercise Science major and must change his/her major.  Withdrawing from a course after the Add/Drop deadline constitutes an attempt, as does receiving any letter grade.  Students must receive a grade of C or above in all Foundation Courses in order to be deemed successful. 

Students will be required to complete KNES 2101 , KNES 2169 , KNES 2169L , and KNES 2290  (in addition to the existing eligibility requirements of the Foundation Courses listed above). Students will be eligible to apply to the major after successfully completing all of the above courses with a grade of C or above and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.

Honors Program

For details about the Honors Program in Kinesiology, visit the program page .