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  
  • KNES 2169  KNES 2169L  
  • CHEM 1251  
  • CHEM 1251L  
  • 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:  Students are initially classified as Pre-Kinesiology (PKNS) majors until above requirements are met in order to apply to the upper-division Exercise Science major.  Major application includes a Personal Statement to be reviewed and scored by the Exercise Science Admissions Committee using a scoring rubric.

Degree Requirements

Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours

Grade Requirements

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 Exercise Science 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 required courses in order to progress in the major.

Honors Program

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