Students who desire certification as a teacher or athletic trainer can satisfy the necessary subject matter requirements by appropriate selection of courses within the several categories of the curriculum. Students seeking such certification should ask the undergraduate academic adviser about admission criteria for the NATA-approved program or the teaching program in physical education and about certification requirements. For teacher certification requirements applicable to all curricula, see Council on Teacher Education. The Department of Kinesiology also offers a coaching endorsement to all University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, regardless of degree program.
Further information on careers in kinesiology is available from the Academic Affairs Office, Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 113 Freer Hall, 906 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, (217) 333-1083.
--Composition II--Fall, 1991
--Quantitative Reasoning I--Fall, 1993
--Distribution requirements in humanities and the arts, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences and technology--Fall, 1994
--Cultural Studies--Fall, 1995
Students pursuing teacher certification in physical education must complete these requirements with courses chosen from the Council on Teacher Education-approved list. Consult the undergraduate academic adviser for specifics.
| HOURS | REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| 9-10 | Communication skills (parts a and b) |
| 6-7 | a) RHET 105 or RHET 108; and a speech performance course, or SPCOM 111 and SPCOM 112 |
| 3 | b) An advanced writing course |
| 12-14 | Natural sciences and technology |
| 4 | Introduction to human physiology |
| 5 | Functional human anatomy |
| 3-5 | At least one course in physical sciences from the approved departmental list |
| 3 | At least one course in computer skills from the approved departmental list |
| 4-6 | At least one course in mathematics from the approved departmental list |
| 9 | At least 3 courses in at least two humanities and arts see footnote 1 areas (arts, foreign language, history, literature, non-Western cultures, philosophy) |
| 9 | At least 3 courses in at least two behavioral and social sciences see footnote 2 areas (anthropology, economics, non-Western societies, political science, psychology, sociology) |
| 3 | Electives see footnote 3 , which must be selected from the categories listed above |
| 54 | Total minimum hours see footnote 4 |
2. Students pursuing certification must complete POL S 150; PSYCH 100, PSYCH 103, or PSYCH 105; and one additional social science course from the council-approved list. One course in humanities and arts or behavioral and social sciences must be from non-Western culture and tradition's CTE list.
3. Students pursuing certification will need to complete two additional courses in humanities from the council-approved list. One course must be in non-Western cultures, unless this requirement has already been completed as part of the humanities and arts or behavioral and social sciences requirement.
4. Although the 54-hour total is greater than the total achieved by adding the minimum number of hours listed in each separate general education section, the departmental minimum requirement is 54 hours.
| HOURS | KINESIOLOGY CORE REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| 1 | KINES 130--Fundamental Analysis and Performance of Basic Movement Skills |
| 3 | KINES 140--Social Scientific Bases of Sport |
| 3 | KINES 150--Bioscientific Foundations of Human Movement |
| 3 | KINES 240--Social Psychological Aspects of Physical Activity |
| 3 | KINES 252--Bioenergetics of Human Movement |
| 3 | KINES 255--Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement |
| 3 | KINES 257--Coordination, Control, and Skill |
| 3 | KINES 262--Motor Development, Growth, and Form |
| 3 | KINES 300--Seminar in Kinesiology |
| 2 | Two 1-hour courses from the movement skills series (KINES 131-136) |
| 27 | Total |
| HOURS | ELECTIVE KINESIOLOGY COURSES |
| 15 | One course in each of the three areas (biodynamics; coordination, control and skill; social science of physical activity) at the 200 or 300 level and a minimum of two additional courses at the 200 or 300 level. At least three of the five elective courses (9 or more hours) must be at the 300 level. |
| HOURS | CORRELATE AREA STUDIES |
| 18 | Courses chosen as a unit, approved by a faculty committee, that work toward career goals or requirements for further education. No more than one-half of these (9 hours) may be in kinesiology. |
| 14 | Free electives |
| 128 | Total hours for the degree |
| HOURS | REQUIRED "ELECTIVES" AND CORRELATE AREA STUDIES |
|---|---|
| 3 | KINES 263--Physical Education Curriculum |
| 3 | KINES 267--Adapted Physical Education |
| 3 | KINES 273--Instructional Strategies in Physical Education |
| 2-3 | KINES 286--Supervised Experience in the Common School |
| 3 | KINES 301--Observation and Evaluation in Kinesiology |
| 2 | C C & I 240 I 240--Secondary Education in the United States |
| 3 | E P S 201--Foundations of American Education |
| 3 | EDPSY 211--Educational Psychology |
| 8 | ED PR 238--Educational Practice for Special Fields in Elementary Schools |
| 8 | ED PR 242--Educational Practice in Secondary Education |
| 3-4 | KINES 131-136 not chosen in the core, with the possible exclusion of one of the following: KINES 132, KINES 134, or KINES 136 (See the undergraduate academic adviser.) |