Kinesiology

Degree Requirements for BS: Kinesiology Concentration

The B.S. degree in HFRR (Health, Fitness, and Recreation Resources) with a concentration in Kinesiology includes: George Mason University’s General Education requirements (38 credits), Electives (7 credits), and the Professional Sequence courses (75 credits) listed below in the recommended 4-year academic program plan. As part of the program of study, students complete three supervised internships in professional settings. Consult the current George Mason University catalog for descriptions of courses and degree requirements. Students will be cleared for graduation using the degree requirements listed in the catalog year in which they matriculated into the KNES concentration.

Course Work

General Education Requirements (38 credits)

• Written communication (6)
• Oral communication (3)
• Information technology (3)
• Quantitative reasoning (3)
  Must take STAT 250
• Literature (3)
• Arts (3)
• Western civilization (3)
• Social and behavioral sciences (3)
  Must take HEAL 230
• Global understanding (3)
• Natural science (8)
  Must take BIOL 124 and BIOL 125

Professional Sequence (75 credits)

Courses must be taken concurrently

First Year Fall Semester

• KINE 100: Introduction to Kinesiology (3 credit hours)

• HEAL 110: Personal Health (3 credit hours)

First Year Spring Semester

• ATEP 300: Functional Anatomy (3 credit hours)

Second Year Fall Semester

• KINE 200: Principles of Health Related Fitness (2 credit hours)

• KINE 310: Exercise Physiology I (3 credit hours)

• HEAL 205: Principles of Accident Causation and Prevention (4 credit hours)

Second Year Spring Semester

• HEAL 330: Nutrition (3 credit hours)

• KINE 370: Measurement and Evaluation of Physical Fitness (3 credit hours)

• SPMT 320: Psychology of Sport (3 credit hours)

Third Year Fall Semester

• KINE 330: Seminar in Kinesiology (3 credit hours)

• KINE 350: Exercise Prescription and Programming (3 credit hours)

• PRLS 460: Sport and Recreation Law (3 credit hours)

Third Year Spring Semester

• KINE 341: Kinesiology Internship I (3 credit hours)

• KINE 360: Strength Training: Concepts and Applications (3 credit hours)

• KINE 380: Exercise Prescription and Programming for Special Populations (3 credit hours)

• PRLS 405: Planning, Design, and Maintenance of Leisure Facilities (3 credit hours)

Fourth Year Fall Semester

• KINE 400: Biomechanics (3 credit hours)

• KINE 410: Exercise Physiology II (3 credit hours)

• KINE 420: Sport and Exercise Nutrition (3 credit hours)

• KINE 441: Kinesiology Internship II (3 credit hours)

• PRLS 450: Research Methods (3 credit hours) (Satisfies the university Writing Intensive requirement)

Fourth Year Spring Semester

• KINE 490: Kinesiology Internship III (12 credit hours)

Electives (7 credits)

Choose an additional 7 credits

Total: 120 credits