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 3550  or KINS 3560  satisfies the 1-hour kinesiology activity requirement and is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• KINS 3200  satisfies three hours of the Global Perspectives requirement and is counted below in the hours required for the major.
• EDFD 2030 , required in place of PSY 2010 , satisfies three hours of the Individual and Social Environment component and is counted below in the hours required for licensure.

Notes:

• Students are required to take BIOL 1200 .
• Students must take any mathematics course numbered MATH 1200  or higher to satisfy three hours of the Natural World component, excluding MATH 1340 , MATH 2131 , MATH 2231 , MATH 2700 , and MATH 2900 .
• Majors are strongly encouraged to participate in the major’s club for professional growth.

Major: 33 Hours

Student must provide proof of American Red Cross First Aid & CPR/AED training or take HED 2050 , which increases the total hours in the major.

• EXSS 2254 - Assessment of Human Performance Credit Hours: 3
• EXSS 2260 - Training and Conditioning Athletes Credit Hours: 2
• EXSS 3010 - Anatomical and Biomechanical Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• HED 4100 - Teaching Health Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 2610 - Sport Psychology Credit Hours: 2
• KINS 3200 - Sports from a Global Perspective Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 3250 - Motor Learning Credit Hours: 2
• KINS 3300 - Kinesiology and Health K-8 Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 3550 - Teaching Sports Skills I Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 3560 - Teaching Sports Skills II Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 4070 - Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application K-12 Credit Hours: 3

Kinesiology Core Classes: 15 hours

• EXSS 2252 - Prevention and Treatment of Athletic Injuries Credit Hours: 3
• HED 2030 - Personal and Community Health and Safety Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 2060 - Foundations of Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 4050 - Kinesiology and Sport Administration Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 4150 - Adapted Physical and Recreation Activities Credit Hours: 3

Licensure: 27 Hours

• EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 2030 - Child and Adolescent Development Credit Hours: 3
• EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
• RDNG 4150 - Disciplinary Literacy Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 4140 - Managing the Learning Environment - Internship I Credit Hours: 2
• SEED 4270 - Teaching Kinesiology Credit Hours: 3
• SEED 4610 - Supervised Teaching: K-12 Credit Hours: 8-12
• SEED 4800 - 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