Kinesiology, BS (Fitness Leadership Track)

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours (127 semester hours for those seeking all-level teacher certification), of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “General university requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the College of Education requirements.

Major requirements

All Kinesiology majors

All Kinesiology majors must take the following courses. Some are prerequisites for courses in the kinesiology core.

Pre theory core, 9 hours

Kinesiology theory core, 18

All Kinesiology majors take the following courses and must meet all prerequisites.

Major capstone course, 3 hours

KINE 4050 - Quantitative Analysis in Kinesiology

Required courses, 36

Track specific electives, 6 hours

UNT electives, 10 hours

Other requirements

A minimum grade of C is required in each course in the major; a minimum GPA of 2.75 in the major, 2.0 in UNT courses, and overall is required for graduation. (Overall GPA includes all course work transferred plus that taken at UNT.)
12 hours of KINE must be taken at UNT.
36 hours must be advanced; 24 of which must be taken at UNT.
6 hours minimum of minor must be advanced.

Total number of hours may be reduced if student follows recommendations for courses listed in university core. (Consult the Student Advising Office, Matthews Hall, Room 105, for details.)

Students are encouraged to see their academic or faculty advisor each term/semester for help with program decisions and enrollment.

All kinesiology majors

A minimum grade of C is required in MATH 1680 , BIOL 2301 /BIOL 2311 and BIOL 2302 /BIOL 2312 . A 3.0 GPA is required in PHED 1000 , KINE 2030 and KINE 2050 prior to a kinesiology major being allowed to take any KINE 3000- or 4000-level theory core courses.