Secondary Education Physical Education/Kinesiology Fast Track

Note to students: Remember that this is a SAMPLE. Your schedule, for many reasons, will probably not end up looking exactly like this. What’s shown is a “fast-track” schedule. Be aware that you also have the option of completing the Kinesiology major over a four-year period, with a fifth year reserved for your teaching credential. Requirements will differ if you enter Westmont with AP or college credit. Please confer with Kinesiology department advisor as major requirements sometimes change. Pre-requisites for the Education Program are in bold.

Sample Schedule

FALL (17)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • ENG 2: Composition (4)
  • GE Common Skill: Foreign Language (4)
  • PHY 11: Intro to Physical Science (4)
  • PEA 32: Fitness for Life (1)
SPRING (17)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry (4)
  • PSY 1: General Psychology (4)
  • PEA (1)
First Year May Term or Summer
  • MATH 9: Calculus (CI: D) (3-4)
FALL (18)
  • KNS/BIO 11: Human Anatomy (4)
  • KNS 72: Foundations of Kinesiology (3)
  • KNS 181: Special Populations (4)
  • KNS 156: Health Education (2)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • PEA (1)
SPRING (17-18)
  • BIO 12: Human Physiology (4)
  • KNS 40/BIO 40: Nutrition (4)
  • GE Common Context (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry (3-4)
  • KNS 157: Psychology of Sport & Movement (2)
Second Year May Term or Summer
  • KNS 141: Politics of Sports (CI: H) (4)
FALL (18)
  • MATH 5: Statistics (4)
  • KNS 101: Basic Biomechanics (4)
  • KNS 151: Prevention & Treatment of Ath. Injuries (3)
  • ED 105: Cultural Diversity (4)
  • ED 161: Technology for the Classroom Teacher (2)
  • PEA (1)
SPRING (18)
  • KNS 195: Senior Seminar (2)
  • KNS 105: Physiology of Exercise (4)
  • KNS 166: Public Speaking in Kinesiology (4)
  • ED 101: Explorations in Teaching (4)
  • GE Common Inquiry (4)
Second Year May Term or Summer
  • ENG 106: Language Acquisition (3-4)
FALL (18)
  • ED 111: Educational Psychology (4)
  • ED 129: Physical Education Curri. & Planning (4)
  • ED 171: Content Area Literacy (4)
  • ED 130: Special Education (2)
  • KNS 155: Fundamentals of Movement (2)
  • KNS 185: Motor Behavior (2)
SPRING (15)
  • ED 191: Student Teaching (12)
  • ED 196: Student Teaching seminar (3)
Assumptions underlying this plan:
  • That the student will fulfill Common Skills: B (Quantitative and Analytical Reasoning) at the same time as one of the Common Inquiry Courses. NOTE: Students may want to consider the Kinesiology Mayterm (KNS 72: Foundations, KNS elective, and PEA).

To download a printable PDF of the schedule, click here.