What can I do with this?
We are now offering associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. This provides a clear
pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. This AA-T degree guarantees admission
with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and gives priority admission consideration
to your local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to your community
college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses.
More information on the Degree with a Guarantee Program.
The Kinesiology Degree for Transfer
- Guarantees acceptance to the CSU system
- Provides students with an introduction to the art and science contained in human movement
- Provides a foundation in the fundamentals of human anatomy, physiology, movement, and the refinement of individual fitness and sport related skills
Current and prospective community college students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.
What will I learn?
- To analyze the anatomical and physiological principles of human movement in exercise and sport settings.
- To explain the structure and function of the human body.
- To apply the principles of physical fitness development and maintenance and assess the body's systematic responses to physical activity.
- To define the importance and benefits of life-long physical activity and wellness.
- To apply techniques of, and demonstrate an advanced level of knowledge, in at least three areas of physical sport skills.
Program Learning Outcome Assessments
What courses do I take?
Note: Some courses within the major may have a required prerequisite. If you feel you have equivalent knowledge and skills to those included in the prerequisite course through professional experience, licensure, or certification, you have the opportunity to submit a Prerequisite Challenge to be reviewed by the faculty chair. For the Prerequisite Challenge to be considered, you must submit documentation/verification to substantiate the basis for the challenge. Please consult a counselor for more information regarding Prerequisite Challenge.
Complete all of the following courses:
C-ID: KIN 100 Introduction to Kinesiology
54 hours lecture. This course examines the history and trends in physical education, kinesiology, fitness, and sport. Areas covered include an orientation to major subfields such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, sport sociology, and exercise psychology. In addition lifelong understanding and development of the Kinesiology professional as integrated physiological, social, and psychological will be discussed. The course also explores available career opportunities and pathways in the areas of allied health, sport, fitness, physical therapy, teaching, and coaching. Approved for CSU GE Area E, Local GE Area 7.
C-ID: BIOL 110B Human Anatomy with Lab
Prerequisite: ENGL C101
54 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course covers the structural organization of the human body and includes the study of microscopic and gross anatomy of body organs and systems, including skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine, reproductive, and integumentary systems. Approved for IGETC Area 5B & 5C, CSU GE Area B2 & B3, Local GE Area 1.
C-ID: BIOL 120B Human Physiology with Lab
Prerequisite: ENGL C101. Advisory: BIOL C125, CHEM C101, MATH C055
54 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course provides students with an understanding of the function and regulation of the human body and physiological integration of the organ systems to maintain homeostasis. Course content includes neural and hormonal homeostatic control mechanisms, as well as functions of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, urinary, lymphatic and immune, reproductive, and endocrine systems. Approved for IGETC Area 5B & 5C, CSU GE Area B2 & B3, Local GE Area 1.
Choose a minimum of 12 units from below with at least 3 units from Area A:
Area A - Movement Based Courses: (maximum 3) select a maximum of one (1) course from any three (3) of the following areas for a maximum of three units.
Fitness
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course assists students in the development of basic weight-training fundamentals and techniques. The course includes material specifically related to strength and muscle development. Emphasis is on individualized programs that contour, build, and firm up the human body in the most efficient manner. The course emphasizes proper care and utilization of equipment, as well as the importance of safety. Course previously known as PHED C105. Approved for Local GE Area 7.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course introduces a program of walking and/or running designed to improve cardiovascular fitness and strengthen the muscles throughout the body. It emphasizes exercising at a moderate (40%-50% target heart rate) exertion level. Approved for Local GE Area 7.2.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This is a fitness course focusing on full-body conditioning. It includes bursts of moderate to intense activity alternated with intervals of lighter activity. The course provides a mix of strength training and aerobic exercises, offering a challenging and varied workout in a circuit style setting. It may utilize cardio fitness equipment, medicine balls, dumbbells, Swiss balls, bands, and various forms of strength equipment to meet class goals. All levels of fitness can be accommodated in this class. Approved for CSU GE Area E.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course provides instruction in overall fitness development. It is designed to incorporate weightlifting into a cardiovascular routine. Using routines designed by the instructor, students develop strength and endurance of all major muscle groups. Approved for Local GE Area 7.2.
Individual Sports
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course provides golf instruction and practice in the fundamentals of grip, stance, alignment, backswing, and downswing. Topics also include principles of warm-up, golf club selection and use, player guidelines, scoring, game etiquette, and safety procedures. The course emphasizes the “one basic golf swing” theory and includes extensive practice and play at the local golf course. Course previously as PHED C109 Golf I. Approved for Local GE Area 7, CSU GE Area E2.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This is a course in the fundamentals of tennis. The course emphasizes the serve, forehand and backhand ground-strokes, volley, rules of the game, and court etiquette. Course previously known as PHED C113. Approved for Local GE Area 7, CSU GE Area E2.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This is a badminton course in which students develop the basic/intermediate skills necessary to play the game. Technical skills include overhead and underhand clears, the short & low serve, the high & deep serve, drop shots, and the smash. Instruction includes an emphasis on fundamental strategies and rules used in both singles and doubles play. Basic fitness and training principles are discussed as applicable to the game of badminton. Approved for CSU GE Area E.
Team Sports
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course is designed to introduce the fundamental skills of beginning to intermediate volleyball. Skills taught in the course include serving, passing, setting, offensive and defensive strategies, as well as live game play. Approved for Local GE Area 7, CSU GE Area E2.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
36 hours activity. This is a beginning course to introduce the fundamentals of basketball skills. This class will place emphasis on the fundamentals of shooting, passing, dribbling, offensive and defensive strategies, and the rules of basketball. Approved for Local GE Area 7.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable
54 hours laboratory. This course is designed to introduce softball skills, emphasizing strategies and fundamental skills of offensive and defensive play including batting, bunting, fielding, and throwing. Students participate in practice drills as well as softball game settings. Course previously known as PHED C123. Approved for Local GE Area 7, CSU GE Area E2.
Area B: Additional Program Requirements: Select two courses (9-10 units) from the below listed course offerings.
C-ID: CHEM 110 General Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab
Prerequisite: MATH C055
72 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course covers matter and measurement, atoms, molecules, ions, calculations with chemical formulas and equations, aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry, thermochemistry, the electronic structure of atoms, periodic properties of the elements, concepts of chemical bonding, molecular geometry and bonding theories, the gaseous state, intermolecular forces in solids and liquids, modern materials, and properties of solutions. Approved for IGETC Area 5A & 5C, CSU GE Area B1 & B3, Local GE Area 1.
C-ID: CHEM 150 Organic Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab
C:ID: CHEM 160 S Organic Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence A
Prerequisite: CHEM C111
72 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course covers structure and bonding, polar bonds, alkanes, cycloalkanes, stereochemistry, synthesis, structure and reactivity of alkenes, synthesis, structure and reactivity of alkynes, handedness in chemistry, synthesis, structure and reactivity of alkyl halides, carbocations, the concept of resonance, nucleophilic substitutions and eliminations, basic biochemistry, mass spectrometry, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and ultraviolet spectroscopy and aromaticity. This Organic Chemistry I course is taught according to standards developed by the American Chemical Society. Approved for IGETC Area 5A & 5C, CSU GE Area B1 & B3, Local GE Area 1.
C-ID: MATH 110 Introduction to Statistics
Prerequisite: MATH C053 or MATH C055
54 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course covers data analysis using descriptive and inferential statistics. Graphs and computations include measures of central tendency and dispersion, correlation and regression, and presentation of data on a histogram, scatter plot, box plot, and the normal curve. Probability concepts include those for discrete and continuous random variables. Sampling and hypothesis testing are covered for means and variances. Topics from algebra are combined with applications in statistics in the lab portion of the class. This course applies to the degree requirements for students not majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Approved for IGETC Area 2, CSU GE Area B4, Local GE Area 4.
C-ID: MATH 110 Introduction to Statistics
Prerequisite: MATH C053 or MATH C055. Advisory: ENGL C101 Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance to the Honors Program or eligibility for this honors course as determined by the instructor.
72 hours lecture/54 hours laboratory. This course covers elements of descriptive statistics, measures of central tendency, dispersion and presentation of data. Included are concepts of probability, random variables and normally distributed random variables. Sampling error, sampling processes and the distribution of sample means are applied to real life examples. Students will conduct hypothesis testing of means and proportions for one and two populations and linear regression testing using the least squares criterion. Students use descriptive and inferential methods employing linear regression and study one and two way analysis of variance. The honors section provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class; the honors course also requires at least one extra research assignment. Approved for IGETC Area 2, CSU GE Area B4, Local GE Area 4.
C-ID: PHYS 205 Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: MATH C151
63 hours lecture/81 hours laboratory. This course covers the fundamental laws of nature governing the motion of bodies and their relation to external forces. Motion in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions is covered as well as energy, linear momentum, angular momentum, gravitation, fluids, oscillations, and simple harmonic motion. Approved for IGETC Area 5A & 5C, CSU GE Area B1 & B3, Local GE Area 1.
General Ed Requirements
Complete one of the following general education patterns:
Program Pathways
All classes needed for this degree are available at the following campuses: Ridgecrest / IWV Bishop Mammoth Lakes
Additionally, some of the general education courses needed to complete this major are available at all our locations.
See Counseling for specific help with enrolling and completing this major.
How can I afford it?
This degree requires 60.0 units and will likely take 4 semesters.
Approximate Total Costs
CA Residents
60.0 units
at $46 per unit
Equals $2,760 in tuition and fees
Plus approximately $3,600* for books and supplies
Total cost $6,360 for 4 semesters
Non-residents
60.0 units
at $388 per unit
Equals $23,280 in tuition and fees
Plus approximately $3,600* for books and supplies
Total cost $26,880 for 4 semesters
*This is an estimate. Actual costs will vary.
Need help? Financial Aid can help with fee waivers and scholarships and other aid. Make sure to fill out your FAFSA every January.