Parkland College

Kinesiology

Program Code: NPED AS

Associate in Science (A.S.)
Minimum graduation requirement — 64 semester hours

The following curriculum is designed for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology or physical education. Graduates may teach and/or coach at the elementary, secondary, or college level, or pursue careers in exercise physiology, athletic training, and sports management.

Students should plan their program of study with a Parkland counselor or academic advisor and the catalog of the four-year college or university they plan to attend.

Suggested Full-time Sequence

 

SPORTS MANAGEMENT

 

FALL 1st Semester
ENG 101
KIN 160
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Kinesiology elective

SPRING 2nd Semester
BUS 101
ENG 102
MAT 108
MKT 101
SPE 101

 

FALL 3rd Semester
ACC 101
MGT 101
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Physical Sciences elective

SPRING 4th Semester
ACC 102
KIN 164
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective

 

TEACHING/COACHING EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY ATHLETIC TRAINING

 

FALL 1st Semester
ENG 101
KIN 160
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Kinesiology elective

SPRING 2nd Semester
BIO 121
ENG 102
KIN 181
SPE 101
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Kinesiology elective

 

FALL 3rd Semester
BIO 122
KIN 186
   (Teaching/Coaching and Exercise Physiology students)
MAT 108
Kinesiology elective
Humanities/Fine Arts elective
Social/Behavioral Sciences elective
Physical Sciences elective

SPRING 4th Semester
KIN 164
KIN 183
KIN 184
   (Athletic Training students)
KIN 187
    (Exercise Physiology students)
KIN 188
    (Exercise Physiology and Athletic Training students)
Kinesiology elective
Humanities/Fine Arts elective

 

Requirements

Credit Hours

Kinesiology Electives

BIO 120 Fundamentals of Nutrition

3

KIN 103 Exercise Fitness
   (not repeatable for Kinesiology credit)

1

KIN 111 Personal Training I

4

KIN 124 Golf I

1

or KIN 262 Golf

2

KIN 141 Beginning Basketball

1

or KIN 161 Basketball

2

KIN 147 Strength Training
   (not repeatable for Kinesiology credit)

1

KIN 168 Theory of Coaching

3

KIN 181 Health Education

2

KIN 184 Introduction to Athletic Training

3

KIN 186 Introduction to Human Movement

2

KIN 187 Physical Activity for Health and Fitness

2

KIN 188 Exercise Physiology

4

KIN 211 Personal Training II

5

KIN 263 Sports Officiating

3

 

 

Teaching/
Coaching

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Exercise
Physiology

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Athletic Training

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Sports Management

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ACC 101 Financial Accounting

 

 

 

4

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ACC 102 Managerial Accounting

 

 

 

4

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BIO 121 Anatomy and Physiology I

4

4

4

 

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BIO 122 Anatomy and Physiology II

4

4

4

 

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BUS 101 Introduction to Business

 

 

 

3

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ENG 101 Composition I

3

3

3

3

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ENG 102 Composition II

3

3

3

3

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KIN 160 Introduction to Kinesiology

3

3

3

3

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KIN 164 Introduction to Sports Psychology

3

3

3

3

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KIN 181 Health Education

2

 

 

 

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KIN 183 First Aid and CPR

2

 

 

 

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KIN 184 Introduction to Athletic Training

 

 

3

 

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KIN 186 Introduction to Human Movement

2

2

 

 

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KIN 188 Exercise Physiology

 

4

4

 

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KIN electives

10

10

8

4

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MAT 108 Introduction to Applied Statistics

3

3

3

3

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MGT 101 Introduction to Management

 

 

 

3

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MKT 101 Introduction to Marketing

 

 

 

3

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PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology

4

4

4

 

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SPE 101 Introductory Speech Communication

3

3

3

3

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Humanities/Fine Arts elective

9

9

9

9

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Physical Sciences elective

4

4

4

4

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Social/Behavioral Science elective

6

6

6

9

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Additional Mathematics, Physical Sciences. or Life Sciences elective*

 

 

 

3-5

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Totals

65

65

64

64-66

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