BA/BS in Kinesiology (EC-12 Physical Education Teacher Certification)/MED in Kinesiology

Course Requirements for an Accelerated Bachelor's Degree/Master’s Degree in Kinesiology.

UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (ba)	credit hours (bS)
I. General Studies Requirements
Developing A Christian Mind DCM 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind	3	3
English	12	9
(BA) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I ENGL 2302 - World Literature II (BS) ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II
Fine Arts FINE 1306 - Introduction to Fine Arts	3	3
Foreign Language Eight hours at 1000 level if needed *Six hours at the 2000 level if adequate prerequisites are met	14*	0
Foundations for Excellence	1	1
FOUN 1101 - Foundations for Excellence is required of all first-year and transfer students with fewer than 15 credit hours. (AP, CLEP, IB, or dual/concurrent credit earned while in high school does not count toward these 15 credit hours.)
History	6	6
HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865
Kinesiology	2	2
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living and one additional activity course (KNES 1102-1122); for veterans or those 25 years of age or older prior to enrollment at DBU, KNES courses are waived.
Mathematics	3	3
MATH 1303 - College Algebra (or equivalent) [Math Advising Tool (eMAT) required prior to registering for any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite.].
Natural Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	4	12
(BA) PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I (BS) BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I BIOL 2406 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II PHSC 1401 - Physical Science I
Religion	9	9
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey and three additional credit hours depending on credit hours transferred at time of initial enrollment
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only) POLS 2301 - American National Government	3	3
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	60	51
BA/BS in Kinesiology (EC-12 Physical Education)
Professional Responsibility	33	33
ECHE 4360 - Foundations for Early Childhood Education* EDUC 1017 - Introduction to Teacher Certification* EDUC 3302 - Development of Infants, Children and Adolescents* (S-L) EDUC 3313 - Foundations of Teaching* EDUC 3320 - Instructional Assessment* EDUC 4021 - EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Seminar EDUC 4312 - Teaching Special Populations* (S-L) EDUC 4313 - Discipline and Classroom Management in Culturally Diverse Settings * (S-L) EDUC 4314 - Best Practices in Teaching* (S-L) EDUC 4320 - Instructional Technology* EDUC 4608 - Clinical Teaching* READ 4331 - Reading in the Content Area*
Interdisciplinary Academic Major At least 21 credit hours at the 3000-4000 level	28	24
Content BIOL 2405 (BA only) Choice of three one-hour courses (in addition to the General Study Requirement) from: KNES 1102-1127 KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology KNES 2305 - Coaching Today’s Athlete (S-L) KNES 2309 - Adapted Kinesiology (S-L) KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury KNES 3305 - Measurement and Evaluation in Kinesiology KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development KNES 3345 - Pedagogy of Kinesiology and Health KNES 4010 - Kinesiology All-Level Seminar
Shared Undergraduate/Graduate Courses	6	6
KNES 5301 - Exercise Physiology KNES 5303 - Mechanical Analysis of Motor Skills
Additional Upper-Level Electives Required* Additional Lower or Upper-Level Electives Required*	0 0	0 6
TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE WITH SHARED HOURS REQUIRED	127	120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required. Students must complete all Undergraduate hours and shared undergraduate/graduate hours prior to enrolling for remaining Graduate hours.

*Elective Requirements

• In order to satisfy the “Undergraduate only” portion of an accelerated degree plan, sufficient lower-level and upper-level elective hours must be taken to complete the minimum number of Undergraduate credit hours required for each specific accelerated degree.

• As part of this accelerated degree plan, 6 shared Graduate hours will be counted toward a minimum of 42 upper-level Undergraduate credit hours required for all bachelor’s degrees.

REMAINING GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (Med)
A. Kinesiology Core Courses	12
KNES 5302 - Organization and Administration of Kinesiology and Sport KNES 5304 - Sport Nutrition KNES 6310 - Current Trends and Issues in Kinesiology and Sport (S-L) KNES 6326 - Psychology of Sport and Performance
B. Professional Preparation Area	6
KNES 6305 - Measurement, Evaluation, and Research in Kinesiology KNES 6308 - Sociology of Sport KNES 6020 - Culminating Experience
C. Internship	3
KNES 5321 - Internship
D. Electives	9
KNES - Elective KNES - Elective Any 3-hour credit graduate elective
TOTAL ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS REQUIRED	30	30
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR ACCELERATED DEGREE	157	150

Note: Degree plan subject to adjustment as state policy changes.

*Indicates Signature Course requiring download of Signature Assessments in TaskStream Reminder.

(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.

Refer to course descriptions for course prerequisites.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

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