Kinesiology (BAS)

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

courses	credit hours (baS)
Professional Studies PRST 3301 - Lifelong Learning (S-L)	3
English	9
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
History	6
*Choose two:* HIST 1301 - U.S. History to 1865 HIST 1302 - U.S. History Since 1865 HIST 2301 - World Civilization I HIST 2302 - World Civilization II
Kinesiology	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
[Math Advising Tool (eMAT) required prior to registering for any Math class or any class for which the eMAT is a prerequisite.] *Choose one:* MATH 1301 - Math for Liberal Arts MATH 1303 - College Algebra MATH 1307 - Finite Math for Business Analysis MATH 1405 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
Natural Science BIOL 2405 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I	4
Religion	12
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey
*plus* 6 additional RELI hours If 30-59 total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 3 of the additional RELI hours will be waived. If 60 or more total hours are transferred at the time of initial enrollment at DBU, 6 of the additional RELI hours will be waived.
Social Science (1000 or 2000 level courses only)	6
POLS 2301 - American National Government *and* select three additional credit hours from Economics, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology.
TOTAL GENERAL STUDIES HOURS	48
Kinesiology Major	28
BIOL 2406 - Anatomy and Physiology II KNES 2301 - Introduction to Health Sciences and Kinesiology KNES 2305 - Coaching Today's Athlete (S-L) KNES 3302 - Research, Statistics, and Technology in Health and Human Performance KNES 3303 - Anatomical Kinesiology and Orthopedic Injury KNES 3326 - Motor Learning and Skill Development KNES 4301 - Exercise Physiology KNES 4303 - Applied Biomechanics KNES 4336 - Internship in Kinesiology and Health Sciences I (S-L) Minimum of 12 credit hours in major in residence at Dallas Baptist University, 9 credit hours of which must be upper-level.
Electives
Upper-Level Lower or Upper-Level	21 23
*For Inverted Degree students, all elective hours can be either lower- or upper-level.*
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED	120

A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 42 upper-level credit hours (Exception: Inverted Degree Program).

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

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

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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