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COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES & EDUCATION

		This is the Recommended Path for Kinesiology, BS / Human Movement Science for the 2012-2013 catalog year.

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120 Hours.
ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE.
Students wishing to enter the College of Education and pursue a major in Kinesiology must satisfy the following minimum requirements:
• 24 earned semester hours with a 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA;
• Advanced placement credit or a “C” or better in ENGL 1001, MATH 1021 and 1022, and BIOL 1201, 1208, 1202 and 1209.

SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENTS:
2.0 Semester GPA each semester (See "Retention" in the College of Education chapter of the LSU General Catalog for information on college probation, college drop.)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: completion of an approved curriculum with Cumulative and LSU GPA of 2.5 and no grade less than “C” in specialized academic courses.

NOTE: This document is offered as an aid for planning a course of study. The LSU General Catalog contains the official requirements for graduation.

RECOMMENDED PATH & CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS.
The RECOMMENDED PATH shows how one may complete the curriculum in 4 years. CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS must be met by the indicated semester to be considered making minimal progress in the degree.

Sem 1: "C" or better in ENGL 1001 and MATH 1021; 2.2 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 2: "C" or better in MATH 1022; 2.3 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 3: "C" or better in BIOL 1201; 2.4 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 4: "C" or better in BIOL 1202, and KIN 2504; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; Admission to the College.
Sem 5: "C" or better in ENGL 2000 and KIN 2500; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 6: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 7: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
Sem 8: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.

For additional information visit: http://app1003.lsu.edu/educ/kines.nsf/index

1st Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ENGL 1001 and MATH 1021; 2.2 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
BIOL 1201 BIOL FOR SCI MAJ I [CHEM 1201]	3
BIOL 1208 BIOL LAB SCI MAJ I [CR: BIOL 1201]	1
ENGL 1001 ENGL COMPOSITION	3
MATH 1021 COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSE¹	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - SOCIAL SCIENCES²	3
Total Semester Hours: 16

2nd Semester

Critical: "C" or better in MATH 1022; 2.3 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
BIOL 1202 BIOL FOR SCI MAJ II [BIOL 1201]	3
BIOL 1209 BIOL LAB SCI MAJ II [BIOL 1208 CR: BIOL 1202]	1
KIN 2501 HIST/PHIL OF KINESIOL	3
MATH 1022 PLANE TRIGONOMETRY [MATH 1021]	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - SOCIAL SCIENCES²	3
KIN ACTIVITY	1
Total Semester Hours: 14

3rd Semester

Critical: "C" or better in BIOL 1201, 1208; 2.4 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
CMST 2060 PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
KIN 2500 HUMAN ANATOMY	3
KIN 2504 PRIN OF CONDITIONING	3
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSE¹	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES	3
KIN ACTIVITY COURSE	1
Total Semester Hours: 16

4th Semester

Critical: "C" or better in BIOL 1202, 1209 and KIN 2504; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA; Admission to the College.
BIOL 2160 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY	3
ENGL 2000 ENGLISH COMP [ENGL 1001]	3
KIN 3502 TESTS & MEAS IN KIN	3
GEN. ED. COURSE - HUMANITIES	3
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSE¹	3
Total Semester Hours: 15

5th Semester

Critical: "C" or better in ENGL 2000 and KIN 2500; 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
KIN 3513 INTR MOTOR LEARNING	3
PHYS 2001 GENERAL PHYSICS [MATH 1022/1023]	3
PHYS 2108 LAB WRK TECHN PHYS [CR: PHYS 2001/2101]	1
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSES¹	6
GEN. ED. COURSE - ARTS	3
Total Semester Hours: 16

6th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
KIN 3514 BIOMECHAN BASIS KIN [KIN 2500, PHYS 2001, MATH 1022]	3
PHYS 2002 GENERAL PHYSICS [PHYS 2001]	3
PHYS 2109 GEN PHYSICS LAB [PHYS 2108 CR: PHYS 2002/2102]	1
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSES¹	9
Total Semester Hours: 16

7th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
KIN 3515 PHYS BAS PHYSCL ACTV [BIOL 2160, KIN 2500, 2504]	3
KIN 4512 LIFSPAN MOTR DEVELOP	3
SOCL 2201/EXST 2201	4
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSES¹	3
KIN ACTIVITY COURSE	1
Total Semester Hours: 14

8th Semester

Critical: 2.5 Cumulative and LSU GPA.
KIN 3534 SCI BASIS EXERCISE [KIN 3515]	3
KIN 4520 PSYCHOSOC & PHYS ACT	3
KIN 4571 NEUROMTR CON HUM MVT [KIN 2500]	3
KIN ACTIVITY	1
AREA OF CONCENTRATION COURSES¹	3
Total Semester Hours: 13

1 - Select one from the following five areas:

Occupational Therapy (17 hrs.)-CHEM 1201, CSC 1100 or ISDS 1100, KIN 2509, KIN 2601, 3500 or KIN 3519; PSYC 2070 or 4070, PSYC 3082; Electives (13 hrs.).

Physician's Assistant (16 hrs.)-CHEM 1201, 1202, 1212, KIN 2509, KIN 3500 or 3519; BIOL 2051; Electives (14 hrs.).

Pre-Physical Therapy Graduate Study (23-24 hrs.)-CSC 1100 or ISDS 1100; CHEM 1201, 1202, 1212; PSYC 2070, 3082; BIOL 2051 or 3090 or 4104; ENGL 2001 or 2002 or 3003; Electives (7-6 hrs.).

Premedicine (16 hrs.)-CHEM 1201, 1202, 1212, 2261, 2262, 2364; Electives (14 hrs.).

Prekinesiology Graduate Study (15 hrs.)-CSC 1248; PHIL 4951; nine hours of approved electives (list available from the department); Electives (15 hrs.).

2 - Human Movement Concentration PA & PT options must choose Psychology 2000 for 3 of 6 hours of General Education Social Sciences.

Human Movement Concentration OT option must choose Psychology 2000 & Sociology 2001 as General Education Social Sciences.


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