Kinesiology and Health Major, K-12 (KNHL) (Teacher Licensure), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 46 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• KINS 355  or KINS 356  satisfies the 1-hour kinesiology activity requirement and is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• KINS 320  satisfies 3 hours of the Global Perspectives requirement and is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• EDFD 203 , required in place of PSY 201 , is counted below in the hours required for licensure.

Required:

• Student is required to take BIOL 113  and MATH 151 .

Recommended:

• Majors are strongly encouraged to participate in the major’s club for professional growth.

Major: 39 Hours

Student must demonstrate proficiency in swimming or take KINS 112  as leveling work, which increases the total hours in the major.

Student must provide proof of American Red Cross First Aid & CPR/AED training or take HED 205 , which increases the total hours in the major.

• EXSS 254 - Assessment of Human Performance Credit Hours: 3
• EXSS 260 - Training and Conditioning Athletes Credit Hours: 2
• EXSS 301 - Anatomical and Biomechanical Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• HED 203 - Personal and Community Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
• HED 410 - Teaching Health Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 261 - Theory and Psychology of Coaching Credit Hours: 2
• KINS 320 - Sports from a Global Perspective Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 325 - Motor Learning Credit Hours: 2
• KINS 330 - Kinesiology and Health K-8 Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 355 - Teaching Sports Skills I Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 356 - Teaching Sports Skills II Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 407 - Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application K-12 Credit Hours: 3

• or EXSS 411 - Physiology of Exercise I Credit Hours: 3 

Kinesiology Core Classes: 12 hours

• EXSS 252 - Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 206 - Foundations of Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 405 - Kinesiology and Sport Administration Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 415 - Adapted Physical and Recreation Activities Credit Hours: 3

Licensure: 24 Hours

• EDFD 200 - Chalk / Wire ePortfolio
• EDFD 202 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 203 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 311 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• RDNG 415 - Interdisciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 314 - Classroom Management and Assessment - Field Experience II Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 427 - Teaching Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 461 - Supervised Teaching - Internship II Credit Hours: 8-12
• SEED 480 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Remaining Bible/Electives: 7 Hours

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Total Hours: 128