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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.
 
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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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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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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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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.
 
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Department of Kinesiology
Fant-Ewing Coliseum
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA  71209
(318) 342-1306  Main Line
(318) 342-1308  FAX
http://www.ulm.edu/kinesiology/

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