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Exercise and Sport Science - B.S.Ed.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 120 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  

*MATH 1113 is a prerequisite for Physics and Chemistry courses. 
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): PHYS 1112-1112L
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): (BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L) or (BIOL 2107H, BIOL 2107L) 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): STAT 2000* or STAT 2100H* or MATH 2250**

*All students interested in pre-physical therapy or physician's assistant should take STAT 2000 or STAT 2100H, Introductory Statistics.
**All students interested in pre-medicine, exercise physiology, or biomechanics should take MATH 2250, Analytical Geometry and Calculus. 

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s): ANTH 1102 or GEOG 1101

*ANTH 1102 or GEOG 1101 will satisfy the Cultural Diversity requirement for the College of Education. 

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): COMM 1500 or CMLT 2250H or PHIL 2020 or PHIL 2020H 
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): PSYC 1101 or PSYC 1030H 

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Area VI
CBIO 2200-2200L
CBIO 2210-2210L
(CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L)
KINS 2010 or KINS 2010E
PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L 

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Entrance Requirements

Overall GPA of 3.25.

Completion of (CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L) or (CHEM 1311H, CHEM 1311L), CBIO 2200-2200L, CBIO 2210-2210L, KINS 2010, and (PHYS 1111-1111L or PHYS 1211-1211L) with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in each course and with an average GPA of 3.25 in these courses.

Students may apply for entrance to the major with 1-2 courses in progress for Areas I-III, and only 1 course in progress for Area VI.

This is a high-demand major. After meeting the entrance requirements, students will be selected based on high-demand selection criteria. Link to admissions process: http://www.coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/bsed-exercise-sport-science.
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High-Demand Major–Selection Criteria
  • UGA Core Areas I-III  (20%)
  • UGA Core Area VI and KINS 2010 (60%) 
  • Essay of purpose in Exercise and Sport Science (20%)
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    Major Requirements
    A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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    Required Courses (36-37 hours)

    Required Major Core Courses (24 hours) 
    Required courses must be completed with a "C" or higher.
    KINS 3830 or KINS 3830EKINS 4630/6630
    KINS 4200  KINS 4630L/6630L
    KINS 4200L  KINS 4640/6640-4640L/6640L
    KINS 4300/6300KINS 4760/6760
    KINS 4400/6400


    Required Major Experiential Learning Courses (3 hours)
    Required courses must be completed with a "C" or higher or "S" = Satisfactory
    Select 3 hours from the list below:
    KINS 2470LKINS 4750S/6750S
    KINS 3450SKINS 4960R
    KINS 3460KINS 4970
    KINS 3480KINS 4970R
    KINS 4150/6150KINS 4980R
    KINS 4350/6350KINS 4990R
     

    Required Major Courses (9-10 hours)
    Required courses must be completed with a "C" or higher.
    Select three courses (9-10 hours) from the list below:
    KINS 3115EKINS 4680/6680 
    KINS 3450SKINS 4690/6690-4690L/6690L
    KINS 3460 KINS(NUTR) 4700/6700
    KINS 3480 KINS 4750S/6750S
    KINS 5680/7680
    KINS 4320/6320VPHY(KINS) 5690/7690, VPHY(KINS) 5690L/7690L
    KINS 4600/6600NUTR(KINS) 4220/6220 or NUTR(KINS) 4220E/6220E
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    Major Electives (18 hours)

    Major electives must be completed with a "C" (2.0) or higher 
    Select eighteen hours from the following:
    (Students are required to complete 39 hours of upper-division coursework.  Please be aware of this requirement when selecting major elective courses.)

    BCMB 3100KINS(NUTR) 4700/6700
    BCMB 4010/6010KINS 4960R
    BCMB 4020/6020KINS 4970
    BCMB 4030LKINS 4970R
    BIOE 3720KINS 4980R
    CBIO 3000-3000LKINS 4990R
    CBIO 3400KINS 5140/7140
    CBIO 3800 KINS 5450
    CBIO 4730/6730KINS 5620/7620-5620L/7620L
    CHEM 1212-1212D, CHEM 1212LKINS 5680/7680
    CHEM 1312H, CHEM 1312LMATH 2250*
    CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211LMATH 2500
    CHEM 2212, CHEM 2212LMATH 2700
    CHEM 3300MATH 3000
    CLAS 1030 or CLAS 1030EMIBO 3000-3000L
    ELEE 3270MIBO 3500
    ELEE 4270MIBO 3510L
    ENGR 2120NUTR 2100
    ENGR 2130NUTR 3100
    ENGR 2140NUTR 4050/6050 or NUTR 4050E/6050E
    ENGR 2170-2170LNUTR 4100/6100
    ERSH 4200/6200NUTR(KINS) 4220/6220
    GENE 3200-3200DNUTR 4510/6510
    HDFS 2200NUTR 4560/6560
    HDFS 3900PHRM 3400
    HPRB 3020PHRM 3470
    HPRB 3210PHYS 1112-1112L
    HPRB 4400PHYS 1211-1211L
    HPRB 5210PHYS 1212-1212L
    KINS 2100, KINS 2100LPSYC 3230
    KINS 2470L  PSYC 3260
    KINS 2500-2500L PSYC 3300
    KINS 3115E PSYC 3810
    KINS 3200PSYC 3980
    KINS 3301 PSYC 3990
    KINS 3302 PSYC 4120
    KINS 3450SPSYC 4130
    KINS 3460 PSYC 4200
    KINS 3480PSYC 4210
    KINS 3500-3500LPSYC 4220
    KINS 3510 PSYC 4230
    KINS 4000PSYC(WMST) 4600/6600
    KINS 4150/6150PSYC(GRNT) 4700/6700
    KINS 4310/6310 or KINS 4310E/6310EPSYC 4920
    KINS 4320/6320SPAN 4003
    KINS 4350/6350STAT 2000
    KINS 4450ESTAT 4210
    KINS 4600/6600STAT 4220
    KINS 4690/6690-4690L/6690LVPHY(KINS) 5690/7690, VPHY(KINS) 5690L/7690L

    *All students interested in premedicine, exercise physiology, or biomechanics should take MATH 2250.
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    General Electives (5-6 hours)
    0-5 hours - Upper Division
    Remaining hours -  Any level

    Note: Exercise and Sport Science requires individual review of non-equivalent transfer courses before they can be used to satisfy Area VI and Major Requirements.
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    (This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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