Pre-Allied Health Concentration

The Pre-Allied Health concentration provides advanced scientific background and applied knowledge for Kinesiology majors who are interested in entering advanced graduate degree programs in Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, or other allied health fields. This concentration also allows the student to meet some of the prerequisite requirements for advanced graduate allied health degree programs.  Since each graduate degree program has unique prerequisite requirements, it is highly recommended for students to seek academic advising prior to declaring this concentration.

To declare the Pre-Allied Health concentration, students must have earned at least 30 units with a minimum of 3.8 cumulative GPA.

REQUIRED COURSES (10 units)

BIOL 191B Human Anatomy & Physiology B or Community College Equivalent (4)

KNES 365 Pathologies in Sport/Exercise (3)

KNES 377 Principles of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (3)

ELECTIVE COURSES (11 units)

BIOL 152 Evolution and Organismal Biology (4)

BIOL 302 General Microbiology (5)

CHEM 120B General Chemistry II (5)

CHEM 301A Organic Chemistry (3)

CHEM 301B Organic Chemistry (3)

KNES 205 Medical Terminology (3)

KNES 420 Therapeutic Medications in Sports Medicine (3)

KNES 421 Clinical Anatomy (3)

KNES 451 Sports Medicine (3)

KNES 463 Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury (3)

KNES 470 Nutrition for Exercise and Performance (3)

KNES 471 Motor Control and Movement Dysfunction (3)

KNES 495 Internship (3)

KNES 499 Independent Study (1-3)

PHIL 314 Medical Ethics (3)

PHYS 211/L Elementary Physics + Lab (4)

PHYS 212/L Elementary Physics + Lab (4)

PSYC 341 Abnormal Psychology (3)

PSYC 361 Developmental Psychology (3)