Oct 01, 2024  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Bachelor of Science (Kinesiology)


Degree Requirements

  1. Completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours;

  2. A total of 30 hours in residence:

    • with at least 18 of the final 30 hours in residence
    • with at least 30 hours residency in the Kinesiology
  3. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 for a Kinesiology major,
  4. No course with a grade lower than “C-” will be accepted toward the Kinesiology major. Courses in the major are defined as any course required or accepted to meet a requirement of the major;
  5. Satisfactory achievement in an approved academic major;
  6. Thirty-six semester hours in upper-division courses (3000 or 4000 level courses);
  7. A passing grade on the senior comprehensive, Praxis II Content Exam, or project in each major;
  8. Completion of the general education program;
  9. All requirements for each major including senior comprehensive exams must be met while earning a degree and prior to the conferral date of that degree;
  10. If, after graduation with a given degree and major(s), a student wishes to earn a second baccalaureate degree and/or major from MidAmerica Nazarene University, he/she must satisfactorily complete all requirements for an additional major and complete a minimum of thirty semester hours in residence. Further, to complete any major in a degree program, the student must fulfill all requirements for that major and that degree program.
Bachelor of Science Degree (Kinesiology): General Education Requirements
FOUNDATIONAL COURSES (3 - 9 total hours required)
Freshman Seminar
English Composition Competency
Algebra Competency
Wellness (from approved list below)
  • 2 hours
LIBERAL ARTS CORE (30 total hours required) *
OUTCOME REQUIREMENTS
Outcome 1: Faith Integration (9 hours)
Outcome 2: Formational Thinking (3 hours)
Outcome 3: Discovering Creation (6 hours)
Outcome 4: Communication & Self-Expression (6 hours)

Choose one of the following (3 hours):

Outcome 5: Global Citizenship (3 hours)
30 to 36 TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR THE BS in KINESIOLOGY

Wellness Options for Foundational Course Requirement (2 Hrs)