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Entrance-to-Major Requirements

College of Health and Human Development


Requirements to enter the college (general, pre-major status)
2.00 cumulative grade-point average (CGPA)


Requirements to enter the major
Major CGPA Credits/Courses/Grades Additional Criteria
Biobehavioral Health (BB H) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Health Policy and Administration (H P A) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management (HRIM) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Human Development and Family Studies (HD FS) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Kinesiology (KINES), Athletic Training option (ATHTR) 2.50 27.1 credits

KINES 135
KINES 202
KINES 231
KINES 233
with CGPA of 3.00 or higher in these four courses
Students will be placed in MOVSC option until all requirements are met for admission to ATHTR option

Submission of written application prior to 2nd semester.

Completion of an interview with Athletic Training Program Director

Ability to meet the physical and psycho-emotional standards outlined in Technical Standards
Kinesiology (KINES), Fitness Studies option (FITSD) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Kinesiology (KINES), Movement Science option (MOVSC) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Kinesiology (KINES), Physical & Health Education Teacher Education option* (PHETE) 3.00 48 credits

ENGL 015 or 030
6 credits of GQ
3 credits of literature
KINES 295A
EDPSY 014
EDTHP 115
KINES 141
KINES 180
each with a grade of C or higher
Qualifying scores on the PRAXIS I reading, writing, and mathematics tests

80 hours of education work experience

Approval by the PHETE entrance-to-option coordinator

See Teacher Education Programs for additional criteria
Nutritional Sciences (NUTR) 2.00 27.1 credits  
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM), all options except Golf Management 2.00 27.1 credits  
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management (RPTM), Golf Management option (P G M)     First-year admissions program at University Park

Not available for change of major

* CGPA, Praxis, and 80-hours requirements must all be met by end of third semester; course requirements must be met by end of fourth semester

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