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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Kinesiology, Individualized Studies Option, M.A.

This degree is approved for distance education by the WSCUC.

On April 25, 2022, the CSU Chancellor’s Office issued a memo that GWAR will no longer apply to new and continuing graduate students (regardless of catalog year) at CSULB. Catalog copy has been updated on 07/21/2022 to account for this change.

Five options are under the Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology. The core courses for thesis students are KIN 696  and KIN 698 . The core course for comprehensive examination students is KIN 696 .

This option is designed to provide the student with curriculum activities that combine one or more option areas into a program of study. This option is developed by the student with the advisement of a graduate faculty member and/or the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies. A statement of rationale for the proposal must accompany the program of study.

Kinesiology Graduate Programs

Two degree programs are available to the student: Master of Arts degree in Kinesiology with five Options and Master of Science degree in Kinesiology with four Options. Students may select the thesis/project track, the comprehensive examination track, or the capstone course track. The minimum unit requirement for the all MA or MS degree programs in Kinesiology is 36 units.

Admission Criteria

  1. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in Kinesiology/Physical Education or the equivalent;
  2. If a prospective graduate student has a baccalaureate degree in a field other than Kinesiology or Physical Education, he/she may be required to take prerequisite or foundational upper-division undergraduate coursework in Kinesiology. Students must consult with the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and/or major advisor before enrolling in foundational courses. The courses, which vary depending on the student’s academic background and Option, may be taken at CSULB or another college/university. All foundational coursework must be completed prior to Advancement to Candidacy.
  3. An overall undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or better and an upper division Kinesiology/Physical Education major GPA of 2.75 or better;
  4. A minimum cumulative score of 150 on the verbal, 141 on the quantitative and 3.5 on the analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Examination.

Advancement to Candidacy

  1. Completion of the general University requirements for advancement to candidacy;
  2. A graduate program must have approval of the student’s advisor, Department Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, and Associate Dean of Graduate Students, Research, and Faculty Affairs for the College of Health and Human Services.

Requirements

Required Course (3 units)

Culmination - Select A or B (33 units):

  1. Thesis/Project: KIN 698 - Thesis/Project  (6 units) and complete 27 advisor approved Elective units focused on a specific theme of study.
  2. Pass written and oral portions of Comprehensive Exam and complete 33 advisor-approved Elective units focused on a specific theme of study.

Minimum Units Required

Complete at least seventy percent (70%) of the minimum units required for the program of study in courses at the 500 and 600 levels, including double-numbered courses (400/500). At least fifty percent (50%) of the units required for the degree shall be in courses organized primarily for graduate students.