Department Head: Dr. Obadiah Simmons
Professors: Dr. Martin Ayim
Associate Professor: Dr. Obadiah Simmons
Assistant Professors: Ms. Yvonne Calvin, Dr. Catalina Palacios, Dr. Rose Chew, Ms. Breleisha Gilbert, Ms. Barbara Lewis, Dr. Aaron Livingston, and Dr. Larry Proctor
The Department of Kinesiology, Sport and Leisure Studies offers the Bachelor of Science Degrees in Kinesiology (KNES) and Leisure Studies (LS), and the Master of Science Degree in Sports Administration (SPA). The master’s degree is the only degree offered at a historically black college or university. The department’s general objectives are to: 1) graduate majors capable of assuming leadership roles in public/private/parochial schools, sport/athletic organizations, recreation/leisure service agencies, as well as allied health agencies; 2) render services to the citizenry of Lincoln and surrounding parishes and 3) create and achieve excellence in academic programs through faculty and student research activities and other scholarly endeavors.
Baccalaureate degrees in KNES and LS allow students different career paths through established concentrations. KNES has concentrations in: Sport Management, Health Promotion and Pedagogy (formerly Health and Physical Education); and, LS has concentrations in: General Recreation and Therapeutic Recreation.
KNES (Pedagogy) is a teacher education program, requiring state certification to teach students in grades K-12. Teacher candidates complete 41 hours in the discipline, 38 hours in specialized academic and professional education areas and 47 hours in general education courses. KNES (Health Promotion) is an allied health profession, requiring 39 hours in the discipline, 34 hours in specialized support courses and 47 hours in general education courses. KNES (Sport Management) is the discipline-of-study, requiring 50 hours in the discipline, 23 hours in specialized support courses and 47 hours in general education courses. The KNES program requires 120 hours of coursework to graduate, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale.
Students majoring in KNES or LS Programs may also earn a minor in health education, coaching and substance abuse counseling. Completion of 27 hours is required for the minor in coaching, 25 hours for the minor in health education and 18 hours for the minor in substance abuse counseling. (Certification in substance abuse counseling requires completion of the master’s degree in Substance Abuse Counseling). KNES, Pedagogy teacher candidates are encouraged to pursue a second teaching field (e.g., health education, mathematics, social studies, biology, other), completing 18 additional hours.
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Education 162 |
3 |
|
Biology 103 & 104 |
6 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
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English 101 & 102 |
6 |
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Education 111 & 112 |
2 |
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History 103 |
3 |
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History 104 |
3 |
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Mathematics 131 & 132 |
6 |
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Physics 109 |
3 |
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Social Science 101 |
3 |
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Total Hours |
35 |
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Education 200 |
3 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
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Education 204 |
3 |
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Health Promotion 201 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 201 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 214 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 215 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 221 |
3 |
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Art 105 |
3 |
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Economics 201 |
3 |
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General Education Testing 300 |
0 |
|
Total Hours |
27 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Education 300 |
3 |
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Education 303 or 322 |
3 |
|
Education 317 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 301 |
2 |
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Kinesiology 306 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 310 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 313 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 316 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 317 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 319 |
3 |
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Biology 303 |
4 |
|
Total Hours |
33 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Education 402 |
3 |
|
Education 427 |
3 |
|
Education 453 |
3 |
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Education 455* |
9 |
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Kinesiology 401 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 404 |
3 |
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Kinesiology 411 |
0 |
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Kinesiology 499 |
0 |
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Foreign Language |
6 |
|
Total Hours |
33 |
|
TOTAL |
128 |
*Must be First Aid/CPR Certified
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Biology 103, 105 or 104, 106 |
4 |
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Chemistry 101 |
3 |
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Education 201 |
0 |
|
English 101 & 102 |
6 |
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First Year Experience 101 & 102 |
2 |
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History 101 |
3 |
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History 104 |
3 |
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Mathematics 147 & 148 |
6 |
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Social Science 101 |
3 |
|
Total Hours |
30 |
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Health Promotion 201 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 203 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 205 |
3 |
|
Art 105 |
3 |
|
Economics 201 |
3 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Education 220 |
3 |
|
English 200 |
3 |
|
Political Science 201 |
3 |
|
Psychology 200 |
3 |
|
Sociology 200 |
3 |
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General Education Testing 300 |
0 |
|
Total Hours |
30 |
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Health Promotion 304 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 305 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 306 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 320 |
3 |
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Physical Education Elective |
1 |
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Recreation 225* |
3 |
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Biology 207, 208 or 303 |
4 |
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Education 201 |
0 |
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Foreign Language |
6 |
|
Physics 109, 111 |
4 |
|
Total Hours |
30 |
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Health Promotion 400 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 403 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 405 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 406 |
3 |
|
Health Promotion 410 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 411 |
0 |
|
Kinesiology 499 |
0 |
|
Recreation 408 |
3 |
|
Recreation 416* |
12 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Total Hours |
30 |
|
TOTAL |
120 |
*Must be First Aid/CPR Certified
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Biology 103 or 104 |
3 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
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English 101 & 102 |
6 |
|
First Year Experience 101 & 102 |
2 |
|
History 101 |
3 |
|
History 104 |
3 |
|
Mathematics 147 & 148 |
6 |
|
Physics 109 |
3 |
|
Social Science 101 |
3 |
|
Total Hours |
29 |
|
Kinesiology 201 |
3 |
|
Art 105 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 221 |
3 |
|
Accounting 201 |
3 |
|
Economics 201 |
3 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
English 200 |
3 |
|
Mass Communication 100 |
3 |
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Mass Communication 225* |
3 |
|
Political Science 201 |
3 |
|
Foreign Language |
6 |
|
General Education Testing 300 |
0 |
|
Total Hours |
33 |
|
Kinesiology 319 |
2 |
|
Kinesiology 306 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 307 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 316 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 401 |
3 |
|
Recreation 225* |
3 |
|
Recreation 327 |
3 |
|
Recreation 350 |
3 |
|
Theatre 212 |
3 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Biology 207, 208 or 303 |
4 |
|
Total Hours |
31 |
|
Sport Management 405 |
3 |
|
Sport Management 409 |
3 |
|
Sport Management 417 |
3 |
|
Kinesiology 411 |
0 |
|
Kinesiology 499 |
0 |
|
Recreation 408 |
3 |
|
Recreation 410 |
3 |
|
Recreation 416* |
12 |
|
Education 201 |
0 |
|
Total Hours |
27 |
|
TOTAL |
120 |
*Must be First Aid/CPR Certified