Course Requirements
Four-Year Plan
The following represents only two of several paths students can take to complete a major in kinesiology. The first is a sample plan for an education emphasis in physical education; the second is for a physical education major in fitness development focusing on strength and conditioning.
Note that students typically take four courses per semester for a total of eight each year. Check the Coe catalog to review all of your options.
Secondary Education emphasis in Physical Education
(note - you will also need to meet education program requirements)
First Year
- BIO 155 Organismal and Ecological Biology
- PE 105 Foundations of Physical Movement
- PE 165 Master Activity Class for Teachers
Second Year
- BIO 055 Anatomy and Physiology
- PE 175 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- PE 225 Motor Learning
Third Year
- PE 347 Adapted Physical Education
- PE 365 Measurement, Evaluation, and Prescription in Physical Education
- PE 415 Methods of Teaching Secondary School Physical Education and Health
Fourth Year
- PE 495 Kinesiology
- PE 515 Organization and Administration of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics
- PE 525 Physiology of Exercise
Physical education major in fitness development (strength and conditioning)
First Year
- PE 050 or PE 060 Advanced Weight Training
- PE 050 or PE 060 Movement Training
- BIO 155 Organismal and Ecological Biology
- PE 105 Foundations of Physical Movement
Second Year
- BIO 055 Anatomy and Physiology
- PE 175 Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
- PE 115 Fundamentals of Exercise and Nutrition
- PE 185 Group Exercise
Third Year
- PE 365 Measurement, Evaluation, and Prescription in Physical Education
- PE 405 Program Design
- PE 435 Methods of Teaching Strength Training and Conditioning
Fourth Year
- PE 495 Kinesiology
- PE 515 Organization and Administration of Physical Education, Health, and Athletics
- PE 525 Physiology of Exercise