Kinesiology, BS (Pre-PT/Allied Health Track)

Hours required and general/college requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 36 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree as specified in the “University Core Curriculum ” 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, 51 hours

Kinesiology courses, 18 hours

Health promotion courses, 3 hours

HLTH 4600 - Behavioral Change Strategies in Health Promotion

Chemistry, 8 hours

Physics, 8 hours

Psychology, 6 hours

Biology, 8 hours

UNT Electives, 3 hours

Minor

None required.

Electives

See degree plan.

KINE 4860 - Internship may be taken as an elective. Prerequisites for KINE 4860 are a minimum of 3.25 GPA in the Kinesiology core courses (KINE 3020 , KINE 3050 , KINE 3080 , KINE 3090 , KINE 4000 and KINE 4050 ), and consent of department and successful completion of the University core courses.

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 majors: A minimum grade of C is required in MATH 1680 . 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.

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.