Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Website: https://twu.edu/kinesiology/undergraduate-programs/exercise-science/
After taking courses such as exercise testing and prescription, exercise physiology, sport and fitness management, and sports nutrition, you will participate in an internship focused on cardiac rehabilitation or corporate fitness.
Marketable Skills
Defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's 60x30 Strategic Plan as, "Those skills valued by employers that can be applied in a variety of work settings, including interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skills areas. These skills can be either primary or complementary to a major and are acquired by students through education, including curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities."
- Effectively administer and interpret a variety of fitness and motor assessments.
- Appropriately design exercise prescriptions for healthy and clinical populations.
- Effectively communicate the health-related benefits of a physically active lifestyle.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120
Major: 48 SCH
Program Code: KINES.BS.EXERCISE CIP Code: 31.0505.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture | 3 | |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CAO: Women's Studies | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| KINS 1583 | Foundations of Assessment in Kinesiology | 3 |
| KINS 1683 | Strength Training and Functional Anatomy | 3 |
| KINS 1801 | Introduction to Kinesiology | 1 |
| KINS 2722 | Methods of Exercise Leadership | 2 |
| KINS 3123 & KINS 3121 | Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Physical Activity Lab | 4 |
| KINS 3143 | Disability Sport and Modified Games | 3 |
| KINS 3553 | Exercise and Sport Psychology | 3 |
| KINS 3593 | Biomechanics of Human Body and Motion | 3 |
| KINS 3591 | Biomechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| KINS 3603 & KINS 3601 | Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| KINS 3701 | Practicum in Senior Adult Fitness | 1 |
| KINS 3713 | Sport and Fitness Management | 3 |
| KINS 4603 & KINS 4601 | Advanced Exercise Physiology and Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| KINS 4703 & KINS 4701 | Exercise Testing and Prescription and Exercise Testing and Prescription Laboratory | 4 |
| KINS 4823 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| Select one of the following | 6 | |
| Internship in Cardiac Rehabilitation (register for two sections concurrently) | ||
| Internship in Corporate Fitness (register for two sections concurrently) | ||
| Total SCHs | 48 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry and Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Laboratory I | ||
| NFS 2323 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology (may be applied from core) | 3 |
| ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory (may be applied from core) | 4 |
| Total SCHs | 25 | |
Electives (as needed)
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership through Experiential Activities | ||
| Fitness and Health Laboratory | ||
| Motor Learning and Control | ||
| Medical Terminology | ||
| Sports Nutrition | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| CHEM 1013 & CHEM 1011 | Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | CHEM 1305 & CHEM 1106 | 4 |
| KINS 1902 | Health and Wellbeing: Enhancing Personal Wellness | PHED 1338 | 2 |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: The First Year Experience | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology | PSYC 2301 | 3 |
| KINS 1801 | Introduction to Kinesiology | PHED 1301 | 1 |
| KINS 1901 | Fitness and Health Laboratory | PHED 1164 | 1 |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| KINS 1683 | Strength Training and Functional Anatomy | 3 | |
| KINS 1583 | Foundations of Assessment in Kinesiology | 3 | |
| CHEM 1023 & CHEM 1021 | Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry and Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry Laboratory | CHEM 1307 & CHEM 1107 | 4 |
| MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I | MATH 1342 | 3 |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | BIOL 2401 & BIOL 2101 | 4 |
| KINS 2722 | Methods of Exercise Leadership | 2 | |
| HS 3133 | Perspectives on Women's Health | 3 | |
| KINS 3123 & KINS 3121 | Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Physical Activity Lab | 4 | |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| NFS 2323 | Introduction to Nutrition | BIOL 1322 | 3 |
| ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | BIOL 2402 & BIOL 2102 | 4 |
| KINS 3143 | Disability Sport and Modified Games | 3 | |
| PSY 1603 | Developmental Psychology | PSYC 2314 | 3 |
| SCHs | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| KINS 3603 & KINS 3601 | Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| KINS 3701 | Practicum in Senior Adult Fitness | 1 | |
| NFS 3163 | Sports Nutrition | 3 | |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| KINS 3553 | Exercise and Sport Psychology | 3 | |
| MU 3713 | Music and World Cultures | 3 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| KINS 3593 & KINS 3591 | Biomechanics of Human Body and Motion and Biomechanics Laboratory | 4 | |
| KINS 3303 | Leadership through Experiential Activities | 3 | |
| KINS 3713 | Sport and Fitness Management | 3 | |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| KINS 4703 & KINS 4701 | Exercise Testing and Prescription and Exercise Testing and Prescription Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| PHIL 3073 | Bioethics | 3 | |
| ZOOL 3123 & ZOOL 3121 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| KINS 4823 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 3 | |
| KINS 4603 & KINS 4601 | Advanced Exercise Physiology and Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| Approved internships (register for two sections concurrently) | 6 | ||
| Internship in Cardiac Rehabilitation or Internship in Corporate Fitness | |||
| SCHs | 6 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 120 | ||
