Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology

The Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology offers two Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) degrees.  Both degrees/majors are designed to prepare students for graduate work leading to careers in health care fields.  The B.S. in Health Sciences offer a combination of basic science, behavioral science, and health science courses that provide students with a multidisciplinary understanding of health and healthcare in today's society.  The elective choices are “areas of study” that fulfill the requirements for various healthcare professions.  The B.S. in Kinesiology is the study of human motion as it relates to physical activity, health, exercise, and nutrition in relation to disease prevention and athletic performance.  The elective choices offer an interdisciplinary approach that allows students to have focus areas in nutrition and/or exercise physiology.  Both B.S. degrees require core science courses that fulfills the common science prerequisites for admission into medical school and graduate health care professional degree programs.