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Fitness provides motivation and strength, while your faith fuels and nourishes your being. ±¾É«ÊÓƵcombines these two spheres through a fully online program encouraging your personal, spiritual and social growth. Through a rigorous curriculum preparing you for key certifications and graduate school, you’ll begin to see fitness as both a form of personal guidance and community support:

• Prepare to enter multiple health and wellness professions: Where do you see yourself making a difference? A bachelor’s in kinesiology equips you with the essential knowledge base to pursue an entry-level, hands-on role in fitness, athletic training, teaching, coaching or an allied health field. Our curriculum further meets entrance requirements for various health science graduate programs, including nutrition, athletic training, physical therapy and sports science.
• Rigorous curriculum: Expand what you know about fitness and how the body operates. The curriculum for the online BS in Kinesiology blends physical education and exercise science while stressing how theories are applied in multiple health and wellness contexts.
• Applied emphasis: Fully online courses are taught by professionals with experience in the field, including public school teachers and recreation and athletic directors. They not only instruct you on topics related to movement and health but weave their real-world insights into lectures and discussions.
• Effective preparation: The structure of the online Bachelor’s in Kinesiology aligns with National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) standards. Coursework prepares you to sit for each organization’s certification exam.
• Learn Flexibly Online, On Your Schedule
  • Classes start every 8 weeks
  • Accelerated, asynchronous courses offered 100% online
  • Three semesters offered year round allows students the ability to graduate faster
  • Transfer friendly — consolidate your undergraduate college credits and finish your degree

Due to growing awareness around the relationship between health and physical activity, demand for fitness occupations is predicted to surge over the next decade.

For individuals with a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology, this unique, multifaceted skill set equips you to embark on a career in sports medicine, fitness, athletic training, or nutrition and wellness, where you’ll embody Christ’s image through informed, compassionate guidance. As well, the program’s courses prepare you to apply for a teaching credential or a graduate program in kinesiology, athletic training, sports science, or another allied health area.

 What You'll Learn

The online Bachelor’s in Kinesiology involves 50 units of coursework in addition to CBU’s general education requirements. The program is divided into three sequences: lower division requirements (11 units), upper division kinesiology requirements (21 units) and upper division electives (12 units). You’ll learn about:

• Anatomy and physiology, including how organ, musculoskeletal and endocrine systems function.
• First aid and safety techniques in line with Red Cross and other certification requirements.
• The human body’s muscle and bone structure and how these two systems influence movement.
• Personal and community health and their effects on the human body.
• The scientific, historical and philosophical foundations of kinesiology.
• Physical growth and development along the lifespan in relation to movement.
• Care and prevention for athletic injuries.
• Exercise physiology and how the body’s systems move and respond.
• Sociological and psychological effects of physical activity, including motivation, competition and confidence.
• Research design and data collection methods used in kinesiology.

Consistent with the university student outcomes, upon completion of the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree, graduates will be able to:

1. Effectively present information orally and in writing, and demonstrate proficiency in the use of technology.
2. Effectively and responsibly communicate relevant information to demographically varied populations.
3. Research, describe and apply the functions of the human body as they relate to human performance, exercise, activity and physical development.
4. Describe functions of the human body and implement appropriate interventions as they relate to issues of health and wellness.
5. Identify and describe the proper avenues for professional development and career advancement.
6. Describe, design, and demonstrate appropriate methods of teaching and application of kinesiology-related skills.
7. Integrate faith, values and ethics in the practical application of kinesiology.