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A.S.K. | Contact Us | Faculty | Mission Statement | Student Resources | Are You a Student Athlete??? Tommie Church currently serves as the academic advisor for all KINS majors who are also student athletes.  Teacher Certification
(HPEC or HPED)
The Kinesiology Department offers an undergraduate
teacher education preparation concentration in
kinesiology. Students entering in the Summer I 2008
semester, and thereafter, must make a C or better in all courses counting toward their degree. The
concentration is fully accredited through the National
Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the
National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Students expecting to earn the Bachelor's degree in
kinesiology with a concentration in Physical Education
Certification must meet all eligibility requirements
initial licensure in Louisiana and submit scores on
PRAXIS I and II and the
PRAXIS physical education specialty exam prior to
student teaching. Students will be placed in a local
school for their student teaching experience.
More about
this concentration...
HERE
 Health
Promotion/Disease Prevention (HPDP)
Students expecting to earn the Bachelor's degree in
kinesiology with a concentration in
Health
Promotion/Disease Prevention (formerly Community Health
Education and Promotion)
must make a C or
better in all kinesiology courses counting toward their
degree and meet all eligibility requirements for
credentialing by the National Commission For Health
Education Credentialing. Students entering in the Summer
I 2008 semester, and thereafter, must sit for the
CHES exam prior to
graduation. Students entering prior to Summer I 2008 may
also choose to sit for the PRAXIS health education
specialty area exam. All students in this concentration must
complete a professional internship with an approved
community, national, or international health
education/promotion organization.
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this concentration...
HERE
 Exercise
Science
(EXSC)
Students expecting to earn the Bachelor's degree in
kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science must make a C or better in all kinesiology
courses counting toward their degree. Students entering
in the Summer I 2008 semester, and thereafter, must sit for the
ACSM's
HFI or CPT or the
NSCA CPT specialty exam prior to
graduation. All students in this concentration must
complete a professional internship with an approved
community, national, or international organization
dedicated to the delivery of exercise assessment,
training, rehabilitation, risk factor identification and
lifestyle management services. The undergraduate
program is accredited through the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
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this concentration...
HERE
 Exercise Science/Physical
Therapy (EXSC-PT)
Students expecting to earn the Bachelor's degree in
kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science,
and who are interested in attending physical therapy
school, must make a C or better in all kinesiology
courses counting toward their degree. Students
will complete all courses needed for application to
regional PT graduate programs by completing this degree
sequence. Students must sit for the
ACSM's Health Fitness Instructor specialty exam prior to
graduation. All students in this concentration must
complete a professional internship with an approved
community, national, or international organization
dedicated to the delivery of exercise assessment,
training, rehabilitation, risk factor identification and
lifestyle management services.
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this concentration...
HERE
Fitness and Sports Studies (FASS)
Students expecting to earn the Bachelor's degree in
kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness and
Sports Studies must make a C or better in all
kinesiology courses counting toward their degree. Students must sit for the
ACSM's
CPT or the NSCA
CPT specialty exam prior
to graduation. All students in this concentration must complete a
professional internship with an approved community,
national, or international organization dedicated to the
delivery, assessment, design, and implementation of
individual/group exercise and fitness programs or sport
programming at the recreational or professional level.
More about
this concentration...
HERE
Department of Kinesiology
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