Jan 30, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

Fitness and Nutrition BS Semester Guide

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. or
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. or
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs.
Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
HUM 201 - Colloquium on the Pre-Modern World 3 hrs.
HUM 202 - Colloquium on the Modern World 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (15 hours)

2nd semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

PSY 312 - Counseling Theory and Practice 3 hrs.
PSY 400 - Health Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 413 - Multicultural Counseling 3 hrs.
PSY 423 - Group Procedures 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Public Speaking 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 320 - Professional Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

SKN 300 - Anatomy and Movement 3 hrs.
SKN 305 - Foundations of Fitness and Nutrition 3 hrs.
NFS 455 - Nutrition and Weight Control 3 hrs.
KIN 404 - Motor Development 3 hrs.
Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

KIN 302 - Exercise Testing and Prescription 3 hrs.
KIN 406 - Lifestyle Management for Chronic Disease 3 hrs.
KIN 476 - Exercise Psychology 3 hrs.
Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

MKT 300 - Principles of Marketing 3 hrs.
SM 410 - Sport Marketing 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 hours)

SKN 408 - Creating and Implementing Exercise Programs 3 hrs.
SKN 412 - Management Practices for the Fitness Professional 3 hrs.
KIN 304 - Nutrition and Performance 3 hrs.
NFS 463 - Community Nutrition 3 hrs.
Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

SKN 413 - Current Trends in the Fitness and Nutrition Industries 3 hrs.
SKN 494 - Exercise Specialist Certification Preparation 3 hrs.
KIN 449 - Movement and Sport Skill Analysis 3 hrs.
KIN 470 - Methods of Strength and Conditioning 3 hrs.
Elective 3 hrs.