Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Exercise Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy)
TWU’s Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Exercise Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy) blends exercise science and health promotion to provide students with the knowledge base and competencies to be well-rounded, competitive Occupational Therapy program applicants. After taking various kinesiology and health studies courses, students will participate in an internship focused on cardiac rehabilitation or corporate fitness.
This degree and track qualifies students for Alumni Advantage applicant status.
Marketable Skills
Marketable skills prepare students for success in a variety of professional settings. Developed through academic coursework, co-curricular engagement, and extracurricular involvement, these skills include communication, critical thinking, teamwork, ethical reasoning, adaptability, and digital literacy. Whether directly related to a student’s major or serving as complementary strengths, marketable skills enhance career readiness and reflect TWU’s commitment to producing graduates who are prepared to thrive in today’s dynamic workforce.
- 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.
Policies
The following policies apply to all undergraduate students in the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology:
- A minimum grade of C is required in all courses in the Health Studies, Kinesiology, and Public Health majors. If a student earns a grade of D or F in a Health Studies, Kinesiology, or Public Health course, the student must retake the course. A course in which a student earns a grade of less than C (D or F) may be repeated only once.
- A student who earns a grade of less than C (D or F) twice in the same Health Studies, Kinesiology, or Public Health course will be dismissed from the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology.
- Students receiving a grade of I, D, or F in a Health Studies, Kinesiology, or Public Health course may not progress to courses for which that course is a prerequisite.
- If the cumulative GPA drops below 2.75, the student must raise it to 2.75 within the next three semesters of enrollment, or they will be dismissed from the School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology.
- A student must have completed all coursework in the degree plan prior to enrolling in internship/student teaching. B.S. in Health Studies and B.S. in Public Health students must also complete the Health Studies Exit Exam prior to enrolling in internship.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours (SCH): 120
Major: 58 SCH
Program Code: KINES.BS.EXERCISEOT CIP Code: 31.0505.00
Texas Core Curriculum
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 1013 | Composition I (10) | 3 |
| ENG 1023 | Composition II (10) | 3 |
| Mathematics (20) | 3 | |
| Life & Physical Sciences (30) | 6 | |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture (40) | 3 | |
| Creative Arts (50) | 3 | |
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 (60) | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present (60) | 3 |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government (70) | 3 |
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government (70) | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (80) | 3 | |
| CAO: Multicultural-Women's Studies (90) | 3 | |
| CAO: First Year Seminar, Wellness or Mathematics (91) | 3 | |
| Total SCHs | 42 | |
Courses Required for Major
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| KINS Courses | ||
| KINS 1503 | Introduction to Motor Development | 3 |
| KINS 1683 | Strength Training and Functional Anatomy | 3 |
| KINS 3123 & KINS 3121 | Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Physical Activity Lab | 4 |
| KINS 3143 | Disability Sport and Modified Games | 3 |
| KINS 3593 & KINS 3591 | Biomechanics of Human Body and Motion and Biomechanics Laboratory | 4 |
| KINS 3603 & KINS 3601 | Exercise Physiology and Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| KINS 3701 | Practicum in Senior Adult Fitness | 1 |
| KINS 4573 | Motor Learning and Control | 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 |
| HS Courses | ||
| HS 1363 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HS 2813 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 |
| HS 3033 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HS 3413 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| HS 4743 | Needs Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation for Health Professionals | 3 |
| Select one from the following | 6 | |
| Internship in Cardiac Rehabilitation | ||
| Internship in Corporate Fitness | ||
| Total SCHs | 57 | |
Departmental Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I | 3 |
| ZOOL 2013 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| ZOOL 2023 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| PHIL 3073 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology | 3 |
| KINS 1901 | Fitness and Health Laboratory | 1 |
| KINS 1902 | Health and Wellbeing: Enhancing Personal Wellness | 2 |
| Total SCHs | 18 | |
Other Course Requirements
| Code | Title | SCHs |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 1603 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 2513 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | 1 |
| ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 1 |
| ZOOL 3123 & ZOOL 3121 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory | 4 |
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | ||
| Introductory Chemistry and Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Choose one of the following | 4 | |
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II | ||
| Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry and Introduction to Organic and Physiological Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Laboratory I | ||
| Total SCHs | 20 | |
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | TCCN | SCHs | |
| UNIV 1231 | Learning Frameworks: First-Year Seminar | EDUC 1100, EDUC 1200, EDUC 1300 | 1 |
| CHEM 1113 & CHEM 1111 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Laboratory I | CHEM 1311 & CHEM 1111 | 4 |
| ENG 1013 | Composition I | ENGL 1301 | 3 |
| KINS 1901 | Fitness and Health Laboratory | PHED 1164 | 1 |
| KINS 1902 | Health and Wellbeing: Enhancing Personal Wellness | PHED 1338 | 2 |
| MATH 1703 | Elementary Statistics I | MATH 1342 | 3 |
| SCHs | 14 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| Creative Arts | 3 | ||
| ENG 1023 | Composition II | ENGL 1302 | 3 |
| HS 1363 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 | |
| KINS 1503 | Introduction to Motor Development | 3 | |
| KINS 1683 | Strength Training and Functional Anatomy | 3 | |
| PSY 1013 | Introduction to General Psychology | PSYC 2301 | 3 |
| SCHs | 18 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| HS 2813 | Introduction to Global Health | 3 | |
| PHYS 1133 & PHYS 1131 | Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics Laboratory I | PHYS 1301 & PHYS 1101 | 4 |
| ZOOL 2013 & ZOOL 2011 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | BIOL 2401 & BIOL 2101 | 4 |
| KINS 3123 & KINS 3121 | Adapted Physical Activity and Adapted Physical Activity Lab | 4 | |
| SCHs | 15 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| HIST 1013 | History of the United States, 1492-1865 | HIST 1301 | 3 |
| HS 3033 | Medical Terminology | 3 | |
| KINS 3143 | Disability Sport and Modified Games | 3 | |
| PSY 1603 | Developmental Psychology | PSYC 2314 | 3 |
| ZOOL 2023 & ZOOL 2021 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | BIOL 2402 & BIOL 2102 | 4 |
| 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 | |
| POLS 2013 | U.S. National Government | GOVT 2305 | 3 |
| PHIL 3073 | Bioethics | 3 | |
| PSY 2513 | Abnormal Psychology | PSYC 2320 | 3 |
| HS 3133 | Perspectives on Women's Health | 3 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| POLS 2023 | Texas Government | GOVT 2306 | 3 |
| HIST 1023 | History of the United States, 1865 to the Present | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| HS 3413 | Epidemiology | 3 | |
| KINS 3593 & KINS 3591 | Biomechanics of Human Body and Motion and Biomechanics Laboratory | 4 | |
| KINS 4703 & KINS 4701 | Exercise Testing and Prescription and Exercise Testing and Prescription Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | TCCN | ||
| HS 4743 | Needs Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation for Health Professionals | 3 | |
| KINS 4573 | Motor Learning and Control | 3 | |
| KINS 4603 & KINS 4601 | Advanced Exercise Physiology and Advanced Exercise Physiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| KINS 4823 | Clinical Exercise Physiology | 3 | |
| ZOOL 3123 & ZOOL 3121 | Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology Laboratory | 4 | |
| SCHs | 17 | ||
| Spring | TCCN | ||
| KINS 4936 or 4946 | Internship in Cardiac Rehabilitation or Internship in Corporate Fitness | 6 | |
| SCHs | 6 | ||
| Total SCHs: | 120 | ||
